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Who deals with whom? directory of banks/Dca/solicitors
Debt information library | Miscellaneous
Linked Banks and Creditors
Below is a list of creditors that are linked to other organisations such as collection agencies, solicitors and other credit companies.
These companies may share information about your accounts.
Creditor Collection Agency Solicitor
Bank of Scotland Albion Collections Blair Oliver & Scott
Halifax Castle Collections
Intelligent Finance J&J Collections
GUS Finance
Sainsbury's Bank
Capital Bank
AA Financial Services
Renault Financial Services
Creditor Collection Agency Solicitor
Abbey National MBNA
Cahoot (Online Bank)
Citi Financial; In house Solicitors sell to;Hillesenden
Creditor Collection Agency Solicitor
Barclays Mercers Sell debts to;Aktive Kapital Chester
Barclaycard Credit Solutions
Woolwich
Masterloan
Providian
Littlewoods Cards
Monument
Creditor Collection Agency Solicitors
HSBC Metropolitan Collection Services of Birmingham, which is wholly-owned by HSBC.
First Direct
Creditor Collection Agency Solicitor Lloyds TSB BLS Collections Sechari, Clark & Mitchell
Black Horse MHA Collections
Chartered Trust
Creditor Collection Agency Solicitor
Yorkshire Bank Brunswick Collections Jeremy Sutcliffe Solicitors
Clydesdale Bank
Northern Bank
Creditor Collection Agency Solicitor
Co-operative Bank Central Bureau of Defaulters MJ Roche Solicitors
Smile (Online Bank)
Creditor Collection Agency Solicitor
GE Capital Howard Cohen Solicitors
CL Finance
Creditor Collection Agency Solicitor
Nat West
Royal Bank of Scotland Rbs Collections Telford main Solicitors;Cobbetts Sell debts to;Capquest.
Tesco Finance
And another list;
Addleshaw Booth & Co Dormant
Aktiv Kapital audited by EY
Albion Collections Ltd Dormant owned by HBOS
Allied International Credit D&T
Andrew Wilson & Co Dormant owned by Cerberus Group ultimately owned by Gordius Limited
Apex Credit Management No records found. Could be Apex Credit Limited?
Beneficial Finance No records found. Was other companies tho’ Beneficial Mortgages, Data etc. All in Cheshire
Blair Oliver & Scott Limited Dormant – audited by KPMG Leeds
BLS Collections No records found
Brunswick Collection Services Non trading owned by Clydesdale Bank
Bryan Carter & Co Solicitors No records found
Buchanan Clarke & Wells - Dormant no mention of any parent company
Cabot Financial Trading –
Capquest Debt Recovery – Numerous companies.
Castle Collections Non trading – parent company HBOS
Central debt collection Services No records found
Central Debt Enforcement Agency No records found No records found
CK Edrupt & Co Solicitors No records found
Commercial Credit Services Small company – owns two other companies no links to banks found
Debitas Legal Services no records found
Debt Litigation & Recovery Services No records found
Debt Managers Limited –No records found
DG Solicitors No records found
Downland Debt Recovery – non trading since 1990!!! Parent company Freemans plc
Droyds Debt & Collection Services no records found
EGI Plc have found EGI Limited – dormant owned by Deichmann Shoes
Equidebt nothing interesting found.
Eversheds Solicitors dormant
Fairhalsen Collections – owed by National Australia Bank, currently not trading first credit Management Nothing interesting not owned by any banks etc
Fleetwood Debt Recovery No records found
Forthright Finance owned by Halifax Bank of Scotland Group
Frederickson International Ltd no records found
GCC Debt Recovery – Non trading debt recovery for Littlewoods ultimately owened by Sir David Barclay Family Settlement Trustees
General Credit Limited no records found
Global Debt Recovery nothing interesting to report
Golds Solicitors dormant no accounts filed
Graham Ross & Co Solcitors
Greenwoods Personal Credit owned by Provident
Heatons Solicitors
Horwich Farrelly Solicitors
Ikano audited by KPMG
Intrum Justitia Limited . Owned by co of same name in Sweden
Jeremy Sutcliffe & Co
Keppe Shaw Solicitors
Legal & Trade this company owns Revenues Management Services (RMS ?)
Lewis Debt Recovery dormant owned by Cattles (of Welcome Finance fame)
Link Financial massive losses £2.2m owned by Irish company LCH Holdings
Littlewoods Debt Collection
Logic Group non trading and won’t be for the foreseeable future. Owned by a German company called Otto.
Mercantile Credit owned by Barclays
Mercers Debt Collections non trading (!) owned by Barclays Bank
Metropolitan Debt Collections no records found
Moorcroft Debt Recovery
Nationwide Debt Recovery dormant, undisclosed agent for Littlewoods Retail Ltd
NCO Financial Services
Nelson Guest & Partners Solicitors no records found
Newman & Company nothing interesting in the accounts
Norrie Waite & Co Solicitors no records found
Outstanding Services – owned by Intrum Justitia
Paragon Personal Finance – owned by the Paragon Group of Companies
Pennine Debt Recovery – no records found
Peter Green & Co Solicitors
Provident Personal Credit
Restons Solicitors
Robinson Way & Company owned by London Scottish Bank
Rockwell Debt Collection no records found
Scotcall Debt Collecting are looking to diversify as they can foresee significant problematic changes within the debt collection market!!!!!
Sechiari Clarke and Mitchell no records found
Shopacheck did not trade during financial year. Owned by Cattles (same as Welcome Finance)
Sterling Debt Recovery made a profit of £20 – not really worth the effort!!!
Thames Credit Limited - immediate parent company Olympia Credit. Ultimate parent Company Aktiv Capital
Trident Credit Services –no records found
Viking Collection Services owned by GE Capital
Welcome Finance – Dormant company can you believe this!!!!! Parent company Cattles
Wescot Debt Recovery – no records found Now Wescot Credit Sevices
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Re: Who deals with whom? directory of banks/Dca/solicitors
re apex credit management it is not apex credit no SC219060
I know maybole
Apex Credit Management Ltd is this lot BCW GROUP PLC Company No. 03967099
looking at details they seem to have only used the name for a very short time .. but on paperwork for 4 years
BUCHANAN CLARK & WELLS LIMITED
Company No. SC223606
Don't think it's dormant
Re: Who deals with whom? directory of banks/Dca/solicitors
If you know of a DCA registered as dormant Check it out on web check at Companies House web site. Look and see if Dormant It will say Dormant the bit that says Active can be ignored . If so.
If you have a Receipt, Standing Order form or Direct Form, Letter or anything send an enquiry to Companies House to find out If they should be trading at the time of your letter etc .If they were trading and should not have been, Copy the letter (blank out your details etc) and send off to these nice people
Companies admin Dept
Companies House
Crown Way
Maindy
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ
Law Enforcement Intelligence
Centre for Revenue Intelligence
FREEPOST
NAT 22785
Cardiff
CF14 5GXZ
Re: Who deals with whom? directory of banks/Dca/solicitors
BCW group trade as Apex Credit Management.
Is it that way or the other way around ?
I've got paperwork as Apex Credit Management Ltd.
this is the questions sent to CH today
This is the questions I asked Companies house today. Their first reply avoided the whole issue completely
I have sent off documentation, however there was another couple of
questions on the Email
1) This company used the name Apex Credit Management Ltd for a very
short
period Were they using it in 2003-4?
2) What action will you take against them if this is the case?
3). Does the fact that banks are possibly shareholders in them have any
influence in the fact that no action is taken?
4)I find it hard to believe that I am the only one that has noticed this
practice?
Their reply
Company Number 03967099 BCW GROUP PLC
I can confirm that the company was called Apex Credit Management Ltd from 05/06/2000 until 04/07/2006.
I am unable to comment on any action we may take against the companies, which are claiming to be dormant but are trading, as this is dealt with by the Companies Administration Dept., who will need to examine any documentation you have sent them before any decisions are made.
I am also unable to comment on any comments/complaints by a third party, as everything is confidential due to data protection reason.
Re: Who deals with whom? directory of banks/Dca/solicitors
When I type in BCW Group on CH webdite it comes up with Apex's accounts. In their accounts it states that they are a 100% subsidiary of BCW group. If you pm me your email address I'll send you a copy of their accounts.
Spotnot
Spotnot v MBNA and their nasty solicitors (on behalf of my friend)
Re: Who deals with whom? directory of banks/Dca/solicitors
I have loads of correspondence from DLC and the site says they are dormant. What would Companies House actually do if they aren't supposed to trade?
I also have correspondence from HL Legal Solicitors who are in liquidation.
Thoughts anyone? Stivis?
Barclays - settled and about to claim charges since then!
Morgan Stanley - defaulted on CCA request - ball is in their court
Birmingham Midshires - starting claim 1st March £3000+
MBNA - Settled in full
Amex - CCJ issued against Amex and full refund taken by Bailiffs - cheque received eventually!
Marbles - Full settlement
Capital One - Received full amount plus costs
Re: Who deals with whom? directory of banks/Dca/solicitors
Originally Posted by spotnot
When I type in BCW Group on CH webdite it comes up with Apex's accounts. In their accounts it states that they are a 100% subsidiary of BCW group. If you pm me your email address I'll send you a copy of their accounts.
Spotnot
Ah, should have looked closer at the CH website! Apex Credit Management became BCW Group Limited on 4 July 2006. BCW Group Limited then became BCW Group plc on 20 July 2006.
Stivis will email those accounts tonight.
Spot
Spotnot v MBNA and their nasty solicitors (on behalf of my friend)
Re: Who deals with whom? directory of banks/Dca/solicitors
I have had demands for an old debt with argos from bcw, even though i have a letter from argos saying that the debt is now owned by cabot.
I had been paying argos direct until last month when i received the letter from argos and then got a phone call from bcw saying i was trying to avoid paying and that they would be sending a 'field officer' to my house to collect all of the outstanding amount (about £1900).
Why would cabot need bcw to collect money for them ?..very odd.
Re: Who deals with whom? directory of banks/Dca/solicitors
I have bank statements going back to 2002 which show receipts by Global debt management Services Limited every month until recently.... listed as non-trading, with dormant company accounts filed up until 2005... next one's due this year. Owned by Alliance & Leicester.
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Re: Who deals with whom? directory of banks/Dca/solicitors
Would anyone with any definite proof that these 'dormant' DCAs are sending out letters and receiving payment please pm me with the details. I am in a meeting next week with people who are most interested in these companies!
The more proof we have, the stronger the case against them will be.
Spotnot
Spotnot v MBNA and their nasty solicitors (on behalf of my friend)
Re: Who deals with whom? directory of banks/Dca/solicitors
Blair, Oliver and Scott are listed as Dormant, however i still get letters from them, had a look at companies house register and they appear to be active, no expert though.
Re: Who deals with whom? directory of banks/Dca/solicitors
Blackrain, i dont know if H.L.Legal are in liquidation but i also have a very sturn demand from them on behalf of capquest, on my letter dated 24 jan 07 under the headed H L Legal it says in assoiation with Sampson & co,
Re: Who deals with whom? directory of banks/Dca/solicitors
hixie30, Looks like it was a different HL unfortunately. Did your letter have a reference number mimicking a county court Claim number? Mine did and they can be reported for such practices.
Barclays - settled and about to claim charges since then!
Morgan Stanley - defaulted on CCA request - ball is in their court
Birmingham Midshires - starting claim 1st March £3000+
MBNA - Settled in full
Amex - CCJ issued against Amex and full refund taken by Bailiffs - cheque received eventually!
Marbles - Full settlement
Capital One - Received full amount plus costs
Re: Who deals with whom? directory of banks/Dca/solicitors
Originally Posted by David963
Blair, Oliver and Scott are listed as Dormant, however i still get letters from them, had a look at companies house register and they appear to be active, no expert though.
David
Blair Oliver & Scott are listed as non trading. In their accounts it states that they have not traded throughout the year.
Spotnot v MBNA and their nasty solicitors (on behalf of my friend)