Firm analysis

Madison CF UK Limited complaint analysis

A public analysis page covering published Financial Ombudsman decisions involving Madison CF UK Limited, including outcome context, product mix, complaint themes, and representative cases.

Published decisions

738

Firm-specific decision volume in the public corpus

Upheld rate

37.1%

274 upheld decisions

Page summary

738 published decisions involving Madison CF UK Limited, with product mix, upheld-rate context, complaint themes, precedent signals, and representative cases.

Published decisions

738

Firm-specific decision volume in the public corpus

Upheld rate

37.1%

274 upheld decisions

Latest published decision 20 Apr 2026

How to use this page

Read the metrics first, then the ranked view.

The top-line cards show scale and outcome context. The ranked view and representative decisions show where the slice is concentrated and what the published decision set actually looks like.

Published decisions

738

Firm-specific decision volume in the public corpus

Upheld rate

37.1%

274 upheld decisions

Leading product

Consumer Credit

509 decisions

Leading complaint theme

Affordability Assessment Failure

278 tagged decisions

Madison CF UK Limited at a glance

Analysis

Madison CF UK Limited appears in 738 published decisions in this corpus. 37.1% of those decisions were upheld, which gives a public view of how often complaints involving this firm ended in a fully upheld outcome in the final published set.

Consumer Credit is the firm’s clearest product exposure in the published decisions, with 509 decisions and an upheld rate of 38.7%.

  • Latest active year in the published data: 2026 (13 decisions)
  • Most common complaint theme: Affordability Assessment Failure
  • Most common precedent signal: Consumer Credit Act 1974

Volume and outcome trajectory

Analysis

Madison CF UK Limited's decision trail runs from 2015 to 2026. That range gives enough public history to see whether complaint exposure has been broad-based or concentrated into certain years.

In the latest year represented here, Madison CF UK Limited appeared in 13 published decisions with an upheld rate of 15.4%.

  • 2026: 13 decisions, 15.4% upheld
  • 2025: 100 decisions, 9.0% upheld
  • 2024: 89 decisions, 36.0% upheld
  • 2023: 153 decisions, 50.3% upheld
  • 2022: 192 decisions, 39.1% upheld

Themes, products, and precedent signals

Analysis

Affordability Assessment Failure is the strongest complaint-theme signal tied to Madison CF UK Limited in the published decisions. In this corpus, those themes are the most stable public proxy for complaint “type”.

Consumer Credit Act 1974, Section 140a Cca, Conc, and others are the most visible precedent signals in the firm’s published decisions. That gives extra context on the rules and fairness arguments appearing most often around the firm.

  • Consumer Credit: 509 decisions
  • Second complaint theme: Delay In Claim Handling
  • Second precedent signal: Section 140a Cca

Representative cases

Recent published decisions in this slice

5 examples shown

DRN-629179220 Apr 2026Not upheld

Madison CF UK Limited · Consumer Credit

For the reasons I’ve explained, I’m not upholding Mr G’s complaint. Under the rules of the Financial Ombudsman Service, I’m required to ask Mr G to accept or reject my decision before 18 May 2026.

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DRN-624238902 Apr 2026Not upheld

Madison CF UK Limited · Consumer Credit

My final decision is that I’m not upholding Mr D’s complaint about Madison CF UK Limited trading as 118 118 Money. Under the rules of the Financial Ombudsman Service, I’m required to ask Mr D to accept or reject my decision before 30 April 2026.

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DRN-624677102 Apr 2026Not upheld

Madison CF UK Limited · Consumer Credit

For the reasons I’ve explained, I’m not upholding Miss C’s complaint. Under the rules of the Financial Ombudsman Service, I’m required to ask Miss C to accept or reject my decision before 30 April 2026.

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DRN-626419131 Mar 2026Upheld

Madison CF UK Limited · Consumer Credit

I am upholding Miss C’s complaint. Madison CF UK Limited, trading as 118 118 Money, must put things right as set out above.

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DRN-615633424 Mar 2026Upheld

Madison CF UK Limited · Banking and Payments

I uphold this complaint. Madison CF UK Limited trading as 118 118 Money should take the following actions: 118 118 Money should arrange to transfer any debt back to themselves if it has been passed to a debt recovery agent or liaise with them to ensure the redress set out below is carried out promptly; Rework the account removing all interest, fees, charges, and insurances (not already refunded) that have been ap...

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