Dataswyft Ltd

Reference number: 829529

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Registered, but in an insolvency process

This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.

What the FCA says

ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process

This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    Michael Commins, Second Floor, Franciscan House, 51 Princes Street, Ipswich, IP1 1ED, United Kingdom

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  • Who else gives the postcode IP1 1ED
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Other names (4)

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

  • Dataswift Ltd Former name
  • Hat Data Exchange Ltd Former name
  • Dataswift Former trading name
  • HATDeX Former trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • In an insolvency process
    Money the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.

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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Companies House records this company in liquidation, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
09821157
Company status
Liquidation
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 October 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
10th Floor 103 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 3AG, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Data processing, hosting and related activities (SIC 63110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Lena Irene Cheng Leng Ng (Prof) Director Sep 1963 13 Oct 2015 5 other companies
Paul Hartley Tasker Director Jun 1954 13 Oct 2015 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
7
closed down
4
still active
3

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£3.30m

Down £696k from −£2.61m

Cash at bank

£20.3k

−68% from £62.6k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £3.30m more than it owned.

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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09821157. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (28)

2024

7 February 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Dataswift Ltd"

FCA register

2019

7 October 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "Hat Data Exchange Ltd"

FCA register

16 August 2019

  • Status on the FCA register became "Registered Account Information Service Provider"

FCA register

2018

14 December 2018

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2015

13 October 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 18
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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 28 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dataswyft Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Dataswyft Ltd (FRN 829529) is registered with the FCA and permitted to provide its regulated services. It is also in an insolvency process, under the control of insolvency practitioners, so deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.
Is Dataswyft a scam or clone?
Dataswyft 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 Dataswyft?
Dataswyft is under the control of insolvency practitioners, so money it held is returned through the appointed office holders rather than by the firm. That takes time and can fall short. Where money is missing, the FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can still consider a complaint.
Who runs Dataswyft?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Dataswyft: Lena Irene Cheng Leng Ng (Prof) and Paul Hartley Tasker.
How long has Dataswyft been in business?
The company was formed on 13 October 2015. Companies House now lists it as liquidation.
What do Dataswyft’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of −£3.30m (down £696k from −£2.61m) and cash at bank of £20.3k (−68% from £62.6k).
Does Dataswyft use any other names?
It has previously used 4 other names, including Dataswift Ltd, Hat Data Exchange Ltd and Dataswift.

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