Swift Advances PLC
Reference number: 758315
Instant download
On the register, but not FCA authorised
This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.
What does this mean?
- Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
- What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
- It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
- So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.
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.
-
Website
-
Phone number
-
Address
Arcadia House, Warley Hill Business Park, The Drive, Great Warley, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3BE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When swift.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01277 359553 is
- Who else gives the postcode CM13 3BE
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Swift Group Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Money-laundering registration onlyThis firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
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
- 01800474 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 15 March 1984 (42 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Brooks | Director | May 1965 | 3 May 2007 | 40 other companies |
| Andrew Robert Punch | Director | Mar 1960 | 16 Jul 2010 | 60 other companies |
| Stephen Francis Mcconnell | Secretary | Not published | 25 Apr 2014 | – |
Other companies run by these 2 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
- 86
- closed down
- 44
- went insolvent
- 8
In the full report: all 86 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The 8 that went into liquidation or administration
- The 2 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- The 14 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Swift Advances’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2020
8 October 2020
- Kestrel 2 Bidco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Kestrel Acquistions Limited gave up control
Companies House
2016
13 September 2016
- Registered with the FCA
FCA register
6 April 2016
- Kestrel Acquistions Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
1984
15 March 1984
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 25 events
- All 25 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 18
Firms connected to Swift Advances
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Swift Advances. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share a director
- 2
- share its postcode
- 3
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Get the full report on Swift Advances
Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.
- 86 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 25 events in its history
- 4 connected firms, named, and who links them
Instant PDF One-off payment Secure checkout by Stripe
Frequently asked questions about this firm
Is Swift Advances PLC FCA authorised?
What is Swift Advances’ phone number and website?
Is Swift Advances a scam or clone?
Is my money safe with Swift Advances?
Who owns Swift Advances?
Who runs Swift Advances?
How long has Swift Advances been in business?
Does Swift Advances use any other names?
Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk