My new pet DCA

blind-as-a-bat_2

Gothia, only just got round to doing a search on them, yeh shows how scary the threats from them are yawn.....but...........................

Trading Name(s) (Current):
Barclays
Barclays Partner Finance
Clydesdale Financial Services
Fair & Square
Firstplus
Gothia
Gothia Collections
Gothia Legal
Gothia Recoveries
Mercers
Pinpoint Services
Red
Red Castle
Red Castle Recoveries
Resolution Legal Services

I did not expect to see Barclays as a TRADING NAME???????

Fun this game innit:D:p


Edit, i see this was flagged on DFW too, of for a look

sizzler

Bat you have confused me please explain:mad:

blind-as-a-bat_2

Not sure i understand it yet myself siz, but on first glance, barclays has a wider reach than i thought;)

blind-as-a-bat_2

Ok, cross referancing the above against Barclays Bank Plc's trading names

Trading Name(s) (Current):
124
Assent
Banc Barclays
Barclaybank
Barclaycall
Barclaycard
Barclaycard Direct
Barclaycard P D Q
Barclaycare
Barclaycash
Barclayloan
Barclayloan Direct
Barclays
Barclays Bank
Barclays Bank Group
Barclays Bank International
Barclays Business
Barclays Capital
Barclays Capital Futures
Barclays Capital Release
Barclays Card Services
Barclays Client Credit
Barclays Commercial
Barclays Commercial Bank
Barclays Complete Mortgage Service
Barclays Connect
Barclays Corporate
Barclays Corporate Pensions and Benefits
Barclays Direct Capital Release
Barclays Direct Home Mortgage
Barclays Direct Loan
Barclays Direct Mortgage Service (BDMS)
Barclays Financial Planning
Barclays Group of Banks
Barclays Home Mortgage Service
Barclays International Group
Barclays International Private Banking
Barclays Marine Finance
Barclays Merchant Services
Barclays Mortgages
Barclays Premier
Barclays Premier Banking
Barclays Premier Card
Barclays Private Bank
Barclays Private Banking
Barclays Private Trust
Barclays RAC Card
Barclays Scotland
Barclays Wealth
BIFP
BL Carcredit Purchase Plan
Black Horse
Buy and Fly
Caravan Club
Cardcharge
Central Retail Services Division
Company Barclaycard
CRSD
CSMA
Essential
Fair & Square
Fair And Square
Fanc Barclays
Ford Barclaycard
Goldfish
Interprocessing Services
Leeds Building Society
Littlewoods
Liverpool Victoria
LV=
Masterloan
Mercantile - Safety At Sea
Mercantile Card Services
Mercantile Credit
Mercantile Credit - Safety At Sea
Mercantile Credit Barclaycard
Mercantile Credit Company
Mercantile Credit Fast Friendly Finance
Mercantile Credit Marine Finance
Mercantile Marine Finance
Mercantile Motoring Card
Mercantile Varialease Plan
Mercantile Variapurchase Plan
Monument
Morgan Stanley
Openplan
Pinpoint
Profiles
Providian
Sky Card
Skycard
The Barclays Group
The Woolwich
Travelling Money
Unique
U-nique
WIFAS
Woolwich
Woolwich Card Services
Woolwich Direct
Woolwich Independent Financial Advisory Services
Woolwich Insurance Services
Woolwich Openplan
Yorkshire Bank Barclaycard

Trading Name(s) (Historic):
Farm Masterloan
Marine Finance
Woolwich Operation

Nope no cross over???? So how can gothia have a trading name of Barclays, and do Barclays Bank Plc know


FERMI!! does this make any sense to you??????

blind-as-a-bat_2

How the hell can two seperate companies have a tradeing name of "Barclays "

So_Sad_Angel

Barclays is a massive company...they have aquired a lot of finance companies up over recent years...a few high profile like Clydesdale Financial Services, Goldfish & Woolwich. Often they new additions to the group will have sub companies that also fall under the parent companies ownership.

It does not surprise me that many collection agencies will be under the Barclays Group `banner` by sheer virtue of being part of Barclays aquisition drive.....that does`nt mean they will trade as Barclays name though.

Hope that makes sense. I bet if you look under any of the major finance houses there will be many random names under the `parent group` too.

blind-as-a-bat_2

So_Sad_Angel wrote: »

Barclays is a massive company...they have aquired a lot of finance companies up over recent years...a few high profile like Clydesdale Financial Services, Goldfish & Woolwich. Often they new additions to the group will have sub companies that also fall under the parent companies ownership.

It does not surprise me that many collection agencies will be under the Barclays Group `banner` by sheer virtue of being part of Barclays aquisition drive.....that does`nt mean they will trade as Barclays name though.

Hope that makes sense. I bet if you look under any of the major finance houses there will be many random names under the `parent group` too.

Yes that does make a lot of sense angel, but does lead to confusion on the part of the consumour, which no doubt is the intention, distance means deniabilaty, but never the less an issue:cool:

And you know me;) that gets my back up:p

The question is would anyone in power care.....doubt it myself.:(

Rocket_to_your_heart

wow I bet none would lend me money:(

So_Sad_Angel

blind-as-a-bat wrote: »

Yes that does make a lot of sense angel, but does lead to confusion on the part of the consumour, which no doubt is the intention, distance means deniabilaty, but never the less an issue:cool:

And you know me;) that gets my back up:p

The question is would anyone in power care.....doubt it myself.:(

I know what you mean about confusion but the info is in the public domain should it need to be accessed so I guess thats sufficient.

These banking groups are massive ....Usually there is group membership disclosure within the letter heading or in the lower detail info in all correspondance though.

Gosh looking down that list....eeeek will give me nightmares later:eek::eek:

So_Sad_Angel

Rocket_to_your_heart wrote: »

wow I bet none would lend me money:(

No sizz I bet they would`nt;)

3Dogs

Black Horse is on the second list and that is Lloyds TSB's car finance company !!!!