Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society Limited

Reference number: 708883

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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 iwchamber.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01983 520777 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode PO36 0EQ
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Other names (3)

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

  • IW LOTTERY Trading name
  • Hampshire and Isle of Wight Opportunity Society Limited Former name
  • Isle of Wight Opportunity Society Ltd Former name

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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  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

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
04101449
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
2 November 2000 (25 years old)
Registered office
Unit S1, Branstone Business Park Unit S1, Branstone Business Park, Stockmans Close, Branstone, Isle Of Wight, PO36 0EQ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John Anthony Allen Director May 1954 8 Dec 2015 6 other companies
Jonathan Thornton Director Jul 1980 7 Aug 2018 None
Karen Lucas Director Nov 1968 7 Oct 2022 5 other companies
Alison Colley Director Jan 1980 17 Oct 2025 None

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
10
closed down
4
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 10 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 19 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£448k

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

1

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£104k

No earlier figure to compare

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 04101449. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (44)

2026

7 May 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Hampshire and Isle of Wight Opportunity Society Limited"

FCA register

2020

18 November 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Isle of Wight Opportunity Society Ltd"

FCA register

2018

6 June 2018

  • Kevin Anthony Edwin Smith no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

2 November 2016

  • Kevin Anthony Edwin Smith gained significant control

Companies House

2015

30 October 2015

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

FCA register

2000

2 November 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 44 events

  • All 44 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 34
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Connected firms

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 10 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 44 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society Limited (FRN 708883) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2015 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01983 520777 and the website IWCHAMBER.CO.UK/LOTTERY for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society a scam or clone?
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society 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 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Kevin Anthony Edwin Smith.
Who runs Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society: John Anthony Allen, Jonathan Thornton, Karen Lucas and Alison Colley.
How long has Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society been in business?
The company was formed on 2 November 2000, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2015.
What do Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £448k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Hampshire & Isle of Wight Opportunity Society use any other names?
It trades as IW LOTTERY. It has previously used 2 other names: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Opportunity Society Limited and Isle of Wight Opportunity Society Ltd.

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