Avid & Gem Acquisitions Limited

Reference number: 674239

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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 cashbrokers.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01633 253749 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NP20 1HA
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Other names (1)

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

  • Cashbrokers 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 (3 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit 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
05952360
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 October 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
Pantiles, Llysworney, Cowbridge, CF71 7NQ, Wales
Nature of business
  • Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores (SIC 47770)
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David John Ford Director Mar 1960 2 Oct 2006 5 other companies
Megan Jane Ford Director Dec 1968 2 Oct 2006 5 other companies
David John Ford Secretary Not published 2 Oct 2006 5 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
6
closed down
3
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 6 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 4 companies these 2 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£27.4k

Up £29.2k from −£1,772

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£74.7k

−35% from £116k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 05952360. 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

Avid & Gem Acquisitions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (10)

2016

6 April 2016

  • David John Ford became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Megan Jane Ford became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

25 February 2016

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

FCA register

2006

2 October 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Firms connected to Avid & Gem Acquisitions

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

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Avid & Gem Acquisitions Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Avid & Gem Acquisitions Limited (FRN 674239) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Avid & Gem Acquisitions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01633 253749 and the website cashbrokers.co.uk for Avid & Gem Acquisitions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Avid & Gem Acquisitions a scam or clone?
Avid & Gem Acquisitions 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 Avid & Gem Acquisitions?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Avid & Gem Acquisitions handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Avid & Gem Acquisitions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Avid & Gem Acquisitions?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Avid & Gem Acquisitions: Mrs Megan Jane Ford (25–50% of shares) and Mr David John Ford (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Avid & Gem Acquisitions?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Avid & Gem Acquisitions: David John Ford and Megan Jane Ford.
How long has Avid & Gem Acquisitions been in business?
The company was formed on 2 October 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2016.
What do Avid & Gem Acquisitions’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £27.4k (up £29.2k from −£1,772).
Does Avid & Gem Acquisitions use any other names?
It trades as Cashbrokers.

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