OAKBROOK FINANCE LIMITED
Reference number: 707357
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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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Oakbrook Finance Ltd, The Poynt Building, 45 Wollaton Street, Nottingham, NG1 5FW, United Kingdom
Also trades as 6 other names
- Finio Loans
- Likely Loans
- Oakbrook
- Oakbrook Advance
- Oakbrook Loans
- Oakbrook One
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- 07831517
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 2 November 2011 (14 years old)
- Registered office
- The Poynt North, 45 Wollaton Street, Nottingham, NG1 5FW, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Financial management (SIC 70221)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manoj Kumar Badale | Director | Dec 1967 | 21 Nov 2012 |
| Jonathan David Painter | Director | Oct 1971 | 8 Mar 2023 |
| Melanie Marie Szalkiewicz | Director | Jul 1979 | 11 Jul 2023 |
| Edward Birch | Director | Dec 1981 | 2 Jul 2026 |
Warning
Scammers have impersonated this firm
Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.
Fake phone numbers (1)
- 0121 318 4348
Fake email addresses (1)
- likelyloanlenders@gmail.com
The FCA warning these came from
- Likely Loans 8 April 2022
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
Activities and protection
What they can do, and how you are protected
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
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- Credit Broking
- Debt Administration
- Debt-collecting
- 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)
Complaints: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Track record
What customers have complained about
Names it no longer trades under
This firm has retired 10 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
- Appro
- Appro Loans
- Credit Club
- Likely Guarantor Loans
- Oakbrook One
- Putty
- Putty Credit
- RainyDay
- RainyDay Credit
- RainyDay Loans
Complaints record
In January–June 2025, the Financial Ombudsman Service received 203 new complaints about this firm, and upheld 13% of the ones it decided.
That is below the 31% median for the firms the Ombudsman reports on.
- Banking and credit 203
A bigger firm receives more complaints simply because it has more customers. FOS complaints data →
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