The Funding Store Ltd

Reference number: 935740

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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 Authorised 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.
  • The Funding Store Ltd (FRN 935740) is an AR of AFS Compliance Ltd (FRN 625035). When you use The Funding Store's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from The Funding Store, 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

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01908 880420

  • Address

    12 Swift Close, Grange Park, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 5AZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01908 880420 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NN4 5AZ
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Other names (6)

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

  • Asset Finance Solutions Trading name
  • tfsbusinessfinance.co.uk Trading name
  • www.farming-loans.co.uk Trading name
  • www.invoiceadvance.co.uk Trading name
  • www.thefundingstore.co.uk Trading name
  • HPG Holdings Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection 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, free
    You 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
11576714
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 September 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
Suite 10 Milton Keynes Business Centre,, Foxhunter Drive, Linford Wood,, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 6GD, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Nathan William Gibb Director Feb 1980 9 Jun 2020 1 other company

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 company
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£67.4k

+72% from £39.2k

Cash at bank

£61.0k

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 11576714. 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

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

Key events (8) All events (16)

2023

16 March 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "HPG Holdings Limited"

FCA register

2021

23 November 2021

  • Helen Preston stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2020

7 October 2020

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

9 June 2020

  • Helen Preston became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Helen Preston gave up control
  • Nathan William Gibb took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2018

19 September 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Helen Preston took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Funding Store Ltd FCA authorised?
The Funding Store Ltd (FRN 935740) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for The Funding Store?
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. The Funding Store Ltd (FRN 935740) is an AR of AFS Compliance Ltd (FRN 625035). When you use The Funding Store's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from The Funding Store, 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.
What is The Funding Store’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01908 880420 for The Funding Store. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is The Funding Store a scam or clone?
The Funding Store 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 Store?
Protection works through AFS Compliance Ltd, the principal firm responsible for The Funding Store's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns The Funding Store?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of The Funding Store: Mr Nathan William Gibb (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Ms Helen Preston.
Who runs The Funding Store?
Companies House lists one director of The Funding Store: Nathan William Gibb.
How long has The Funding Store been in business?
The company was formed on 19 September 2018.
What do The Funding Store’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £67.4k (+72% from £39.2k) and cash at bank of £61.0k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does The Funding Store use any other names?
It trades as Asset Finance Solutions, tfsbusinessfinance.co.uk, www.farming-loans.co.uk, www.invoiceadvance.co.uk and www.thefundingstore.co.uk. It has previously used the name HPG Holdings Limited.

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