Central Finance Company PLC is one of the oldest non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in Sri Lanka having founded in 1957.

This was carried out as part of the plan of consolidating the financial services sector by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

[8] The company's main business activities include leasing, hire purchase financing, deposit mobilization and providing other financial services.

[10] The company owns a number of subsidiaries including Central Industries PLC and Kandy Private Hospitals (Pvt) Ltd.

The company also has invested in Nations Trust Bank (owns a stake of 21.38%), Tea Smallholders Factories PLC (29.30%), and Capital Suisse Asia Ltd (24.58%).