Arun Estate Agencies Limited

Reference number: 405444

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

The FCA register does not name a principal for this firm.

What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Arun Estate Agencies Limited (FRN 405444) is listed as an appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Find the principal on the FCA register before dealing with this firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Arun Estate Agencies, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When arunestates.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01403 282400 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RH12 1RJ
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Other names (12)

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

  • Cubitt and West Trading name
  • Douglas Allen Trading name
  • Mortgage-Club Trading name
  • Mortgage Matters Trading name
  • Pittis Trading name
  • Pittis and Son Trading name
  • Wards Trading name
  • Douglas Allen Spiro Former trading name
  • Mortgage Matters Direct Former trading name
  • Rooney and Co Former trading name
  • Ward and Partners Former trading name
  • Wyatt and Son Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Company number
02597969
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 April 1991 (35 years old)
Registered office
St Leonards House, North Street, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1RJ
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Michael Dalrymple Director Feb 1976 8 Apr 2019 5 other companies
Aldo Sotgiu Director Feb 1964 8 Apr 2019 9 other companies
Jason Bunning Director Jun 1969 1 Jul 2021 None
Martyn David Lindsay Director Jul 1968 31 Mar 2023 18 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
32
closed down
10
still active
22

In the full report: all 32 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 15 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2024Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£65.4m

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£12.6m

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

0

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Owed within a year

£6.53m

No earlier figure to compare

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

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 02597969. 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

Arun Estate Agencies’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (43)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Paul Anthony Rooney gained significant control

Companies House

2004

31 October 2004

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1991

4 April 1991

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 43 events

  • All 43 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 23
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  • 32 other companies its directors have run, named
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  • All 43 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Arun Estate Agencies Limited FCA authorised?
Arun Estate Agencies Limited (FRN 405444) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Arun Estate Agencies?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Arun Estate Agencies Limited (FRN 405444) is listed as an appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Find the principal on the FCA register before dealing with this firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Arun Estate Agencies, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Arun Estate Agencies’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01403 282400 and the website arunestates.co.uk for Arun Estate Agencies. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Arun Estate Agencies a scam or clone?
Arun Estate Agencies 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 Arun Estate Agencies?
Protection works through the principal firm responsible for Arun Estate Agencies's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Arun Estate Agencies?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Arun Estate Agencies: Mr Paul Anthony Rooney (significant influence or control).
Who runs Arun Estate Agencies?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Arun Estate Agencies: James Michael Dalrymple, Aldo Sotgiu, Jason Bunning and Martyn David Lindsay.
How long has Arun Estate Agencies been in business?
The company was formed on 4 April 1991.
What do Arun Estate Agencies’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2024, show net assets of £65.4m (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £12.6m (no earlier figure to compare). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Arun Estate Agencies use any other names?
It trades as Cubitt and West, Douglas Allen, Mortgage-Club, Mortgage Matters and Pittis, and 2 more names. It has previously used 5 other names, including Douglas Allen Spiro, Mortgage Matters Direct and Rooney and Co.

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