1st Locate (UK) Limited

Reference number: 705145

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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 1stlocate.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01723 861859 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LS15 9JN
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Other names (8)

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

  • 1st Locate Trading name
  • Actius International Trading name
  • First Locate Trading name
  • L C S Trading name
  • Leeds Consultancy Services Trading name
  • LocateGB Trading name
  • TraceGenie Trading name
  • Voicentre Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Permissions on the FCA record

  • Lend or arrange credit
Show FCA detail (2 permissions)
  • Debt Administration
  • Debt-collecting

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
03702599
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 January 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
Apson House, Bullerthorpe Lane, Leeds, LS15 9JN, England
Nature of business
  • Data processing, hosting and related activities (SIC 63110)
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Private security activities (SIC 80100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Darren Guest Director Aug 1974 15 Feb 1999 3 other companies
Andrew Barclay Director Jun 1965 28 Jul 2000 2 other companies
Tracy Channell-Napier Director May 1976 25 Feb 2025 1 other company
Gary Curley Director Feb 1971 25 Feb 2025 1 other company

Other companies run by these 4 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
6
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2024Group accountsAudited

Turnover

£15.5m

+15% from £13.5m

Profit before tax

£783k

+242% from £229k

Net assets

£3.79m

+16% from £3.26m

Cash at bank

£2.60m

Up £2.40m from £197k

Turnover and profit

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.

The figures for the year to 30 April 2024 were read from the printed accounts, because the filing does not tag them in a form that can be read automatically. They were checked against the accounts’ own totals.

These are group figures: the firm and the companies it owns, combined.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03702599. 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

1st Locate (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (31)

2016

15 April 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Andrew Barclay took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Darren Guest gained 25–50% of the votes
  • Darren Guest no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
  • Gillian Ann Barclay became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Gillian Ann Barclay stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

1999

27 January 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 31 events

  • All 31 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms connected to 1st Locate (UK)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with 1st Locate (UK). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 31 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is 1st Locate (UK) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, 1st Locate (UK) Limited (FRN 705145) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2016 and works as a debt collector. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is 1st Locate (UK)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01723 861859 and the website 1stlocate.com for 1st Locate (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is 1st Locate (UK) a scam or clone?
1st Locate (UK) 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 1st Locate (UK)?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how 1st Locate (UK) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about 1st Locate (UK) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns 1st Locate (UK)?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of 1st Locate (UK): Mr Andrew Barclay (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Gillian Ann Barclay and Mr Darren Guest.
Who runs 1st Locate (UK)?
Companies House lists 4 directors of 1st Locate (UK): Darren Guest, Andrew Barclay, Tracy Channell-Napier and Gary Curley.
How long has 1st Locate (UK) been in business?
The company was formed on 27 January 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2016.
What do 1st Locate (UK)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2024, show turnover of £15.5m (+15% from £13.5m) and profit before tax of £783k (+242% from £229k).
Does 1st Locate (UK) use any other names?
It trades as 1st Locate, Actius International, First Locate, L C S and Leeds Consultancy Services, and 3 more names.

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