IGNITION CREDIT PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- IGNITION CREDIT PLC 2005-07-21 → present
- IGNITION CREDIT LTD 2004-09-16 → 2005-07-21
- GAP INVESTMENTS LTD 2001-11-02 → 2004-09-16
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing Ignition's 2024 financial statements.”
Group structure
- IGNITION CREDIT PLC · parent
- First Capital Finance Limited 100%
- First Capital Leasing Limited 100%
- Ignition Automotive Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following a decision by the FCA in January 2024 to investigate the use of Discretionary Commission Arrangements (DCA), the FCA have confirmed that they may consult on an industry-wide redress scheme, and that their decision on whether to proceed with a redress scheme will be announced within six weeks of the Supreme Court ruling (see (2) below).”
- “A judgement by the Court of Appeal in October 2024 that motor dealers owe a fiduciary duty to the customer when arranging finance, and that it is unlawful for motor dealers to receive commission from lenders providing motor finance without disclosing the commission to the customer and obtaining their consent to that payment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAUNTER, Paul | Director | 2009-03-20 | Dec 1971 | British |
| DEVOY, Sean Michael, Mr. | Director | 2018-11-29 | Feb 1967 | British |
| SWIFT, Stephen | Director | 2024-08-05 | Dec 1964 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUMPREYS, Vida Kim | Secretary | 2001-11-02 | 2005-05-19 |
| HUNT, Steven Charles | Secretary | 2006-05-31 | 2020-01-11 |
| WILLIAMSON, Mark | Secretary | 2005-05-18 | 2006-05-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-11-02 | 2001-11-02 |
| GOUGH, Paul | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2020-11-30 |
| HIGGINBOTHAM, James | Director | 2020-11-30 | 2024-04-30 |
| HUMPREYS, Wayne Alan | Director | 2001-11-02 | 2005-05-19 |
| HUNT, Steven Charles | Director | 2005-07-07 | 2020-01-11 |
| TUTTE, Alan Edward | Director | 2001-11-02 | 2018-03-31 |
| WILLIAMSON, Mark | Director | 2005-05-18 | 2006-05-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-11-02 | 2001-11-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Marie-Louise Mallin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-04-16 |
| Star Asset Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-07 |
| Mr Anthony Granville Mallin | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-11-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
Latest filed period vs the prior one