OODLE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
Company number 07277272 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Oodle Financial Services represents a remarkable transformation story: from a technically insolvent micro-lender with £100 share capital and accumulated losses of £4,207 (as First Choice With Loans in 2015) to a KKR-backed group entity with institutional governance and international board expertise. The historical financial data is essentially irrelevant to assessing the current business, which operates at a fundamentally different scale and with private equity backing. The company's success now depends on executing within a challenging regulatory environment—particularly if exposed to motor finance commission scrutiny—while leveraging KKR's capital and strategic resources to compete against established specialist lenders. The sector offers growth opportunities but carries meaningful regulatory and credit cycle risks that will test the restructured business model.
Shareholders' funds
-£4,107
Balance sheet as at 2015-06-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2010-06-08
- Registered office
- 2 New Bailey, 6 Stanley Street, Salford, England, M3 5GS
- Postcode
- M3 5GS
- Capital
- 71 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-06-30
- Next due by
- 2027-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-08
- Next due by
- 2027-06-22
Nature of business (SIC)
- 64929 Other credit granting not elsewhere classified
Officers 7 current · 10 resigned
Group structure 4 subsidiaries
Controlled by Kkr & Co. Inc. (04378294) — since 2023-02-06
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OODLE CARS LTD Dissolved
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OODLE FINANCE LIMITED Dissolved
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OODLE LOANS LTD Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA121323 (Tier 3), registered since 2015.
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Gender pay gap
15%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| FIRST CHOICE WITH LOANS LIMITED | 2017-12-18 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 58 RYELAND STREET, WHITECROSS, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR4 0LB | 2016-02-09 |
Competitors Manchester
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1. SC8 LIMITED
This company ranks 37 among other credit granting not elsewhere classified in Manchester.
The class of 2010
21%
of the 376,891 companies incorporated in 2010 are still active today; 77% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
This company's registered activities are in financial services. If it carries on regulated business, it should appear on the FCA's Financial Services Register — the official record of authorised firms.