On 29 June 2020, Elevate Credit International Limited (trading as Sunny) went into administration.

On 29 June 2020, Elevate Credit International Limited (best known by its trading name, Sunny) went into administration. Due to the nature of the company, no protection is offered to consumers under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

We are working with the administrators to clarify the impact on the cases already with us.

The administrators have confirmed that whether claims will be accepted – that is, whether complaints will be upheld and someone becomes a ‘creditor’ of the insolvent company – is now a decision for them. They will also decide how much is owed to each creditor.

This means we are unlikely to be able to progress any complaints about Elevate Credit International Limited any further, or to take on any new cases brought to us.

As a result, we expect to hand complaints to the administrators for them to assess. We’ll do this as soon as we can. We’ll write to individual consumers and claims management companies to explain this, to let them know that they don’t need to do anything further at this stage, and to say that the administrators will get in touch directly.

There is more information on Sunny’s website.

Latest news

Financial Ombudsman Service receives 40% more cases when compared to the same time last year

4 March 2025

The Financial Ombudsman Service is continuing to receive high levels of complaints from consumers and small businesses, according to new figures published today.

Press release Complaints data Data and Insight Q3 complaints data

Read more 

Baroness Manzoor announces she is stepping down after completing two terms

10 February 2025

Baroness Manzoor CBE, Chairman of the Financial Ombudsman Service, is stepping down after successfully serving two terms of office when her current term expires on 1 August 2025.

Read more 

Financial Ombudsman Service to start charging professional representatives to refer cases

7 February 2025

The Financial Ombudsman Service has announced that it will be proceeding with a proposal to charge professional representatives to refer a case to its service.

Press release CMC

Read more