No longer authorised
This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Authorisation ended 21 May 2014.
Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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Last known phone number
0161 850 8877
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Last known address
246 Ashton Road, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 1QN, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0161 850 8877 is
- Who else gives the postcode OL8 1QN
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- The record is closedCover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
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 as dissolved.
- Company name
- FRIENDS MONEY TRANSFER LIMITED
- Company number
- 06955209 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Dissolved
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 7 July 2009 (17 years old)
- Registered office
- 246 Ashton Road, Oldham, OL8 1QN, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Arif | Director | Dec 1967 | 7 Jul 2009 | 6 other companies |
| Raja Adnan Ahmed | Director | Jun 1987 | 20 Apr 2011 | 1 other company |
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
- 6
- closed down
- 3
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 6 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- The 1 company these 2 directors run together
Key dates in its history
Friends Money Transfer’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2015
17 February 2015
- Company dissolved
Companies House
2014
21 May 2014
- Status on the FCA register became "Cancelled - Authorised PI"
FCA register
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2012
30 January 2012
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date
FCA register
2009
7 July 2009
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 10 events
- All 10 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 2
Firms connected to Friends Money Transfer
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Friends Money Transfer. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 5
- no longer authorised
- 2
- share its postcode
- 5
In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (5)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Friends Money Transfer
Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.
In Oldham
In the Oldham (OL) postcode area
Elsewhere in the UK
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- 6 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 10 events in its history
- 5 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
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