Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
AFS Compliance Ltd Reference number: 625035 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- PCS Finance Group Ltd (FRN 1057728) is an AR of AFS Compliance Ltd (FRN 625035). When you use PCS Finance Group's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from PCS Finance Group, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Tormarton Depot, Dodington Ash, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS37 6EJ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07977 660887 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode BS37 6EJ
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Asset Finance Solutions Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through AFS Compliance 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, freeYou 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
- 17098252 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 17 March 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- Tormarton Depot Bath Road, Dodington Ash, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, BS37 6EJ, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Leslie Pantry | Director | Aug 1992 | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 other companies |
| Matthew Royston Weight Collins | Director | May 1967 | 13 May 2026 | 3 other companies |
| Kieran John Swain | Director | Sep 1999 | 13 May 2026 | 1 other company |
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
- 4
- closed down
- 1
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 4 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
Key dates in its history
PCS Finance Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
16 June 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
13 May 2026
- Kieran John Swain became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Matthew Royston Weight Collins became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
17 March 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Alexander Leslie Pantry became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 10 events
- All 10 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
Firms connected to PCS Finance Group
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with PCS Finance Group. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
- share its phone number
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like PCS Finance Group
Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.
In Bristol
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- 4 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 10 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk