Time Vendor Finance Limited

Reference number: 628891

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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

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When timefinance.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01942 408520 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode BA2 3BH
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Other names (3)

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

  • Time Finance Trading name
  • Time Vehicles Trading name
  • Academy Leasing Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Consumer 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.

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
02112280
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 March 1987 (39 years old)
Registered office
2nd Floor St. James House Lower Bristol Road, The Square, Bath, BA2 3BH, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial leasing (SIC 64910)
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Matthew Arthur Roberts Director Sep 1977 2 May 2017 24 other companies
Edward John Rimmer Director Jul 1972 22 Feb 2021 58 other companies
James Matthew Arthur Roberts Secretary Not published 14 Apr 2022 –

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
60
closed down
27
are FCA-registered
22

In the full report: all 60 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 22 on the FCA register
  • The 22 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Time Vendor Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (33)

2020

14 December 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Academy Leasing Limited"

FCA register

2019

6 March 2019

  • Mh Holdings (UK) Limited gave up control
  • Mh Holdings (UK) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Speakertone Limited gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Speakertone Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Time Finance PLC took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

21 May 2015

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

FCA register

1987

19 March 1987

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 33 events

  • All 33 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 21
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Firms connected to Time Vendor Finance

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

connected firms
5
share a director
4
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 60 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 33 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Time Vendor Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Time Vendor Finance Limited (FRN 628891) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2015. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Time Vendor Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01942 408520 and the website timefinance.com for Time Vendor 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 one other FCA firm.
Is Time Vendor Finance a scam or clone?
Time Vendor 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 Time Vendor Finance?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Time Vendor Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Time Vendor Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Time Vendor Finance?
Time Vendor Finance is owned by Time Finance PLC, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mh Holdings (UK) Limited and Speakertone Limited.
Who runs Time Vendor Finance?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Time Vendor Finance: James Matthew Arthur Roberts and Edward John Rimmer.
How long has Time Vendor Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 19 March 1987, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2015.
Does Time Vendor Finance use any other names?
It trades as Time Finance and Time Vehicles. It has previously used the name Academy Leasing Limited.

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