Cheque Express (Staines) Limited

Reference number: 674682

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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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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01895 443444

  • Address

    7 Broadway Parade, Station Road, West Drayton, UB7 7DE, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 01895 443444 is
  • Who else gives the postcode UB7 7DE
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Other names (1)

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

  • chequex 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.
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  • 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)

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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.
  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
Company number
04117380
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
30 November 2000 (25 years old)
Registered office
164 Field End Road, Eastcote, HA5 1RH, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert Alexander Wilkinson Director Sep 1965 8 May 2013 1 other company

Other companies run by its director

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other company
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

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

Year to 30 November 2022Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Total equity

£88.4k

−13% from £102k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£131k

−4.5% from £138k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Assets and liabilities

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  • Every year from 2019 to 2022
  • 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 04117380. 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

Cheque Express (Staines)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (16)

2017

3 April 2017

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

Companies House

2 April 2017

  • Elisa Ann Wilkinson gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Elisa Ann Wilkinson took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

31 July 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2003

17 October 2003

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over

Companies House

2000

30 November 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cheque Express (Staines) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Cheque Express (Staines) Limited (FRN 674682) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2015 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Cheque Express (Staines)’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01895 443444 for Cheque Express (Staines). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Cheque Express (Staines) a scam or clone?
Cheque Express (Staines) 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 Cheque Express (Staines)?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Cheque Express (Staines) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Cheque Express (Staines) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Cheque Express (Staines)?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Cheque Express (Staines): Mr Robert Alexander Wilkinson (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Ms Elisa Ann Wilkinson.
Who runs Cheque Express (Staines)?
Companies House lists one director of Cheque Express (Staines): Robert Alexander Wilkinson.
How long has Cheque Express (Staines) been in business?
The company was formed on 30 November 2000, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2015.
What do Cheque Express (Staines)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2022, show total equity of £88.4k (−13% from £102k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Cheque Express (Staines) use any other names?
It trades as chequex.

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