Double First Ltd

Reference number: 903112

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Acts as an e-money agent

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts as an e-money agent under another firm's authorisation.

Responsible principal firm

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Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    SUITE 38, YEOVIL INNOVATION CENT, BARRACKS CLOSE, COPSE ROAD, Somerset, BA22 8RN, United Kingdom

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  • Who else gives the postcode BA22 8RN
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection works through the principal
    This firm acts as an agent of an authorised payment or e-money firm rather than holding its own authorisation. FSCS does not protect money held by an agent. Funds should be safeguarded by the principal, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may still be able to 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.

Company name
DOUBLE FIRST LIMITED
Company number
03491759
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 January 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
Building 3 3rd Floor, Building 3, St Paul's Place, Sheffield, S1 2JE, England
Nature of business
  • Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kayleigh Louise Wright Director Dec 1987 9 Jan 2025 27 other companies
Roderick John Williams Director Oct 1971 9 Jan 2025 46 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
46
closed down
7
run together
27

In the full report: all 46 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
  • The 27 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 20 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£5.54m

+16% from £4.77m

Profit before tax

−£514k

Down £122k from −£392k

Net assets

−£955k

Down £440k from −£514k

Cash at bank

£495k

+537% from £77.7k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £955k more than it owned.

Turnover and profit

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 03491759. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (44)

2025

9 January 2025

  • Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2023

25 September 2023

  • Status on the FCA register became "EMD Agent"

FCA register

2020

3 April 2020

  • Education Horizons Group (UK) Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Piers Derek Du Pré stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Piers Derek Du Pré became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

1998

13 January 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 44 events

  • All 44 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 38
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Firms connected to Double First

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Double First. 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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Firms like Double First

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  • 46 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • All 44 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Double First Ltd FCA authorised?
Double First Ltd (FRN 903112) is on the FCA register as an agent of an authorised payment or e-money firm. It does not hold its own authorisation: it acts under the principal's, and the principal is responsible for the money.
Is Double First a scam or clone?
Double First 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 Double First?
Double First is an agent, so it does not hold its own FCA authorisation and FSCS does not protect money held by an agent. Your money should be safeguarded by the authorised firm it acts for. You can still refer a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service, which may be able to look at it.
Who owns Double First?
Double First is owned by Education Horizons Group (UK) Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 3 April 2020. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Piers Derek Du Pré.
Who runs Double First?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Double First: Kayleigh Louise Wright and Roderick John Williams.
How long has Double First been in business?
The company was formed on 13 January 1998.
What do Double First’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2024, show turnover of £5.54m (+16% from £4.77m) and profit before tax of −£514k (down £122k from −£392k).

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