The Funding Corporation Limited

Reference number: 304900

Instant download

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01244 200746

  • Address

    International House, Kingsfield Court, Chester Business Park, Chester, Cheshire, CH4 9RF, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01244 200746 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode CH4 9RF
Instant PDF download
Other names (25)

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

  • Approved Car Finance Trading name
  • Approved Direct Car Finance Trading name
  • Autonation Sales And Leasing Trading name
  • Capital One Trading name
  • Ccm Motorcycles Trading name
  • Collectone Trading name
  • Credit4acar Trading name
  • Creditforacar Trading name
  • Cygnet Financial Services Trading name
  • Direct Car Finance Trading name
  • Green Light Trading name
  • Loan One Trading name
  • Loan One.Com Trading name
  • Loanone.Co.Uk Trading name
  • Loanone Money Store Trading name
  • Loanone Plus Trading name
  • Personal Loans Plus Trading name
  • Professional Loans Plus Trading name
  • Roman Recoveries Trading name
  • Staff Loans Plus Trading name
  • Tfc's Green Light Trading name
  • The Funding Corporation Affinity Trading name
  • The Funding Corporation Bikes Trading name
  • The Funding Corporation Caravans Trading name
  • The Funding Corporation Motor Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • 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)
  • Administering a regulated mortgage contract
  • Debt Administration
  • Debt-collecting

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
04055624
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 August 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office
The Gate, International Drive, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4WA, England
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
Patrick Hanlon Director Apr 1961 14 Oct 2020 11 other companies
IMG (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED Corporate director Not published 31 Jan 2025 None
Harsimar Gharial Secretary Not published 4 Dec 2025 –

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
11
closed down
3
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 11 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • All 16 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Instant PDF download

Key dates in its history

The Funding Corporation’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (65)

2022

31 December 2022

  • Robert Norman Edmiston took control (75–100% of shares)
  • The Funding Corporation Group Limited gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • The Funding Corporation Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2000

15 August 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 65 events

  • All 65 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 29
Instant PDF download

Firms connected to The Funding Corporation

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

connected firms
4
share a director
3
share its phone number
3

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (3), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Instant PDF download

Firms like The Funding Corporation

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

In the Chester (CH) postcode area

Sinclair Goldberg Price LimitedBirkenheadAuthorisedVirtual Lease Services LimitedDeesideAuthorised

Elsewhere in the UK

Experian Refi Outsource Services LimitedNottinghamAuthorisedBarclays Security Trustee LimitedLondonAuthorisedFunding Circle LtdLondonAuthorisedPaymentsense LimitedLondonAuthorised

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

Get the full report on The Funding Corporation

Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.

  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 65 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 The Funding Corporation Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, The Funding Corporation Limited (FRN 304900) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2005 and works as a debt collector. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is The Funding Corporation’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01244 200746 for The Funding Corporation. 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 3 other FCA firms.
Is The Funding Corporation a scam or clone?
The Funding Corporation 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 The Funding Corporation?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about The Funding Corporation to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns The Funding Corporation?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of The Funding Corporation: Lord Robert Norman Edmiston (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by The Funding Corporation Group Limited.
Who runs The Funding Corporation?
Companies House lists 2 directors of The Funding Corporation: Patrick Hanlon and Img (UK) Holdings Limited.
How long has The Funding Corporation been in business?
The company was formed on 15 August 2000, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
Does The Funding Corporation use any other names?
It trades as Approved Car Finance, Approved Direct Car Finance, Autonation Sales And Leasing, Capital One and Ccm Motorcycles, and 20 more names.

Sources and links

The full report on The Funding Corporation Limited

£19.99 · Instant PDF download

Loading secure checkout…