Friday Media Group Limited

Reference number: 841956

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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 fridaymediagroup.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01273 837700 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BN1 1NF
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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
01874025
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 December 1984 (41 years old)
Registered office
Friday Media Group Ltd, 80 East Street, Brighton, BN1 1NF, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of head offices (SIC 70100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Joel Benjamin Kidger Director Mar 1980 12 Aug 2010 1 other company
Sam Luke Kidger Director Dec 1978 12 Aug 2010 6 other companies
Kate Kristy Kidger Director Feb 1984 15 Jan 2013 None
Hamid Shafi Director Dec 1985 15 Apr 2018 3 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
9
closed down
3
run together
1

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 17 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 January 2025Group accountsAudited

Turnover

£7.60m

−1.4% from £7.71m

Profit before tax

−£242k

Down £87.7k from −£155k

Net assets

£16.2m

<1% from £16.3m

Cash at bank

£2.04m

+37% from £1.48m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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.

The figures for the year to 31 January 2025 were read from the printed accounts, because the filing does not tag them in a form that can be read automatically. They were checked against the accounts’ own totals.

These are group figures: the firm and the companies it owns, combined.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 01874025. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (35)

2019

7 June 2019

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

FCA register

2018

1 May 2018

  • Sam Luke Kidger gained significant control

Companies House

30 April 2018

  • Chritopher John Kidger no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

10 June 2016

  • Chritopher John Kidger gained significant control

Companies House

1984

21 December 1984

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 35 events

  • All 35 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 27
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Firms connected to Friday Media Group

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 35 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Friday Media Group Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Friday Media Group Limited (FRN 841956) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2019 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Friday Media Group’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01273 837700 and the website fridaymediagroup.com for Friday Media Group. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Friday Media Group a scam or clone?
Friday Media Group 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 Friday Media Group?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Friday Media Group handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Friday Media Group to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Friday Media Group?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Friday Media Group: Mr Sam Luke Kidger (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Chritopher John Kidger.
Who runs Friday Media Group?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Friday Media Group: Joel Benjamin Kidger, Sam Luke Kidger, Kate Kristy Kidger and Hamid Shafi.
How long has Friday Media Group been in business?
The company was formed on 21 December 1984, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2019.
What do Friday Media Group’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2025, show turnover of £7.60m (−1.4% from £7.71m) and profit before tax of −£242k (down £87.7k from −£155k).

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