Avp Law Limited

Reference number: 830164

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Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When avplaw.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07990 590389 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PL7 1LJ
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Other names (2)

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

  • Ethos HR Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • AVP Law Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Claims management No FSCS cover
    Money you pay a claims company is not FSCS protected, but FCA rules cap what it may charge you for a financial services claim. Complaints about this firm go to the Financial Ombudsman Service free of charge.
  • 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.

Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 September 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
5 George Lane, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1LJ
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alexander Passman Director May 1978 28 Sep 2006 None
Victoria Pratt Secretary Not published 28 Sep 2006 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • Both people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£962

−86% from £7,035

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Assets and liabilities

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 05950217. 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

Avp Law’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2020

1 October 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "AVP Law"

FCA register

29 July 2020

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Changed its registered name from "AVP Law Limited"
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2019

31 March 2019

  • No longer regulated by the Claims Management Regulator

FCA register

2016

11 July 2016

  • Regulated by the Claims Management Regulator from this date

FCA register

1 July 2016

  • Alexander Passman took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2006

28 September 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms like Avp Law

Other firms of the same type (claims management firm), nearest first.

In the Plymouth (PL) postcode area

Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Avp Law Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Avp Law Limited (FRN 830164) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2020 and works as a claims management firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Avp Law’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07990 590389 and the website avplaw.co.uk for Avp Law. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Avp Law a scam or clone?
Avp Law 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 Avp Law?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Avp Law handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Avp Law to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Avp Law?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Avp Law: Alexander Passman (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Avp Law?
Companies House lists one director of Avp Law: Alexander Passman.
How long has Avp Law been in business?
The company was formed on 28 September 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2020.
What do Avp Law’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £962 (−86% from £7,035).
Does Avp Law use any other names?
It trades as Ethos HR. It has previously used the name AVP Law.

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