Strive Group Limited

Reference number: 794340

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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 strive-group.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01423 700210 is
  • Who else gives the postcode HG3 1DH
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Other names (10)

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

  • Care By Volvo Car UK Trading name
  • Lotus Financial Services Trading name
  • Lotus Retail Trading name
  • Polestar Finance Trading name
  • Santander Consumer Finance Trading name
  • Volvo Car Business Centre Trading name
  • Volvo Car Leasing Trading name
  • Volvo Cars Selekt Direct Trading name
  • Talentstream Limited Former name
  • Volvo Selekt Direct 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.
Show FCA detail (3 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • 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
04171977
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 March 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
12a Montpellier Parade, Harrogate, HG1 2TJ, England
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alistair Cameron Grant Director Nov 1968 24 Feb 2003 5 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
5
closed down
2
still active
3

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£733k

+168% from £274k

Cash at bank

£2.35m

−38% from £3.82m

Employees (average)

81

+35% from 60

Owed within a year

£1.15m

+61% from £717k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04171977. 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

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

Key events (9) All events (28)

2022

31 May 2022

  • Jonathan Kent Haig stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2021

15 February 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "Talentstream Limited"

FCA register

2020

17 December 2020

  • John Alexander Gardiner stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2018

30 January 2018

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

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Alistair Cameron Grant became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • John Alexander Gardiner became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Jonathan Kent Haig became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2001

2 March 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Strive Group

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Strive Group

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 28 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Strive Group Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Strive Group Limited (FRN 794340) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2018 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Strive Group’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01423 700210 and the website strive-group.com for Strive Group. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Strive Group a scam or clone?
Strive Group 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 Strive Group?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Strive Group handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Strive Group to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Strive Group?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Strive Group: Mr Alistair Cameron Grant (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Jonathan Kent Haig and Mr John Alexander Gardiner.
Who runs Strive Group?
Companies House lists one director of Strive Group: Alistair Cameron Grant.
How long has Strive Group been in business?
The company was formed on 2 March 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2018.
What do Strive Group’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £733k (+168% from £274k) and cash at bank of £2.35m (−38% from £3.82m).
Does Strive Group use any other names?
It trades as Care By Volvo Car UK, Lotus Financial Services, Lotus Retail, Polestar Finance and Santander Consumer Finance, and 3 more names. It has previously used 2 other names: Talentstream Limited and Volvo Selekt Direct.

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