Active Heating Services Ltd

Reference number: 1032960

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

TRADEHELP LTD Reference number: 697812 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Active Heating Services Ltd (FRN 1032960) introduces customers to TRADEHELP LTD (FRN 697812). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Active Heating Services.
  • Example: if Active Heating Services refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Active Heating Services itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When activeheatingservices.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01635 863336 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RG7 4SA
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Tradehelp Ltd, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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
03718921
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 February 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
2 Old Bath Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1QL, England
Nature of business
  • Repair of other equipment (SIC 33190)
  • Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation (SIC 43220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Ronald Brown Director Jul 1960 2 Aug 2024 8 other companies
Kevin Roy Tarbox Director Nov 1956 2 Aug 2024 12 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
14
closed down
10
run together
6

In the full report: all 14 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
  • The 6 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£67.3k

−44% from £121k

Cash at bank

£36.1k

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

5

−38% from 8

Owed within a year

£74.7k

−36% from £117k

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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03718921. 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

Active Heating Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (16)

2026

27 July 2026

  • Southern Maintenance Solutions (UK) Limited gave up control
  • Terry James Tarbox took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2025

1 May 2025

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2024

2 August 2024

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
  • Alan Carter stopped being a part-owner
  • Deborah Carter stopped being a part-owner
  • Southern Maintenance Solutions (UK) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Alan Carter became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Deborah Carter became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1999

24 February 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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  • 14 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Active Heating Services Ltd FCA authorised?
Active Heating Services Ltd (FRN 1032960) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Active Heating Services?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Active Heating Services Ltd (FRN 1032960) introduces customers to TRADEHELP LTD (FRN 697812). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Active Heating Services. Example: if Active Heating Services refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Active Heating Services itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Active Heating Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01635 863336 and the website activeheatingservices.co.uk for Active Heating Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Active Heating Services a scam or clone?
Active Heating Services 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 Active Heating Services?
Protection works through Tradehelp Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Active Heating Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Active Heating Services?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Active Heating Services: Mr Terry James Tarbox (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Southern Maintenance Solutions (UK) Limited, Mrs Deborah Carter and Mr Alan Carter.
Who runs Active Heating Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Active Heating Services: David Ronald Brown and Kevin Roy Tarbox.
How long has Active Heating Services been in business?
The company was formed on 24 February 1999.
What do Active Heating Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £67.3k (−44% from £121k) and cash at bank of £36.1k (no earlier figure to compare).

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