Carrington Dean

What Carrington Dean does

Carrington Dean is a Glasgow-based UK financial services firm founded in 2001 that specialises in personal insolvency, corporate insolvency, debt advice, and debt solutions. The company operates with 101-250 employees and serves individual consumers and corporate clients requiring structured debt resolution services in the United Kingdom market.

The firm's service portfolio spans the full debt-distress lifecycle: regulated debt counselling for individuals, formal personal insolvency procedures, corporate insolvency appointments, and negotiated debt solutions for businesses. Carrington Dean functions as an insolvency practitioner and debt advice intermediary, a role that in the UK requires FCA authorisation and/or Recognised Professional Body membership. No information on proprietary technology platforms, case-management systems, or digital self-service channels was available in the source data; the website returned only a verification/loading page, preventing deeper product and technology assessment.

The business model appears to be fee-based professional services, with revenue generated from case fees, statutory insolvency appointments, and advisory retainers, though no pricing, contract structure, or revenue mechanics were disclosed in the input. Customer segments span two distinct verticals — distressed retail consumers and corporate entities — but no client logos, segment splits, or case-volume data were available to substantiate scale or pricing. The firm is privately held with no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, or external investors.

Name

Carrington Dean

Website

https://carringtondean.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Carrington Dean is a Glasgow-based UK financial services firm founded in 2001 that provides personal insolvency, corporate insolvency, debt advice, and debt solutions. It employs 101-250 staff and serves individual consumers and corporate clients requiring structured debt resolution services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Debt Advisory and Insolvency Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies (7320), Personal Credit Institutions (6141), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Hardship & Forbearance Assistance (FSAEAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Debt & Capital Advisory (Debt Raising, Refinancing, Private Credit) (BPAHAOAD), Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring Servicing (Consumer) (FSAKAJAK), Debt Consolidation Personal Loans (Unsecured Installment) (FSAKAAAD)

Keywords

• Debt advisory services
• Personal insolvency solutions
• Corporate insolvency services
• Financial advice UK
• Debt management solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Core offering

Carrington Dean is a UK financial services firm that provides debt advice, personal insolvency solutions, and corporate insolvency services. It supports both individual consumers struggling with personal debt and companies facing financial difficulty, helping them navigate options such as insolvency procedures and debt resolution arrangements. The firm operates as a regulated advisory practice headquartered in Glasgow, serving clients through direct consultation and its online presence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Insolvency Solutions Advice and formal insolvency solutions for individual consumers experiencing personal debt problems in the United Kingdom. Targets UK individuals requiring regulated personal insolvency practitioner support to resolve unmanageable debt.
• Corporate Insolvency Services Insolvency practitioner services for UK companies facing financial distress, formal insolvency proceedings, or restructuring requirements. Targets directors, finance leaders, and professional advisers of distressed UK companies.
• Financial Advice / Debt Solutions Advice General financial advice and debt solution guidance offered by Carrington Dean to clients seeking to address debt or financial difficulties. Targets UK consumers and businesses looking for advisory support on debt management options.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Broad incumbents

• BDO UK Restructuring: Restructuring and insolvency practice within the Big-Mid-Tier accounting network. Overlaps with Carrington Dean's corporate insolvency and advisory services for mid-market clients, with broader service portfolio and international reach.
• KPMG UK Restructuring: Restructuring arm of a Big Four firm handling large corporate insolvency and creditor advisory mandates. Comparable on the corporate insolvency side but operating at materially larger deal sizes and client profiles.

Direct peers

• PayPlan: UK fee-free debt management and personal insolvency provider. A direct competitor in personal debt solutions, sharing Carrington Dean's consumer-facing debt advisory footprint.
• FRP Advisory: UK-focused provider of corporate restructuring, advisory, and insolvency services. Directly comparable on Carrington Dean's corporate insolvency and debt advisory lines for SME and mid-market clients.
• Christians Against Poverty (CAP): UK charity providing free debt counseling and personal insolvency arrangements to consumers. Competes directly with Carrington Dean's personal insolvency and debt advice lines, drawing on a national brand and donor-funded model.
• Begbies Traynor Group: UK-listed specialist in corporate insolvency, recovery, and advisory. A direct peer on the corporate insolvency leg of Carrington Dean's offering, with a much larger national practitioner footprint.
• Leonard Curtis: UK firm offering corporate insolvency, recovery, and advisory to SMEs and directors. A close peer to Carrington Dean's corporate insolvency and debt solutions practice at the smaller-company end of the market.
• StepChange Debt Charity: The UK's largest charity-funded provider of free debt advice and personal insolvency solutions. Directly comparable on the personal insolvency and debt solutions side of Carrington Dean's business, although it competes by offering services free of charge.

Emerging players

• Alvarez & Marsal: Global professional services firm with a strong restructuring and insolvency practice. Comparable on complex corporate insolvency and advisory mandates, though focused on larger cross-border cases than Carrington Dean typically targets.

Others

• TDX Group (Equifax): Debt resolution services business within Equifax serving UK creditors and consumers. Operates in adjacent debt-management infrastructure rather than direct advisory, making it an ecosystem participant rather than a like-for-like advisor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CarringtonDean

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