IBS Office Solutions Limited

Reference number: 668182

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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 ibs-uk.net first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01491 917088 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RG9 4NR
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Other names (1)

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

  • IBS UK Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire 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
05741824
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 March 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Bruce Derry Director Dec 1964 11 Jun 2025 23 other companies
Mark Garius Director Apr 1957 11 Jun 2025 45 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
46
closed down
35
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 46 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 4 on the FCA register
  • The 22 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£6.26m

+23% from £5.07m

Cash at bank

£5.33m

+15% from £4.64m

Owed within a year

£708k

−53% from £1.49m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • The chart, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05741824. 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

IBS Office Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (17)

2025

11 June 2025

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over
  • Buck Star Managed Services Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Caleb Joseph Southwell stopped being a part-owner
  • Joanna Louise Southwell stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Caleb Joseph Southwell became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Joanna Louise Southwell became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

3 March 2015

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

FCA register

2006

14 March 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to IBS Office Solutions

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with IBS Office Solutions. 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
  • 3 past links through former directors
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Firms like IBS Office Solutions

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

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  • 46 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is IBS Office Solutions Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, IBS Office Solutions Limited (FRN 668182) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is IBS Office Solutions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01491 917088 and the website ibs-uk.net for IBS Office Solutions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is IBS Office Solutions a scam or clone?
IBS Office Solutions 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 IBS Office Solutions?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how IBS Office Solutions handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about IBS Office Solutions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns IBS Office Solutions?
IBS Office Solutions is owned by Buck Star Managed Services Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 11 June 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Joanna Louise Southwell and Mr Caleb Joseph Southwell.
Who runs IBS Office Solutions?
Companies House lists 2 directors of IBS Office Solutions: Paul Bruce Derry and Mark Garius.
How long has IBS Office Solutions been in business?
The company was formed on 14 March 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2015.
What do IBS Office Solutions’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £6.26m (+23% from £5.07m) and cash at bank of £5.33m (+15% from £4.64m).
Does IBS Office Solutions use any other names?
It trades as IBS UK.

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