Access Training (Wales) Limited

Reference number: 697593

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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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  • When accesstraininguk.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01732 869914 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CF11 8RR
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Other names (1)

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

  • Access Training Academies 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)

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
04915118
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 September 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
Suite 14 Conwy House Castle Court, Swansea Enterprise Park, Swansea, SA7 9LA, Wales
Nature of business
  • Other education not elsewhere classified (SIC 85590)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ian David Bennett Director Apr 1977 27 Mar 2009 5 other companies
Jamie Jefferies Director Dec 1978 10 Nov 2025 None

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
5
closed down
5

In the full report: all 5 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 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£15.8m

+31% from £12.0m

Profit before tax

£4.30m

+45% from £2.96m

Net assets

£701k

−84% from £4.40m

Cash at bank

£1.58m

−69% from £5.14m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • Both charts, 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 04915118. 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

Access Training (Wales)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (23)

2024

24 December 2024

  • Access Training Enterprises Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Mark Andrew Underdown stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

23 November 2024

  • Ian David Bennett stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Ian David Bennett became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Mark Andrew Underdown became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

27 August 2015

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

FCA register

2003

29 September 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

  • All 23 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 23 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Access Training (Wales) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Access Training (Wales) Limited (FRN 697593) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2015 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Access Training (Wales)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01732 869914 and the website accesstraininguk.co.uk for Access Training (Wales). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Access Training (Wales) a scam or clone?
Access Training (Wales) 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 Access Training (Wales)?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Access Training (Wales) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Access Training (Wales) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Access Training (Wales)?
Access Training (Wales) is owned by Access Training Enterprises Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 24 December 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Mark Andrew Underdown and Mr Ian David Bennett.
Who runs Access Training (Wales)?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Access Training (Wales): Ian David Bennett and Jamie Jefferies.
How long has Access Training (Wales) been in business?
The company was formed on 29 September 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2015.
What do Access Training (Wales)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show turnover of £15.8m (+31% from £12.0m) and profit before tax of £4.30m (+45% from £2.96m).
Does Access Training (Wales) use any other names?
It trades as Access Training Academies.

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