The Mailing Room Finance Limited

Reference number: 735961

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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 themailingroom.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0161 797 7778 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode BL9 7BR
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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 (5 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

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
08888310
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 February 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
C/O Bevan Kidwell Llp, 113-117 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3BX
Nature of business
  • Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods not elsewhere classified (SIC 77390)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
George William Bevan Director Sep 1959 12 Feb 2014 16 other companies
Helen Bevan Director Nov 1958 12 Feb 2014 None
Mark Smith Director Sep 1958 10 Aug 2020 19 other companies
Alan Benjamin Riddoch Director Feb 1992 22 Dec 2022 None
Helen Bevan Secretary Not published 12 Feb 2014 –

Other companies run by these 4 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
26
closed down
5
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 26 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • The 9 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£3.19m

+28% from £2.50m

Cash at bank

£441k

+247% from £127k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£290k

−65% from £818k

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08888310. 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 Mailing Room Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (18)

2016

6 June 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • George William Bevan gained significant control
  • The Mailing Room Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

12 February 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to The Mailing Room Finance

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with The Mailing Room Finance. 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
2

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 26 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 18 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Mailing Room Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, The Mailing Room Finance Limited (FRN 735961) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is The Mailing Room Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 797 7778 and the website themailingroom.com for The Mailing Room Finance. 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 2 other FCA firms.
Is The Mailing Room Finance a scam or clone?
The Mailing Room 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 The Mailing Room Finance?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how The Mailing Room Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about The Mailing Room Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns The Mailing Room Finance?
The Mailing Room Finance is owned by The Mailing Room Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs The Mailing Room Finance?
Companies House lists 4 directors of The Mailing Room Finance: George William Bevan, Helen Bevan, Mark Smith and Alan Benjamin Riddoch.
How long has The Mailing Room Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 12 February 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2016.
What do The Mailing Room Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £3.19m (+28% from £2.50m) and cash at bank of £441k (+247% from £127k).

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