SJT Corporate Finance Ltd

Reference number: 822913

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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 acornbusinessfinance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01242 395507 is
  • Who else gives the postcode GL50 3SH
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Other names (2)

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

  • Acorn Business Finance Trading name
  • Acorn Lending Former 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.
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  • Credit Broking

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

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
10919713
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 August 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
Festival House, Jessop Avenue, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3SH, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stuart James Thomas Gibson Director Aug 1982 16 Aug 2017 None

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  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£8,651

−3.1% from £8,931

Cash at bank

£96.3k

+66% from £57.9k

Owed within a year

£262k

+118% from £120k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 10919713. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (11)

2019

8 January 2019

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2017

16 August 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Stuart James Thomas Gibson took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is SJT Corporate Finance Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, SJT Corporate Finance Ltd (FRN 822913) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2019 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is SJT Corporate Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01242 395507 and the website acornbusinessfinance.co.uk for SJT Corporate Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is SJT Corporate Finance a scam or clone?
SJT Corporate 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 SJT Corporate Finance?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how SJT Corporate Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about SJT Corporate Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns SJT Corporate Finance?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of SJT Corporate Finance: Stuart James Thomas Gibson (75–100% of shares).
Who runs SJT Corporate Finance?
Companies House lists one director of SJT Corporate Finance: Stuart James Thomas Gibson.
How long has SJT Corporate Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 16 August 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2019.
What do SJT Corporate Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £8,651 (−3.1% from £8,931) and cash at bank of £96.3k (+66% from £57.9k).
Does SJT Corporate Finance use any other names?
It trades as Acorn Business Finance. It has previously used the name Acorn Lending.

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