Advanced Group (Scotland) Limited

Reference number: 726246

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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

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When theadvancedgroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01355 266889 is
  • Who else gives the postcode G74 4QL
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Other names (5)

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

  • Advanced Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Advanced Group Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Advanced Trade Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • The Advanced Group Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Advanced Group Scotland Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 April 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
5 Law Place, East Kilbride, Glasgow, G74 4QL, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Manufacture of flat glass (SIC 23110)
  • Glazing (SIC 43342)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark James Watson Director Feb 1960 10 Dec 2013 7 other companies
Jennifer Watson Secretary Not published 4 Apr 2003 –

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
7
closed down
1
still active
6

In the full report: all 7 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
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£3.85m

+9.3% from £3.53m

Cash at bank

£4.42m

+5.7% from £4.18m

Employees (average)

25

−3.8% from 26

Owed within a year

£2.41m

<1% from £2.43m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 SC247041. 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 Group (Scotland)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

8 December 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Advanced Group Scotland Ltd"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Advanced Group (Scotland) Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

16 February 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2003

2 April 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Advanced Group (Scotland)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Advanced Group (Scotland). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Advanced Group (Scotland)

Other firms of the same type (home improvement or trades), nearest first.

In East Kilbride

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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Advanced Group (Scotland) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Advanced Group (Scotland) Limited (FRN 726246) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a home improvement or trades. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Advanced Group (Scotland)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01355 266889 and the website theadvancedgroup.co.uk for Advanced Group (Scotland). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Advanced Group (Scotland) a scam or clone?
Advanced Group (Scotland) 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 Group (Scotland)?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Advanced Group (Scotland) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Advanced Group (Scotland) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Advanced Group (Scotland)?
Advanced Group (Scotland) is owned by Advanced Group (Scotland) Holdings Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Advanced Group (Scotland)?
Companies House lists one director of Advanced Group (Scotland): Mark James Watson.
How long has Advanced Group (Scotland) been in business?
The company was formed on 2 April 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2016.
What do Advanced Group (Scotland)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £3.85m (+9.3% from £3.53m) and cash at bank of £4.42m (+5.7% from £4.18m).
Does Advanced Group (Scotland) use any other names?
It trades as Advanced, Advanced Group, Advanced Trade and The Advanced Group. It has previously used the name Advanced Group Scotland Ltd.

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