Alois Pottinger UK Ltd

Reference number: 691815

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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

  • When pottinger.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01536 272220 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NN18 8AN
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Other names (1)

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

  • Pottinger UK Trading name

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.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

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
08012248
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 March 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
15 St Marks Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 8AN
Nature of business
  • Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products (SIC 46180)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Sven Kurt Niels Director Feb 1974 31 May 2014 None
Melanie Jane Gardner Director Oct 1971 1 Jan 2021 1 other company

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other company
1
still active
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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 one on the FCA register
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2026Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£893k

+10% from £809k

Cash at bank

£219k

−34% from £333k

Owed within a year

£4.48m

+12% from £3.99m

The accounts for the year to 31 July 2026 do not tag profit before tax in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £339k, for the year to 31 July 2023.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08012248. 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

Alois Pottinger UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (20)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Heinz Pottinger became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Klaus Pottinger became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

29 July 2015

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

FCA register

2012

29 March 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Alois Pottinger UK

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

connected firms
2
no longer authorised
1
share a director
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alois Pottinger UK Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Alois Pottinger UK Ltd (FRN 691815) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Alois Pottinger UK’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01536 272220 and the website pottinger.uk for Alois Pottinger UK. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Alois Pottinger UK a scam or clone?
Alois Pottinger UK 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 Alois Pottinger UK?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Alois Pottinger UK handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Alois Pottinger UK to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Alois Pottinger UK?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Alois Pottinger UK: Klaus Pottinger (25–50% of shares) and Heinz Pottinger (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Alois Pottinger UK?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Alois Pottinger UK: Sven Kurt Niels and Melanie Jane Gardner.
How long has Alois Pottinger UK been in business?
The company was formed on 29 March 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2015.
What do Alois Pottinger UK’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2026, show net assets of £893k (+10% from £809k) and cash at bank of £219k (−34% from £333k).
Does Alois Pottinger UK use any other names?
It trades as Pottinger UK.

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