1 Office Equipment Limited

Reference number: 741850

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When 1office.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07702 669010 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DD2 1XD
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • 1 Office Technologies Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Providing Credit Information Services

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
SC137429
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 March 1992 (34 years old)
Registered office
11 Dudhope Terrace, Dundee, DD3 6TS, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Information technology consultancy activities (SIC 62020)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Pamela Malpas Director Jul 1986 1 Apr 2022 None
Brian James Kidd Director Aug 1984 3 Apr 2025 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£429k

<1% from £425k

Cash at bank

£193k

+78% from £109k

Owed within a year

£396k

+25% from £316k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC137429. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

1 Office Equipment’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (19)

2025

3 April 2025

  • B & G Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Brian Kidd stopped being the majority owner
  • Gwendolyn Kidd stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

1 July 2016

  • Brian Kidd became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Gwendolyn Kidd became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

12 April 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1992

27 March 1992

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is 1 Office Equipment Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, 1 Office Equipment Limited (FRN 741850) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is 1 Office Equipment’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07702 669010 and the website 1office.co.uk for 1 Office Equipment. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is 1 Office Equipment a scam or clone?
1 Office Equipment is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with 1 Office Equipment?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how 1 Office Equipment handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about 1 Office Equipment to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns 1 Office Equipment?
1 Office Equipment is owned by B & G Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 3 April 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Brian Kidd and Mrs Gwendolyn Kidd.
Who runs 1 Office Equipment?
Companies House lists 2 directors of 1 Office Equipment: Pamela Malpas and Brian James Kidd.
How long has 1 Office Equipment been in business?
The company was formed on 27 March 1992, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2016.
What do 1 Office Equipment’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £429k (<1% from £425k) and cash at bank of £193k (+78% from £109k).
Does 1 Office Equipment use any other names?
It trades as 1 Office Technologies.

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