Commercial Collection Services Limited

Reference number: 703390

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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 ccscollect.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8665 4990 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CR0 1GR
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Other names (1)

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

  • CCSCOLLECT Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Permissions on the FCA record

  • Lend or arrange credit
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Debt-collecting

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
02326104
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 December 1988 (37 years old)
Registered office
Norfolk House (3rd Floor), Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR0 1GR, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of collection agencies (SIC 82911)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John Edward Adderley Director Jun 1960 7 Nov 2024 1 other company
Catherine Victoria Grant Beattie Director Aug 1983 7 Nov 2024 2 other companies
Ferron Paul Billy Director Mar 1965 7 Nov 2024 1 other company
Graham Rankin Director Nov 1970 7 Nov 2024 13 other companies
Alasdair Calderwood Skeoch Director Jul 1968 1 Sep 2025 4 other companies
Allan Scullion Director Oct 1967 1 Nov 2025 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 6 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
16
closed down
7
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 16 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 6 directors run together
  • All 15 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£248k

−32% from £366k

Cash at bank

£2.91m

+789% from £327k

Owed within a year

£4.10m

+276% from £1.09m

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02326104. 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

Commercial Collection Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (11) All events (35)

2024

7 November 2024

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 4 new directors took over
  • Bpo Collections Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Ccs Group Holdings Ltd gave up control

Companies House

2017

12 April 2017

  • Alan Howard Longhurst stopped being the majority owner
  • Ccs Group Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Elizabeth Agnes Longhurst stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Alan Howard Longhurst became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Elizabeth Agnes Longhurst became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2 February 2016

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

FCA register

1988

7 December 1988

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 35 events

  • All 35 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 22
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Firms connected to Commercial Collection Services

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

connected firms
3
share a director
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Commercial Collection Services

Other firms of the same type (debt collector), nearest first.

In Croydon

Redwood Collections LtdCroydonAuthorised

In the Croydon (CR) postcode area

Town & Country Legal Services LLPCaterhamAuthorised

Elsewhere in the UK

Experian Refi Outsource Services LimitedNottinghamAuthorisedBarclays Security Trustee LimitedLondonAuthorisedFunding Circle LtdLondonAuthorisedPaymentsense LimitedLondonAuthorised

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  • 16 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 35 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Commercial Collection Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Commercial Collection Services Limited (FRN 703390) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a debt collector. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Commercial Collection Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8665 4990 and the website ccscollect.co.uk for Commercial Collection Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Commercial Collection Services a scam or clone?
Commercial Collection Services 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 Commercial Collection Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Commercial Collection Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Commercial Collection Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Commercial Collection Services?
Commercial Collection Services is owned by Bpo Collections Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 7 November 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Elizabeth Agnes Longhurst and Mr Alan Howard Longhurst.
Who runs Commercial Collection Services?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Commercial Collection Services: John Edward Adderley, Catherine Victoria Grant Beattie, Ferron Paul Billy, Graham Rankin, Alasdair Calderwood Skeoch and Allan Scullion.
How long has Commercial Collection Services been in business?
The company was formed on 7 December 1988, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2016.
What do Commercial Collection Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £248k (−32% from £366k) and cash at bank of £2.91m (+789% from £327k).
Does Commercial Collection Services use any other names?
It trades as CCSCOLLECT.

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