Tesco Personal Finance Limited

Reference number: 186022

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 3 warnings naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

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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Also trades as
  • Tesco Insurance
  • TPF

Company details

From the company's Companies House record.

Company number
SC173199
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 March 1997 (29 years old)
Registered office
2 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9FQ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Current directors and secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed
Elizabeth Mary Buckley Director Aug 1968 9 Dec 2021
Gillian Barbara Cass Director Mar 1976 29 Nov 2024
Peter Damien Manchester Director Aug 1962 23 Jan 2025
Craig Peter Bundell Director Jan 1981 4 Jul 2025
Julie Louise Currie Director Mar 1974 31 Oct 2025
Gary John Charles Reader Director Sep 1963 2 May 2026
Jonathan Paul Greenwood Director Mar 1968 1 Jul 2026
Gail Evelyn Stivey Secretary Not published 4 Jul 2025

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 (3)
  • 0345 066 1214
  • 0345 066 1231
  • 0800 069 8422
Fake email addresses (4)
  • bondoffer@tescofixedincome.com
  • care@tesco4finance.com
  • info@tescofixedrate.com
  • micheal.astley@tescofixedbonds.com
Fake websites (7)
  • tesco2finance.com
  • tesco4finance.com
  • tescobank.com.fixed-rate-saver.in
  • tescofixedbonds.com
  • tescofixedrate.com
  • tescofixedratebonds.email
  • tescosavingsrates.com
The 3 FCA warnings these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

Activities and protection

What they can do, and how you are protected

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible 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 apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • 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)
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Access to the electoral register
    The firm shall access the full electoral register, where this is the most cost-effective way of verifying identity for anti-money laundering purposes and will not prejudice the interests of the customer, in order to carry out the current customer review exercise.

Complaints: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Track record

Action taken against them, and what customers complained about

Past business

The FCA has required this firm to go back over business it already did and put things right where customers lost out. Each entry below is the FCA's own wording, and several may amend one scheme rather than describe separate ones.

  • Amendment to a consumer redress exercise
    The Requirements became effective on 27 January 2015 and were supplemented on 15 May 2015. The Requirements shall be supplemented as follows: The definition of 'Scheme of Arrangement' at paragraph 1.33 of the Requirements shall mean the solvent scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 described more particularly in Annex 1 hereto and all references in the Requirements to ”Scheme Document shall be references to the Scheme of Arrangement in Annex 1 hereto. Changes to the Scheme of Arrangement originally appended to the Requirements are highlighted through underlined or struck through text. Paragraph 5.1 of Part 3 of Annex B of the Requirements shall be amended so as to read as follows: If a Scheme Creditor disagrees with the amount of compensation payable to him, he may initiate the Dispute Resolution Procedure to refer the dispute to the Scheme Adjudicator, provided he does so within the time limits specified in Clauses 4.6 and 4.9 of the Scheme Document. If a Scheme Creditor disagrees with the rejection of his Claim Form by the Scheme Administrators, and provided that the Claim Form was received on or before 15 November 2016, he may initiate the Dispute Resolution Procedure to refer the dispute to the Scheme Adjudicator, provided he does so within the time limits specified in Clauses 4.8 to 4.10 of the Scheme Document.
  • Amendment to a consumer redress exercise
    The Requirements became effective on 13 August 2013. The Requirements shall be supplemented as follows: The definition of 'Scheme of Arrangement' at paragraph 1.28 of the Requirements shall mean the solvent scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 as sanctioned by the Court on 14 January 2014 (as subsequently modified in accordance with its terms) and as described more particularly in Annex 1 to this Supplemental Requirement. Changes to the Scheme of Arrangement as appended to Part 1 of Annex C to the Requirements are highlighted through underlined or struck through text. All references in the Requirements to ”Scheme Document shall be references to the Scheme of Arrangement described more particularly in Annex 1 hereto. Paragraph 5.1 of Part 3 of Annex C of the Requirements shall be amended so as to read as follows: If a Scheme Creditor disagrees with the amount of compensation payable to him, he may initiate the Dispute Resolution Procedure to refer the dispute to the Scheme Adjudicator, provided he does so within the time limits specified in Clauses 4.5 and 4.8 of the Scheme Document. If a Scheme Creditor disagrees with the rejection of his Claim Form by the Scheme Administrators, and provided that the Claim Form was received on or before 22 July 2016, he may initiate the Dispute Resolution Procedure to refer the dispute to the Scheme Adjudicator, provided he does so within the time limits specified in Clauses 4.7 to 4.9 of the Scheme Document.
  • Amendment to a consumer redress exercise
    Supplemental Requirements 6. The Requirements shall be supplemented as follows: 6.1 A new paragraph 1.21(A) be inserted as follows: 'Extreme Distressed Suppression Population' means Scheme Creditors in respect of whom Schemeco and/or the Scheme Administrators receive a direct communication, in writing or otherwise, from: 1.21(A).1 that Scheme Creditor expressly requesting that no further communication be sent to that Scheme Creditor in connection with the Scheme of Arrangement; or 1.21(A).2 a third party on behalf of a Scheme Creditor stating that the Scheme Creditor is deceased and requesting that no further communication be sent to that Scheme Creditor in connection with the Scheme of Arrangement (provided that the Scheme Administrators are reasonably satisfied that the third party is authorised by law to make such a request on behalf of the Scheme Creditor), and in each case the Scheme Administrators reasonably determine at their discretion on the information available to them that the sending of further communications in connection with the Scheme to the Scheme Creditor will or will be reasonably likely to cause distress or harm.. 6.2 The definition of 'Scheme of Arrangement' at paragraph 1.33 shall mean the solvent scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 described more particularly in Annex 1 hereto and all references in the Requirements to Scheme Document shall be references to the scheme of arrangement in Annex 1 hereto. Scheme Claims Decisioning Procedures 7. The requirements set out in Annex B to the Requirements be supplemented by inserting a new paragraph 5.2 at Part 3 of Annex B as follows: 5.2 Certain time limits apply where Scheme Creditors wish to initiate the Dispute Resolution Procedure or (as part of the Dispute Resolution Procedure) to refer a dispute to the Scheme Adjudicator. These are set out in Clauses 4.6, 4.8, 4.9 and 7.1 of the Scheme of Arrangement.
  • Firm must undertake a consumer redress exercise
    The firm is required to establish and operate a consumer redress scheme following a finding of mis-selling against Card Protection Plan Limited ('CPPL'), in respect of those customers who were mis-sold policies. 'Policies' (or 'policy') means CPPL's Card Protection Product, where the sale (or renewal) was on or after 14 January 2005 and was before the relevant Amendment Date (as defined in the scheme documentation); and/or CPPL's Identity Protection Product, where the sale (or renewal) was on or after 14 January 2005 and the sale was by telephone. The amount of redress may be calculated to off-set any claims made under the policy. This customer redress scheme must be implemented no later than 30 April 2014. Such consumer redress scheme shall be binding on the Financial Ombudsman Service. Further details are available on the FCA website: www.fca.org.uk
  • Firm must undertake a consumer redress exercise
    The firm is required to establish and operate a consumer redress scheme scheme to address possible selling issues affecting customers who purchased Card Security Products provided by Affinion International Limited, where the sale (or renewal) of such products was on or after 14 January 2005 and was before the relevant Amendment Date (as defined in the scheme documentation). For full terms see the scheme documentation: www.aischeme.co.uk. The amount of redress may be calculated to off-set any insurance claims made under the Card Security Products. This consumer redress scheme must be implemented no later than 31 October 2015. This consumer redress scheme shall be binding on the Financial Ombudsman Service. Further details are also available on the FCA website: www.fca.org.uk/affinion-scheme.

