Advanced Collection Systems Limited

Reference number: 664331

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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 advancedcollection.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01707 252900 is
  • Who else gives the postcode AL9 5JN
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Other names (2)

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

  • ACS Trading name
  • ACS Utility Services Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Permissions on the FCA record

  • Lend or arrange credit
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Debt-collecting

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
04096010
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
25 October 2000 (25 years old)
Registered office
Steele House, 126 Great North Road, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 5JN
Nature of business
  • Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
  • Activities of collection agencies (SIC 82911)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Lisa Eaves Director Jul 1974 20 Sep 2011 None
Martin Edward Eaves Director Jul 1969 1 Jan 2013 3 other companies
Lisa Nicola Eaves Secretary Not published 30 Sep 2011 –

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
3
still active
3

In the full report: all 3 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 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

£6.04m

+26% from £4.81m

Cash at bank

£3.45m

+68% from £2.05m

Employees (average)

29

+7.4% from 27

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 04096010. 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

Advanced Collection Systems’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (16)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Lisa Nicola Eaves became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Martin Edward Eaves became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

11 January 2016

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

FCA register

2000

25 October 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Advanced Collection Systems Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Advanced Collection Systems Limited (FRN 664331) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2016 and works as a debt collector. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Advanced Collection Systems’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01707 252900 and the website advancedcollection.co.uk for Advanced Collection Systems. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Advanced Collection Systems a scam or clone?
Advanced Collection Systems 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 Advanced Collection Systems?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Advanced Collection Systems handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Advanced Collection Systems to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Advanced Collection Systems?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Advanced Collection Systems: Mr Martin Edward Eaves (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Lisa Nicola Eaves (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Advanced Collection Systems?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Advanced Collection Systems: Lisa Eaves and Martin Edward Eaves.
How long has Advanced Collection Systems been in business?
The company was formed on 25 October 2000, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2016.
What do Advanced Collection Systems’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £6.04m (+26% from £4.81m) and cash at bank of £3.45m (+68% from £2.05m).
Does Advanced Collection Systems use any other names?
It trades as ACS and ACS Utility Services.

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