Alternative Airlines Limited

Reference number: 911943

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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 alternativeairlines.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01293 874920 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RH6 9ST
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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

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
02885223
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 January 1994 (32 years old)
Registered office
Suite 6f, Gatwick House, Peeks Brook Lane, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9ST, England
Nature of business
  • Travel agency activities (SIC 79110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Graham Argyle Director Aug 1955 28 Mar 1994 5 other companies
Elaine Barbara Argyle Director Aug 1955 28 Mar 1994 None
Samuel Paul Argyle Director Jul 1987 15 Nov 2018 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
5
closed down
3
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2023Group accountsAudited

Turnover

£76.2m

+12% from £67.9m

Profit before tax

£6.94m

−16% from £8.30m

Net assets

£9.53m

+39% from £6.84m

Cash at bank

£13.4m

<1% from £13.5m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2023
  • 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.

Figures from the year to 31 October 2022 are for the group: the company and the businesses it owns. Earlier years are the company’s own accounts, from before it had a group.

The figures for the year to 31 October 2023 were read from the printed accounts, because the filing does not tag them in a form that can be read automatically. They were checked against the accounts’ own totals.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02885223. 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

Alternative Airlines’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (26)

2021

28 October 2021

  • Paul Graham Argyle gave up control
  • Samuel Paul Argyle took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2019

10 September 2019

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

FCA register

2016

9 April 2016

  • Paul Graham Argyle took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1994

6 January 1994

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 26 events

  • All 26 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 17
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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 26 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alternative Airlines Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Alternative Airlines Limited (FRN 911943) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2019 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Alternative Airlines’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01293 874920 and the website alternativeairlines.com for Alternative Airlines. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Alternative Airlines a scam or clone?
Alternative Airlines 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 Alternative Airlines?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Alternative Airlines handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Alternative Airlines to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Alternative Airlines?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Alternative Airlines: Mr Samuel Paul Argyle (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Paul Graham Argyle.
Who runs Alternative Airlines?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Alternative Airlines: Paul Graham Argyle, Elaine Barbara Argyle and Samuel Paul Argyle.
How long has Alternative Airlines been in business?
The company was formed on 6 January 1994, and has held its current FCA authorisation since September 2019.
What do Alternative Airlines’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2023, show turnover of £76.2m (+12% from £67.9m) and profit before tax of £6.94m (−16% from £8.30m).

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