Codeweavers Limited

Reference number: 735430

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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 codeweavers.net first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 021 0888 is
  • Who else gives the postcode ST16 2HQ
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Other names (1)

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

  • Motor Credit Check Former 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 (1 permission)
  • Providing Credit Information Services

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
04092394
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 October 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office
16 & 17 Waterfront Way, Stafford, ST16 2HQ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Martin Leigh Forbes Director Mar 1976 2 Mar 2021 29 other companies
Paul David Humphreys Director Apr 1974 24 May 2023 2 other companies
Furrukh Mehmood Sheikh Director Jul 1985 1 Jul 2024 21 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
29
closed down
3
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 29 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • The 21 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 19 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£2.39m

−45% from £4.34m

Net assets

£11.7m

+27% from £9.21m

Cash at bank

£1.25m

+302% from £310k

Employees (average)

144

+1.4% from 142

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04092394. 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

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

Key events (8) All events (42)

2022

22 August 2022

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

FCA register

2018

26 February 2018

  • Ian John Bullough stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Codeweavers (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Ian John Bullough became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Roland William Schaack became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Roland William Schaack stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2000

18 October 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 42 events

  • All 42 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 31
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Firms connected to Codeweavers

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

connected firms
2
share a director
2
past link
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 29 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 42 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Codeweavers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Codeweavers Limited (FRN 735430) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2022. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Codeweavers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 021 0888 and the website codeweavers.net for Codeweavers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Codeweavers a scam or clone?
Codeweavers 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 Codeweavers?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Codeweavers handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Codeweavers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Codeweavers?
Codeweavers is owned by Codeweavers (Holdings) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Roland William Schaack and Mr Ian John Bullough.
Who runs Codeweavers?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Codeweavers: Martin Leigh Forbes, Paul David Humphreys and Furrukh Mehmood Sheikh.
How long has Codeweavers been in business?
The company was formed on 18 October 2000, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2022.
What do Codeweavers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of £2.39m (−45% from £4.34m) and net assets of £11.7m (+27% from £9.21m).
Does Codeweavers use any other names?
It has previously used the name Motor Credit Check.

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