Omni Capital Retail Finance Limited

Reference number: 720279

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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 omnicapitalretailfinance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0333 240 8317 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RG21 4HG
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Other names (10)

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

  • OCRF Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Omni Capital Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • OmniFlex Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Omni Money Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • OmniPort Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Game Fair Finance Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Logical Finance Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • OCCF Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Omni Capital Consumer Finance Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Suzuki Marine Finance Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
23 April 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
10 Norwich Street, London, EC4A 1BD, England
Nature of business
  • Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors (SIC 64921)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Martin Paul Bischoff Director Oct 1968 12 Jun 2018 10 other companies
Paul Lloyd-Jones Director Sep 1970 8 May 2019 9 other companies
Eric Edward Anstee Director Jan 1951 1 Feb 2020 107 other companies
Andrew Macdonald Secretary Not published 3 May 2017 –

Other companies run by these 3 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
112
closed down
65
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 112 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 6 on the FCA register
  • The 9 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 22 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Omni Capital Retail Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2017

17 January 2017

  • Castle Trust Pos Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Christian Peter Candy gave up control

Companies House

2016

19 September 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Christian Peter Candy took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2010

23 April 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 67 events

  • All 67 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 41
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Firms connected to Omni Capital Retail Finance

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
past links
5

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 5 past links through former directors
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Firms like Omni Capital Retail Finance

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

In Basingstoke

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  • 112 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 67 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Omni Capital Retail Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Omni Capital Retail Finance Limited (FRN 720279) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Omni Capital Retail Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 240 8317 and the website omnicapitalretailfinance.co.uk for Omni Capital Retail Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Omni Capital Retail Finance a scam or clone?
Omni Capital Retail Finance 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 Omni Capital Retail Finance?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Omni Capital Retail Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Omni Capital Retail Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Omni Capital Retail Finance?
Omni Capital Retail Finance is owned by Castle Trust Pos Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 17 January 2017. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Christian Peter Candy.
Who runs Omni Capital Retail Finance?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Omni Capital Retail Finance: Martin Paul Bischoff, Paul Lloyd-Jones and Eric Edward Anstee.
How long has Omni Capital Retail Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 23 April 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since September 2016.
Does Omni Capital Retail Finance use any other names?
It trades as OCRF, Omni Capital, OmniFlex, Omni Money and OmniPort. It has previously used 5 other names, including Game Fair Finance, Logical Finance and OCCF.

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