Authorisation being cancelled, but in an insolvency process
This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.
What the FCA says
ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process
This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).
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.
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No website on the FCA register
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No phone number on the FCA register
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Address
VINCENT SIMMONS, BV Corporate Recovery & Insolvency Services Limited, 7 ST PETERSGATE, Stockport, SK1 1EB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 1 background check
- Who else gives the postcode SK1 1EB
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Advance Cutting Automation Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Advance Sewing Automation Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- AE Sewing Machines Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- In an insolvency processMoney the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.
Show FCA detail (3 permissions)
- Credit Broking
- Debt Adjusting
- Debt-counselling
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
- Companies House records this company in liquidation.
- This company has insolvency history on record.
- Company number
- 07290820 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Liquidation
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 21 June 2010 (16 years old)
- Registered office
- 7 St. Petersgate, Stockport, SK1 1EB
- Nature of business
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- Wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines (SIC 46640)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fay Gerrard | Director | Sep 1971 | 27 Sep 2013 | 1 other company |
| John Henry Gerrard | Director | Jul 1966 | 30 Sep 2019 | 1 other company |
| Rhys Thomas Gerrard | Director | Jun 1993 | 30 Sep 2020 | None |
Other companies run by these 3 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
- 2
- closed down
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 2 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Advance Enterprises (Automation)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2017
20 October 2017
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Applied to cancel its FCA authorisation
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Fay Gerrard became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- John Henry Gerrard became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2013
27 September 2013
- Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over
Companies House
2010
21 June 2010
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 20 events
- All 20 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 9
Firms connected to Advance Enterprises (Automation)
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Advance Enterprises (Automation). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share its postcode
- 3
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Advance Enterprises (Automation)
Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.
In Stockport
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- 2 other companies its directors have run, named
- 1 background check on its contact details
- All 20 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk