Crest IT Solutions Limited

Reference number: 836621

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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 crest-it.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 043 0144 is
  • Who else gives the postcode HX5 9DA
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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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  • 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
05933858
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 September 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
Waddington & Ledger Building Lowfields Business Park, Lacy Way, Elland, HX5 9DA, England
Nature of business
  • Information technology consultancy activities (SIC 62020)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Brett Charles Abson Director Feb 1973 23 Feb 2018 4 other companies
David Gareth Lees Director Mar 1986 23 Feb 2018 1 other company
Paul Stuart Lees Director Aug 1987 23 Feb 2018 8 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
8
closed down
5
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 8 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 4 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£51.1k

+36% from £37.5k

Cash at bank

£77.7k

+39% from £55.9k

Employees (average)

9

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£294k

+78% from £165k

Net assets

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05933858. 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

Crest IT Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (16)

2019

2 August 2019

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

FCA register

2018

23 February 2018

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 3 new directors took over
  • Abs (U.K.) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Michael Richard Branford gave up control

Companies House

2016

13 September 2016

  • Michael Richard Branford took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2006

13 September 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Crest IT Solutions

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

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Crest IT Solutions

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

In Elland

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Crest IT Solutions Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Crest IT Solutions Limited (FRN 836621) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2019 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Crest IT Solutions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 043 0144 and the website crest-it.co.uk for Crest IT Solutions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Crest IT Solutions a scam or clone?
Crest IT Solutions 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 Crest IT Solutions?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Crest IT Solutions handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Crest IT Solutions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Crest IT Solutions?
Crest IT Solutions is owned by Abs (U.K.) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 23 February 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Michael Richard Branford.
Who runs Crest IT Solutions?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Crest IT Solutions: Brett Charles Abson, David Gareth Lees and Paul Stuart Lees.
How long has Crest IT Solutions been in business?
The company was formed on 13 September 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2019.
What do Crest IT Solutions’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £51.1k (+36% from £37.5k) and cash at bank of £77.7k (+39% from £55.9k).

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