RCI Financial Services Limited

Reference number: 312330

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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 mobilize-fs.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0333 009 0233 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode WD3 9YS
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Other names (46)

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

  • Alpine Finance Trading name
  • Alpine Financial Services Trading name
  • Dacia Business Finance Trading name
  • Dacia Contract Hire Trading name
  • Dacia Finance Trading name
  • Dacia Financial Services Trading name
  • Mobilize Finance Trading name
  • Mobilize Financial Services Trading name
  • Nissan Business Finance Trading name
  • Nissan Contract Hire Trading name
  • Nissan Dealer Finance Trading name
  • Nissan Finance Trading name
  • Nissan Financial Services Trading name
  • Nissan Leasing Trading name
  • RCI Business Finance Trading name
  • RCI Leasing Trading name
  • Renault Business Finance Trading name
  • Renault Contract Hire Trading name
  • Renault Dealer Finance Trading name
  • Renault Finance Trading name
  • Renault Financial Services Trading name
  • Renault Lease Trading name
  • Nissan Finance (GB) Limited Former name
  • Infiniti Business Finance Former trading name
  • Infiniti Contract Hire Former trading name
  • Infiniti Finance Former trading name
  • Infiniti Financial Services Former trading name
  • MX Contract Hire and Leasing Former trading name
  • MX Contracts Former trading name
  • MX Direct Contracts Former trading name
  • MX Direct Vehicle Contracts Former trading name
  • MX Vehicle Contracts Former trading name
  • Overlease Former trading name
  • RFS Former trading name
  • RFS Vehicle Management Services Former trading name
  • www.daciabusinessfinance.co.uk Former trading name
  • www.daciafinanceuk.com Former trading name
  • www.infinitibusinessfinance.co.uk Former trading name
  • www.infinitifinancialservices.com Former trading name
  • www.nissanbusinessfinance.co.uk Former trading name
  • www.nissanfinanceuk.com Former trading name
  • www.rcicover.co.uk Former trading name
  • www.rcifsremarketing.com Former trading name
  • www.rcifsremarketing.co.uk Former trading name
  • www.renaultbusinessfinance.co.uk Former trading name
  • www.renaultfinanceuk.com Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • 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)
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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

Financial Ombudsman complaints

Ombudsman complaints

new complaints, January–June 2025
1,080
upheld, against a 31% median
40%
about banking and credit
1,078

A bigger firm gets more complaints simply because it has more customers.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
03302462
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 January 1997 (29 years old)
Registered office
Rivers Office Park Denham Way, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9YS, 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
Julien Arnaud Georges Louisor Director Jul 1983 22 Jul 2020 2 other companies
Vincent Gelle Director Jan 1978 16 Oct 2024 None
Brian Philip Williams Director Aug 1965 13 Jan 2025 6 other companies
Helena Louise Manley Secretary Not published 5 Mar 2021 –

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
6
still active
6
are FCA-registered
4

In the full report: all 6 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 4 on the FCA register
  • The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 38 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

RCI Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (153)

2017

15 January 2017

  • Rci Banque SA took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Renault Sas gained significant control

Companies House

2015

16 November 2015

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2007

6 March 2007

  • Changed its registered name from "Nissan Finance (GB) Limited"

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1997

15 January 1997

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 153 events

  • All 153 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 73
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Firms connected to RCI Financial Services

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

connected firms
4
share a director
2
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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Firms like RCI Financial Services

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

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 153 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is RCI Financial Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, RCI Financial Services Limited (FRN 312330) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2005 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is RCI Financial Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 009 0233 and the website mobilize-fs.co.uk for RCI Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is RCI Financial Services a scam or clone?
RCI Financial Services 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 RCI Financial Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about RCI Financial Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns RCI Financial Services?
RCI Financial Services is owned by Rci Banque SA, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 15 January 2017.
Who runs RCI Financial Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of RCI Financial Services: Julien Arnaud Georges Louisor, Vincent Gelle and Brian Philip Williams.
How long has RCI Financial Services been in business?
The company was formed on 15 January 1997, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
How many complaints does RCI Financial Services get?
In January–June 2025, the Financial Ombudsman Service received 1,080 new complaints about RCI Financial Services, and upheld 40% of those it decided.
Does RCI Financial Services use any other names?
It trades as Alpine Finance, Alpine Financial Services, Dacia Business Finance, Dacia Contract Hire and Dacia Finance, and 17 more names. It has previously used 24 other names, including Nissan Finance (GB) Limited, Infiniti Business Finance and Infiniti Contract Hire.

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