Prestige Finance Limited

Reference number: 724522

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Authorisation being cancelled

This firm has asked the FCA to cancel its authorisation. It is still in force until the FCA processes the application, so existing business keeps its protection, but its regulated work is winding down.

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When prestigefinance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0333 240 6114 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WV10 6AU
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Other names (1)

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

  • Prestige Personal Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • 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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  • Administering a regulated mortgage contract
  • Entering into a regulated mortgage contract as lender

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
7 November 1972 (53 years old)
Registered office
The Observatory Brunel Way, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4AF, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Victoria Jane Sullivan-Hyde Director Jun 1976 4 Jul 2025 14 other companies
Matthew Baillie Director Jan 1984 10 Sep 2025 1 other company
Melanie Mann Secretary Not published 2 Jun 2023 –

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
14
closed down
2
are FCA-registered
4

In the full report: all 14 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 4 on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Prestige Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

6 April 2016

  • Onesavings Bank PLC took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

21 March 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Applied to cancel its FCA authorisation

FCA register

1972

7 November 1972

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

  • All 27 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 19
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Firms connected to Prestige Finance

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

connected firms
4
share a director
4
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Prestige Finance

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

In Wolverhampton

Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 14 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 27 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Prestige Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Prestige Finance Limited (FRN 724522) is on the FCA register, but its authorisation is changing (authorisation being cancelled). Check the register before dealing with it.
What is Prestige Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 240 6114 and the website prestigefinance.co.uk for Prestige Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Prestige Finance a scam or clone?
Prestige 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 Prestige Finance?
It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Prestige Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Prestige Finance?
Prestige Finance is owned by Onesavings Bank PLC, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Prestige Finance?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Prestige Finance: Victoria Jane Sullivan-Hyde and Matthew Baillie.
How long has Prestige Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 7 November 1972.
Does Prestige Finance use any other names?
It trades as Prestige Personal Finance.

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