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.
- SE Business Finance Limited (FRN 1055265) is an AR of AFS Compliance Ltd (FRN 625035). When you use SE Business Finance's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from SE Business Finance, 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
107 Porlock Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0HU, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07800 742858 is
- Who else gives the postcode ST17 0HU
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Asset Finance Solutions Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Unified Business Finance 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
- 17016809 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 6 February 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- 107 Porlock Avenue, Stafford, ST17 0HU, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Peter Evans | Director | Jun 1985 | 6 Feb 2026 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that its director runs no other company
Key dates in its history
SE Business Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
11 May 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
6 February 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Nikki Louise Evans became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Samuel Peter Evans took control (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 8 events
- All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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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