Active Merchant Services Limited

Reference number: 734238

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When dnapayments.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8102 8100 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode SW1W 0EN
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Other names (1)

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

  • Active Payments Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hire out goods to consumers 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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  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire 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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Company number
07123394
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 January 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
10 Lower Grosvenor Place, London, SW1W 0EN, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers) (SIC 77330)
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Arif Babayev Director Jun 1983 14 Nov 2022 16 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
16
closed down
2
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 16 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
  • The 3 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

7 months to 19 January 2021Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£540k

+27% from £424k

Cash at bank

£494k

+154% from £194k

Employees (average)

18

Same as 18

Owed within a year

£295k

+2.8% from £287k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Assets and liabilities

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 07123394. 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 Merchant Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (24)

2022

14 November 2022

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over

Companies House

2021

20 January 2021

  • Board replaced: both directors left and a new director took over
  • Dna Payments Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • James Metcalf stopped being a part-owner
  • Michael, Anthony James Sharples stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

13 June 2016

  • James Metcalf became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Michael, Anthony James Sharples became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

11 May 2016

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

FCA register

2010

12 January 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 24 events

  • All 24 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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Firms connected to Active Merchant Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Active Merchant Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
4
share a director
3
share its phone number
3

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (3), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 16 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 24 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Active Merchant Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Active Merchant Services Limited (FRN 734238) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2016. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Active Merchant Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8102 8100 and the website dnapayments.com for Active Merchant Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 3 other FCA firms.
Is Active Merchant Services a scam or clone?
Active Merchant 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 Merchant Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Active Merchant Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Active Merchant Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Active Merchant Services?
Active Merchant Services is owned by Dna Payments Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 20 January 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Mr James Metcalf and Mr Michael, Anthony James Sharples.
Who runs Active Merchant Services?
Companies House lists one director of Active Merchant Services: Arif Babayev.
How long has Active Merchant Services been in business?
The company was formed on 12 January 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2016.
What do Active Merchant Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 19 January 2021, show net assets of £540k (+27% from £424k) and cash at bank of £494k (+154% from £194k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Active Merchant Services use any other names?
It has previously used the name Active Payments.

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