Mf Equipment (UK) LLP: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 1 year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2004
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026

Responsible principal firm

ALPHA ASSET FINANCE LTD Reference number: 804584 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
MF EQUIPMENT (UK) LLP (FRN 1024169) introduces customers to ALPHA ASSET FINANCE LTD (FRN 804584). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not MF EQUIPMENT (UK).
Example: if MF EQUIPMENT (UK) refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from MF EQUIPMENT (UK) itself.
Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

casagrandeuk.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01296 651043
Address

Street 1 Building 1070, Westcott Venture Park, Westcott, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0XB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When casagrandeuk.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01296 651043 is
Who else gives the postcode HP18 0XB

Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

Casagrande UK Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Alpha Asset Finance Ltd, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number: OC309898 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Limited liability partnership
Incorporated: 3 November 2004 (21 years old)
Registered office: 1070 Westcott Venture Park, Westcott, Aylesbury, HP18 0XB, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Michael Charles Finch	LLP designated member	Aug 1955	3 Nov 2004	None
Suzette Madeleine Finch	LLP designated member	Dec 1950	3 Nov 2004	2 other companies
Gugan Kumar Ghai	LLP member	Feb 1978	1 Mar 2026	None
MF EQUIPMENT LIMITED	Corporate LLP member	Not published	3 Nov 2004	None
CJY SERVICES LLP	Corporate LLP member	Not published	10 Mar 2008	None

Other companies run by these 5 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies: 2
closed down: 1
still active: 1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.75m

−13% from £2.02m

Cash at bank

£694k

−44% from £1.24m

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£3.75m

+149% from £1.51m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

Every year from 2021 to 2026
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

About these figures

Turnover: Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax: What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity: Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities: Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank: Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year: Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company OC309898. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Mf Equipment (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (13)

2024

19 December 2024

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2017

1 January 2017

Michael Charles Finch gained significant control

Companies House

2004

3 November 2004

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

All 13 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 9

Firms connected to Mf Equipment (UK)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Mf Equipment (UK). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

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2 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
5 years of accounts, charted
All 13 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Mf Equipment (UK) LLP FCA authorised?

Mf Equipment (UK) LLP (FRN 1024169) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for Mf Equipment (UK)?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Mf Equipment (UK) LLP (FRN 1024169) introduces customers to ALPHA ASSET FINANCE LTD (FRN 804584). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Mf Equipment (UK). Example: if Mf Equipment (UK) refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Mf Equipment (UK) itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

What is Mf Equipment (UK)’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01296 651043 and the website casagrandeuk.com for Mf Equipment (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Mf Equipment (UK) a scam or clone?

Mf Equipment (UK) is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.

Is my money safe with Mf Equipment (UK)?

Protection works through Alpha Asset Finance Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Mf Equipment (UK)'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Mf Equipment (UK)?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Mf Equipment (UK): Mr Michael Charles Finch (significant influence or control).

Who runs Mf Equipment (UK)?

Companies House lists 5 directors of Mf Equipment (UK): Michael Charles Finch, Suzette Madeleine Finch, Gugan Kumar Ghai, Mf Equipment Limited and Cjy Services LLP.

How long has Mf Equipment (UK) been in business?

The company was formed on 3 November 2004.

What do Mf Equipment (UK)’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £1.75m (−13% from £2.02m) and cash at bank of £694k (−44% from £1.24m).

Does Mf Equipment (UK) use any other names?

It trades as Casagrande UK.