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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Phone number
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Address
Peninsula Finance plc, 5-11 Millbay Road, Plymouth, PL1 3LF, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When peninsulafinance.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01752 292568 is
- Who else gives the postcode PL1 3LF
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may applyMortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Administering a regulated mortgage contract
- Entering into a regulated mortgage contract as lender
- Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
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
- 04385846 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 4 March 2002 (24 years old)
- Registered office
- Studio 5-11 5 Millbay Road, Plymouth, PL1 3LF, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of mortgage finance companies (SIC 64922)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Jacqueline Sandra Ashley | Director | Apr 1950 | 4 Mar 2002 | 3 other companies |
| Robert Gordon Howard | Director | Aug 1957 | 4 Mar 2002 | 3 other companies |
| Paul Alisdair James Hussell | Director | Nov 1962 | 4 Mar 2002 | 8 other companies |
| Daniel James Rowe Palmer | Director | Jan 1981 | 1 Nov 2010 | 3 other companies |
| Matthew Dominic Cocking | Director | Jul 1981 | 1 Jul 2023 | None |
| Matthew Dominic Cocking | Secretary | Not published | 1 Jul 2023 | – |
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
- 16
- closed down
- 8
- run together
- 1
In the full report: all 16 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
- The 1 company these 5 directors run together
- All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Peninsula Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
4 May 2025
- Richard Hugh Galabin Michelmore no longer has significant control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Daniel James Rowe Palmer gained significant control
- Richard Hugh Galabin Michelmore gained significant control
- Robert Gordon Howard gained significant control
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2004
31 October 2004
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2002
4 March 2002
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 24 events
- All 24 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 13
Firms connected to Peninsula Finance
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Peninsula Finance. 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
Firms like Peninsula Finance
Other firms of the same type (mortgage lender), nearest first.
In Plymouth
Elsewhere in the UK
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- 16 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 24 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
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk