Ideagen Software LTD: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 4 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1973

Responsible principal firm

Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited Reference number: 722968 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
Ideagen Software LTD (FRN 976680) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Ideagen Software.
Example: if Ideagen Software refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Ideagen Software itself.
Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

01629 699100
Address

1 Mere Way, Ruddington Fields Business Park, Ruddington, Nottingham, NG11 6JS, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01629 699100 is
Who else gives the postcode NG11 6JS

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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 name: IDEAGEN SOFTWARE LIMITED
Company number: 01118019 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 12 June 1973 (53 years old)
Registered office: One Mere Way, Ruddington, Nottingham, NG11 6JS, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Benjamin Charles Dorks	Director	Mar 1974	1 Jul 1996	33 other companies
Emma Jane Hayes	Director	Oct 1980	18 Nov 2020	45 other companies
Toby William Driver	Director	Aug 1993	7 Jul 2025	26 other companies
Stephen Thompson	Secretary	Not published	19 Aug 2022	–

Other companies run by these 3 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: 47
closed down: 21
run together: 32

In the full report: all 47 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 32 companies these 3 directors run together
All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Ideagen Software’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (22)

2022

31 May 2022

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

13 May 2016

Ideagen Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1973

12 June 1973

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

All 22 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 19

Firms connected to Ideagen Software

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Ideagen Software. 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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47 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
All 22 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ideagen Software LTD FCA authorised?

Ideagen Software LTD (FRN 976680) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for Ideagen Software?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Ideagen Software LTD (FRN 976680) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Ideagen Software. Example: if Ideagen Software refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Ideagen Software itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

What is Ideagen Software’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01629 699100 for Ideagen Software. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Ideagen Software a scam or clone?

Ideagen Software 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 Ideagen Software?

Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Ideagen Software's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Ideagen Software?

Ideagen Software is owned by Ideagen Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 13 May 2016.

Who runs Ideagen Software?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Ideagen Software: Benjamin Charles Dorks, Emma Jane Hayes and Toby William Driver.

How long has Ideagen Software been in business?

The company was formed on 12 June 1973.