Nationwide Debt Solutions Limited

Reference number: 708745

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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

  • When angliancommercialfinance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01480 471615 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SG18 9BU
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Other names (5)

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

  • Anglian Commercial Finance Trading name
  • www.angliancommercialfinance.co.uk Trading name
  • www.nationwidedebtsolutions.co.uk Trading name
  • www.collectmydebtors.com Former trading name
  • www.yourdebtscollected.com 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 (3 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt-collecting
  • Providing Credit References

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
03895407
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 December 1999 (26 years old)
Registered office
Anglian House 39 Hitchin Road, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade, SG18 9BU, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Charles Stephen Buchan Director Sep 1942 4 Feb 2000 4 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
4
closed down
3
still active
1

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£20.9k

−34% from £31.7k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£45.7k

+1.7% from £44.9k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03895407. 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

Nationwide Debt Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (25)

2026

21 September 2026

  • Fiona Mary Buchan no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Charles Stephen Buchan took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Fiona Mary Buchan gained significant control

Companies House

3 March 2016

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

FCA register

1999

16 December 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

  • All 25 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 25 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Nationwide Debt Solutions Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Nationwide Debt Solutions Limited (FRN 708745) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2016 and works as a debt collector. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Nationwide Debt Solutions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01480 471615 and the website angliancommercialfinance.co.uk for Nationwide Debt Solutions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Nationwide Debt Solutions a scam or clone?
Nationwide Debt Solutions 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 Nationwide Debt Solutions?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Nationwide Debt Solutions handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Nationwide Debt Solutions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Nationwide Debt Solutions?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Nationwide Debt Solutions: Mr Charles Stephen Buchan (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Fiona Mary Buchan.
Who runs Nationwide Debt Solutions?
Companies House lists one director of Nationwide Debt Solutions: Charles Stephen Buchan.
How long has Nationwide Debt Solutions been in business?
The company was formed on 16 December 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2016.
What do Nationwide Debt Solutions’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £20.9k (−34% from £31.7k).
Does Nationwide Debt Solutions use any other names?
It trades as Anglian Commercial Finance, www.angliancommercialfinance.co.uk and www.nationwidedebtsolutions.co.uk. It has previously used 2 other names: www.collectmydebtors.com and www.yourdebtscollected.com.

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