SAF1 Limited

Reference number: 799893

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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

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 simply.finance first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3369 6000 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode SE1 0BS
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Other names (9)

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

  • A&M Commercials Finance Trading name
  • Foster Crane Finance Trading name
  • Mac's Asset Finance Trading name
  • Simply Trading name
  • Simply Express Trading name
  • Smith Bros Commercial Finance Trading name
  • Steadplan Finance Trading name
  • United Finance Trading name
  • www.simply.finance Trading name

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.
Show FCA detail (4 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt Administration
  • Debt-counselling

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
10920900
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
17 August 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
5th Floor Harling House, 47-51 Great Suffolk St, London, SE1 0BS, United Kingdom
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
John Edward Peter Wiles Director Nov 1975 17 Aug 2017 7 other companies
Jakobus Stefanus Wolvaardt Director May 1979 17 Aug 2017 4 other companies
Brian John Dhenin Director Nov 1956 17 Aug 2017 9 other companies
Richard James Mcdougall Director Jan 1980 17 Aug 2017 53 other companies
Ylva Cecilia Oertengren Director Aug 1977 17 Aug 2017 8 other companies
Michael Charles Randall Director Apr 1966 17 Aug 2017 4 other companies
Richard Charles Chadwick Director Aug 1982 30 Jul 2019 7 other companies
Roumena Roumenova Goscomb Director Aug 1979 30 Jul 2019 7 other companies

Other companies run by these 8 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
56
closed down
16
are FCA-registered
13

In the full report: all 56 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 13 on the FCA register
  • The 7 companies these 8 directors run together
  • All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2019Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£8.40m

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Cash at bank

£1.53m

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Employees (average)

8

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Owed within a year

£84.8m

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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 10920900. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Saf1’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (27)

2018

3 August 2018

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2017

17 August 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Saf Group Finance Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

  • All 27 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to Saf1

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Saf1. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
7
share a director
5
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 7 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 7 past links through former directors
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Firms like Saf1

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

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is SAF1 Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, SAF1 Limited (FRN 799893) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2018 and works as a debt collector. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Saf1’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3369 6000 and the website simply.finance for Saf1. 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 Saf1 a scam or clone?
Saf1 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 Saf1?
It may control client money but not hold it. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Saf1 handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Saf1 to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Saf1?
Saf1 is owned by Saf Group Finance Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 17 August 2017.
Who runs Saf1?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Saf1: John Edward Peter Wiles, Jakobus Stefanus Wolvaardt, Brian John Dhenin, Richard James McDougall, Ylva Cecilia Oertengren, Michael Charles Randall and 2 more.
How long has Saf1 been in business?
The company was formed on 17 August 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2018.
What do Saf1’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2019, show net assets of £8.40m (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £1.53m (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Saf1 use any other names?
It trades as A&M Commercials Finance, Foster Crane Finance, Mac's Asset Finance, Simply and Simply Express, and 4 more names.

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