Ashcroft Mailing Solutions Limited

Reference number: 677835

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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 ashcroftfranking.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01789 768730 is
  • Who else gives the postcode B98 0SD
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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.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • 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
03588891
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 June 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
5 Regents Court, Farmoor Lane, Redditch, B98 0SD, England
Nature of business
  • Postal activities under universal service obligation (SIC 53100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Richard George Carrington Director Mar 1952 26 Jun 1998 3 other companies
Nicola Carrington Director Aug 1955 1 Nov 2021 None
Dorothy Gunn Secretary Not published 6 May 2004 –

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
3
closed down
2
still active
1

In the full report: all 3 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
  • 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

£229k

−24% from £302k

Cash at bank

£16.0k

−72% from £57.4k

Employees (average)

6

Same as 6

Owed within a year

£239k

−16% from £283k

Net assets

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 03588891. 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

Ashcroft Mailing Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (12)

2017

8 July 2017

  • Richard George Carrington took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

16 June 2015

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

FCA register

1998

26 June 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Ashcroft Mailing Solutions

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

connected firms
3
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Ashcroft Mailing Solutions

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ashcroft Mailing Solutions Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Ashcroft Mailing Solutions Limited (FRN 677835) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Ashcroft Mailing Solutions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01789 768730 and the website ashcroftfranking.co.uk for Ashcroft Mailing Solutions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ashcroft Mailing Solutions a scam or clone?
Ashcroft Mailing Solutions 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 Ashcroft Mailing Solutions?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Ashcroft Mailing Solutions handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Ashcroft Mailing Solutions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Ashcroft Mailing Solutions?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Ashcroft Mailing Solutions: Mr Richard George Carrington (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Ashcroft Mailing Solutions?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Ashcroft Mailing Solutions: Richard George Carrington and Nicola Carrington.
How long has Ashcroft Mailing Solutions been in business?
The company was formed on 26 June 1998, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2015.
What do Ashcroft Mailing Solutions’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £229k (−24% from £302k) and cash at bank of £16.0k (−72% from £57.4k).

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