Camera World Limited
Reference number: 689327
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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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Phone number
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Address
Cameraworld Ltd, 13 High Street, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3BG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When cameraworld.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07585 115181 is
- Who else gives the postcode SG1 3BG
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
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Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 03691718 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 5 January 1999 (27 years old)
- Registered office
- Swift House, Ground Floor, 18 Hoffmanns Way, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1GU, England
- Nature of business
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- Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (SIC 47789)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaycob Garry Helman | Director | May 1988 | 30 Nov 2022 | 2 other companies |
| Gemma Louise Helman | Director | Jun 1988 | 30 Nov 2022 | 1 other company |
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
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£1.57m
+1.3% from £1.55m
Cash at bank
£225k
−54% from £494k
Owed within a year
£1.18m
−5.9% from £1.25m
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
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 03691718. 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
Camera World’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2022
30 November 2022
- Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
2019
31 October 2019
- Anthony John Stent stopped being a part-owner
- Camera World Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Jason Mitchell stopped being the majority owner
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Anthony John Stent became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Jason Mitchell became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
2015
8 June 2015
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1999
5 January 1999
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 18 events
- All 18 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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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 18 events in its history
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk