Harlands Services Ltd

Reference number: 779275

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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 harlandsgroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01444 221050 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NE1 3AZ
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Other names (2)

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

  • Harlands Group Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Xplor Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguarded
    Your money must be kept in a separate safeguarded account. If the firm fails, all safeguarded funds should be returned to you. With no upper limit, unlike the capped amounts under FSCS. Safeguarding works differently from FSCS, but protects your full balance when the rules are followed correctly.
  • 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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  • 3. Executing payment transactions (no credit line)

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
25 October 1994 (31 years old)
Registered office
1st Floor Central Square South, Orchard Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3AZ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Anthony Carabin Director Nov 1964 15 Mar 2023 27 other companies
Nicola Dorothy Mcguiness-Brown Director Mar 1981 19 Oct 2023 14 other companies

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
27
closed down
8
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 27 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 one on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 14 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 18 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Harlands Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2018

26 February 2018

  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2017

21 September 2017

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Harlands Group Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2002

30 July 2002

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

1994

25 October 1994

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 41 events

  • All 41 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 34
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Firms connected to Harlands Services

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Harlands Services

Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.

In Newcastle upon Tyne

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  • 27 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 41 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Harlands Services Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Harlands Services Ltd (FRN 779275) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Harlands Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01444 221050 and the website harlandsgroup.co.uk for Harlands Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Harlands Services a scam or clone?
Harlands Services 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 Harlands Services?
It depends on the product, but payment and e-money balances should be safeguarded in a separate account, with no upper limit on the protected amount. You can also refer complaints about Harlands Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Harlands Services?
Harlands Services is owned by Harlands Group Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Harlands Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Harlands Services: Anthony Carabin and Nicola Dorothy McGuiness-Brown.
How long has Harlands Services been in business?
The company was formed on 25 October 1994, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2018.
Does Harlands Services use any other names?
It trades as Harlands Group and Xplor.

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