Abilities Global Ltd.

Reference number: 784997

Instant download

Authorised by the FCA

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

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When home-design.schmidt first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01865 688100 is
  • Who else gives the postcode OX2 0HD
Instant PDF download
Other names (2)

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

  • Schmidt Kitchens Trading name
  • Schmidt Kitchens and Interior Solutions 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.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

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
09897364
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 December 2015 (10 years old)
Registered office
The Clock House, Station Approach, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1NT, England
Nature of business
  • Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (SIC 47599)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Agha Abbas Director Mar 1986 1 Dec 2015 5 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
5
closed down
2
still active
3

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
Instant PDF download

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£397k

Down £78.7k from −£319k

Employees (average)

4

Same as 4

Owed within a year

£307k

+9.3% from £281k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £397k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
Instant PDF download
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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09897364. 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

Abilities Global’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (9)

2017

8 August 2017

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

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Agha Abbas took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

1 December 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

  • All 9 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
Instant PDF download

Firms like Abilities Global

Other firms of the same type (retailer), nearest first.

In Oxford

All Tyres (Oxford) LimitedoxfordAuthorisedOxford Audio Consultants LimitedOxfordAuthorisedBoostworks People Engagement LimitedOxfordAppointed representativeRed Gull LimitedOxfordAppointed representative

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

Get the full report on Abilities Global

Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.

  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 9 events in its history

Instant PDF One-off payment Secure checkout by Stripe

Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Abilities Global Ltd. FCA authorised?
Yes, Abilities Global Ltd. (FRN 784997) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2017 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Abilities Global’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01865 688100 and the website home-design.schmidt/en-gb/shop-schmidt/0003001766-oxford for Abilities Global. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Abilities Global a scam or clone?
Abilities Global 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 Abilities Global?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Abilities Global handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Abilities Global to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Abilities Global?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Abilities Global: Mr Agha Abbas (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Abilities Global?
Companies House lists one director of Abilities Global: Agha Abbas.
How long has Abilities Global been in business?
The company was formed on 1 December 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2017.
What do Abilities Global’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of −£397k (down £78.7k from −£319k).
Does Abilities Global use any other names?
It trades as Schmidt Kitchens and Schmidt Kitchens and Interior Solutions.

Sources and links

The full report on Abilities Global Ltd.

£19.99 · Instant PDF download

Loading secure checkout…