Nacfb Member Services Limited

Reference number: 734857

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When nacfb.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7101 0359 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Whether EC3M 1DT is a shared office: 21 other firms give it
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Other names (3)

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

  • Businessfinance.co.uk Trading name
  • NACFB Trading name
  • findsmefinance Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

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
03712813
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 February 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
33 Eastcheap, London, EC3M 1DT, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of exhibition and fair organisers (SIC 82301)
  • Activities of business and employers membership organisations (SIC 94110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jim Higginbotham Director Feb 1969 3 Oct 2024 4 other companies
Simon Andrew Featherstone Director Aug 1968 18 Nov 2025 28 other companies
Jim Higginbotham Secretary Not published 28 Nov 2024 –

Other companies run by these 2 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
29
closed down
6
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 29 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 7 on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 35 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£256k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£948k

+103% from £468k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£1.04m

+37% from £754k

Assets and liabilities

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 03712813. 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

Nacfb Member Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (92)

2016

6 April 2016

  • National Association Of Commercial Finance Brokers took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

22 February 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2009

31 January 2009

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2001

6 February 2001

  • Board replaced: all 4 directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

1999

12 February 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 92 events

  • All 92 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 80
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Firms connected to Nacfb Member Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Nacfb Member Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 6 past links through former directors
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Firms like Nacfb Member Services

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

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  • 29 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 92 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Nacfb Member Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Nacfb Member Services Limited (FRN 734857) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Nacfb Member Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7101 0359 and the website nacfb.org.uk for Nacfb Member Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Nacfb Member Services a scam or clone?
Nacfb Member Services 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 Nacfb Member Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Nacfb Member Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Nacfb Member Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Nacfb Member Services?
Nacfb Member Services is owned by National Association Of Commercial Finance Brokers, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Nacfb Member Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Nacfb Member Services: Jim Higginbotham and Simon Andrew Featherstone.
How long has Nacfb Member Services been in business?
The company was formed on 12 February 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2016.
What do Nacfb Member Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £256k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £948k (+103% from £468k).
Does Nacfb Member Services use any other names?
It trades as Businessfinance.co.uk and NACFB. It has previously used the name findsmefinance.

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