Previously registered as

The FCA register holds 2 earlier registered names for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.

  • Tesco Personal Finance Ltd
  • Tesco Personal Finance PLC

Names it no longer trades under

This firm has retired 30 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
  • Buy Now Pay Later
  • Tesco
  • Tesco Bank
  • Tesco Banking and Insurance
  • Tesco Breakdown
  • Tesco Breakdown Assistance
  • Tesco Breakdown Cover
  • Tesco Buy Now Pay Later
  • Tesco Cards
  • Tesco Car Insurance
  • Tesco Clubcard Credit Card
  • Tesco Credit Card
  • Tesco Credit Cards
  • Tesco Dental Insurance
  • Tesco Finance and Insurance
  • Tesco Finance & Insurance
  • Tesco Finest Home Insurance
  • Tesco Health Insurance
  • Tesco Home Insurance
  • Tesco Insurance
  • Tesco Life Insurance
  • Tesco Loans
  • Tesco Master Card
  • Tesco Motor Insurance
  • Tesco Payment Protection Insurance
  • Tesco Pet Insurance
  • Tesco Standard Home Insurance
  • Tesco Travel Insurance
  • Tesco Value Home Insurance
  • Tesco Visa

Complaints record

In January–June 2025, the Financial Ombudsman Service received 48 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. This firm receives few enough complaints that the rate moves sharply on a single case, so treat the comparison loosely.

  • Banking and credit 37
  • Insurance 11

A bigger firm receives more complaints simply because it has more customers. FOS complaints data →

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Tesco Personal Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Tesco Personal Finance Limited (FRN 186022) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities.
Is my money safe with Tesco Personal Finance?
It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Tesco Personal Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Is Tesco Personal Finance a scam or clone?
Tesco Personal Finance is a genuine FCA-listed firm. However, scammers sometimes clone authorised firms. Always check that the contact details you were given match those on the FCA register before sending money or sharing information.
What is Tesco Personal Finance's Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
Tesco Personal Finance's FRN is 186022. You can verify it on the FCA register.