Creative Sector Services C.I.C.

Reference number: 675833

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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 creativeunited.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7759 1111 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WC2R 1LA
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Other names (5)

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

  • Creative United Trading name
  • Made Possible Trading name
  • Own Art Trading name
  • Take it away Trading name
  • Creative Industry Finance 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)
  • Credit Broking

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
08280539
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
5 November 2012 (13 years old)
Registered office
C/O Buzzacott Llp, 130 Wood Street, London, EC2V 6DL, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Nicholas David Henry Director Apr 1966 5 Nov 2012 None
Mary Alice Stack Director Jan 1972 16 May 2013 2 other companies
Suzanne Natalie Cony-Bull Director Jan 1971 17 Jan 2019 3 other companies
Sanaz Fatemeh Amidi Director Mar 1980 19 Oct 2023 None
Hannah Kayi Mason Director Sep 1966 19 Oct 2023 2 other companies
Susie Warran-Smith Director Jun 1961 24 Apr 2025 14 other companies
Emrys Lloyd Robinson-Green Director Apr 1990 26 May 2026 6 other companies
Ezra Daniel Konvitz Director Jul 1981 26 May 2026 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 8 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
5
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 29 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 19 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£838k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£734k

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Employees (average)

14

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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 08280539. 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

Creative Sector Services C.I.C.’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (17) All events (55)

2018

26 February 2018

  • Sarah Jacqueline Forster no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • David Samuel Gilbert gained significant control
  • David Samuel Gilbert no longer has significant control
  • Hilary Carty Bing-Pappoe gained significant control
  • Hilary Carty Bing-Pappoe no longer has significant control
  • Mary-Alice Stack gained significant control
  • Mary-Alice Stack no longer has significant control
  • Nicholas David Henry gained significant control
  • Nicholas David Henry no longer has significant control
  • Rikesh Shah gained significant control
  • Rikesh Shah no longer has significant control
  • Sarah Jacqueline Forster gained significant control
  • William Donald Fergus McNeill gained significant control
  • William Donald Fergus McNeill no longer has significant control

Companies House

2015

7 August 2015

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

FCA register

2012

5 November 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 55 events

  • All 55 events in its history (17 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 30
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Firms connected to Creative Sector Services C.I.C.

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

connected firms
3
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 29 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 55 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Creative Sector Services C.I.C. FCA authorised?
Yes, Creative Sector Services C.I.C. (FRN 675833) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Creative Sector Services C.I.C.’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7759 1111 and the website creativeunited.org.uk for Creative Sector Services C.I.C.. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Creative Sector Services C.I.C. a scam or clone?
Creative Sector Services C.I.C. 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 Creative Sector Services C.I.C.?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Creative Sector Services C.I.C. handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Creative Sector Services C.I.C. to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Creative Sector Services C.I.C.?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Creative Sector Services C.I.C. now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr William Donald Fergus McNeill, Mr David Samuel Gilbert and Ms Mary-Alice Stack.
Who runs Creative Sector Services C.I.C.?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Creative Sector Services C.I.C.: Nicholas David Henry, Mary Alice Stack, Suzanne Natalie Cony-Bull, Sanaz Fatemeh Amidi, Hannah Kayi Mason, Susie Warran-Smith and 2 more.
How long has Creative Sector Services C.I.C. been in business?
The company was formed on 5 November 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2015.
What do Creative Sector Services C.I.C.’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £838k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £734k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Creative Sector Services C.I.C. use any other names?
It trades as Creative United, Made Possible, Own Art and Take it away. It has previously used the name Creative Industry Finance.

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