Honda Finance Europe Plc
Reference number: 312541
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Identity
Check their details
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Cain Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 1HL, United Kingdom
- Honda Financial Services
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- 03289418
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 4 December 1996 (29 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Howells | Director | Jan 1962 | 1 Apr 2018 |
| Richard Martin Newman Winter | Director | Feb 1969 | 1 Apr 2021 |
| Toshikatsu Okayama | Director | May 1970 | 1 Apr 2024 |
| Joseph Crump | Director | Dec 1968 | 23 May 2024 |
| Kiyoshi Hirose | Director | Mar 1971 | 30 May 2025 |
| Ian Howells | Secretary | Not published | 17 Apr 2009 |
Activities and protection
What they can do, and how you are protected
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
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- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on P2P agreements
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Credit Broking
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Debt Adjusting
- Debt-counselling
- Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
- Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
Complaints: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Track record
FCA actions and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action, and no complaints recorded with the Ombudsman.
Names it no longer trades under
This firm has retired 2 trading names. If you were contacted under one of these, the name did belong to this firm, but check the current details above before going ahead.
Show the retired names
- Honda Bank Germany
- Honda Contract Hire
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