Alternative Enterprises Limited

Reference number: 725638

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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 alternative.uk.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8498 4100 is
  • Who else gives the postcode E4 8TD
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Other names (3)

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

  • Alternative Trading name
  • Alternative IT Trading name
  • Alternative Managed Services Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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 (3 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

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
02739321
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 August 1992 (34 years old)
Registered office
Avocet House, Trinity Park, Trinity Way Chingford, London, E4 8TD
Nature of business
  • Repair of electrical equipment (SIC 33140)
  • Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers) (SIC 77330)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David William Robert Allen Director Jan 1971 15 May 2012 1 other company
Jason Guy Short Director May 1987 17 May 2023 2 other companies

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
2
still active
2
run together
1

In the full report: all 2 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
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.48m

+8.2% from £2.29m

Cash at bank

£1.95m

+112% from £919k

Employees (average)

32

+10% from 29

Owed within a year

£1.87m

+35% from £1.39m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 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 02739321. 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 Enterprises’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (19)

2016

16 May 2016

  • Simon Paul Bridgewater no longer has significant control

Companies House

15 May 2016

  • Simon Paul Bridgewater gained significant control

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Altco Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

13 February 2016

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

FCA register

1992

7 August 1992

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alternative Enterprises Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Alternative Enterprises Limited (FRN 725638) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Alternative Enterprises’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8498 4100 and the website alternative.uk.com for Alternative Enterprises. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Alternative Enterprises a scam or clone?
Alternative Enterprises 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 Enterprises?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Alternative Enterprises handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Alternative Enterprises to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Alternative Enterprises?
Alternative Enterprises is owned by Altco Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Simon Paul Bridgewater.
Who runs Alternative Enterprises?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Alternative Enterprises: David William Robert Allen and Jason Guy Short.
How long has Alternative Enterprises been in business?
The company was formed on 7 August 1992, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2016.
What do Alternative Enterprises’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £2.48m (+8.2% from £2.29m) and cash at bank of £1.95m (+112% from £919k).
Does Alternative Enterprises use any other names?
It trades as Alternative, Alternative IT and Alternative Managed Services.

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