No longer authorised
This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Authorisation ended 29 November 2012.
Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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Last known phone number
020 7402 8877
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Last known address
8 Spring Street, Paddington, London, W2 3RA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 7402 8877 is
- Who else gives the postcode W2 3RA
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- The record is closedCover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
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 name
- CHOICE FOREX LIMITED
- Company number
- 05680687 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 19 January 2006 (20 years old)
- Registered office
- 1st Floor Sackville House, 143-149 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 6BL, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Ian Bridges | Director | Dec 1953 | 17 Apr 2014 | 6 other companies |
Other companies run by its director
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
- still active
- 3
In the full report: all 6 companies, 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 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Turnover
£773k
Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time
Profit before tax
£120k
Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time
Net assets
£417k
+41% from £297k
Cash at bank
£2.37m
−56% from £5.43m
Assets and liabilities
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 05680687. 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
Choice Forex’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Choice Financial Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2014
17 April 2014
- Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
2012
29 November 2012
- No longer regulated by the Financial Services Authority
- No longer supervised by HMRC
- Status on the FCA register became "Cancelled - Small PI"
FCA register
2011
15 April 2011
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
2006
20 March 2006
- Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date
FCA register
19 January 2006
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 21 events
- All 21 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 13
Firms connected to Choice Forex
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Choice Forex. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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- 6 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 21 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk