Reference Case Number: FOI2025/00457
Freedom of Information: Right to know request:
Please provide a list of all firms that have been authorised by the FCA within the last 12 months (from July 2024 to July 2025) with permissions related to:
- Credit Broking, and/or
- Consumer Credit permissions typically held by motor vehicle dealers or vehicle finance intermediaries
We are specifically seeking firms that are based in the following postcode areas:
- W
- HA
- N
- UB
- SM
- SW
- CR
If possible, please include the following details for each firm:
- Firm name
- FCA reference number
- Authorisation date
- Permissions granted
- Registered address (including postcode)
We understand this information is publicly available via the FCA Register, but are requesting a consolidated dataset filtered by the above criteria for research and due diligence purposes.
FCA response:
We can confirm that we hold the requested information, which can be found in Annex A below.Please note that in determining the firms in the scope of your request, we have identified the following consumer credit permissions as typically held by motor vehicle dealers and vehicle finance intermediaries:
- Credit brokering
- Debt adjusting
- Debt Counselling
- Broking of consumer hire or hire purchase
Furthermore, we have interpreted your request for firms that were newly authorised in the period specified. This does not include firms that may have varied their permissions to include consumer credit permissions.