Firenze Group Ltd

Reference number: 1024068

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On the register, but not FCA authorised

This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.

What does this mean?
  • Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
  • What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
  • It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
  • So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    41 New Cross Street, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4TU, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode M27 4TU
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Money-laundering registration only
    This firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

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
14904479
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
30 May 2023 (3 years old)
Registered office
41 New Cross Street, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4TU, England
Nature of business
  • Other information technology service activities (SIC 62090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gareth David Newman Director Dec 1988 30 May 2023 None
Anna Victoria Curtis Director Apr 1989 14 Nov 2023 None
Samantha Pamela Bamert Director Apr 1974 26 Sep 2024 8 other companies
Paul David Pester (Dr) Director Jan 1964 26 Sep 2024 8 other companies
Michael John Oliver Toole Director Sep 1975 26 Sep 2024 6 other companies
Jay Wilson Director Dec 1983 3 Apr 2026 6 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
28
closed down
11
are FCA-registered
6

In the full report: all 28 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 6 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.03m

Up £1.86m from £165k

Cash at bank

£2.18m

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

4

+100% from 2

Owed within a year

£336k

Up £306k from £29.4k

Assets and liabilities

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 14904479. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (9)

2025

10 February 2025

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2023

30 May 2023

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Gareth David Newman became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

  • All 9 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Firenze Group

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

connected firms
6
no longer authorised
1
share a director
4

In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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  • 28 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • All 9 events in its history
  • 6 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Firenze Group Ltd FCA authorised?
Firenze Group Ltd (FRN 1024068) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.
Is Firenze Group a scam or clone?
Firenze Group is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.
Is my money safe with Firenze Group?
Money you hand to Firenze Group is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
Who owns Firenze Group?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Firenze Group: Mr Gareth David Newman (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Firenze Group?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Firenze Group: Gareth David Newman, Anna Victoria Curtis, Samantha Pamela Bamert, Paul David Pester (Dr), Michael John Oliver Toole and Jay Wilson.
How long has Firenze Group been in business?
The company was formed on 30 May 2023.
What do Firenze Group’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £2.03m (up £1.86m from £165k) and cash at bank of £2.18m (no earlier figure to compare).

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