Independent Connections Limited
Reference number: 547989
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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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Phone number
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Address
Independent Connections Ltd, Caroline House, 125 Bradshawgate, Bolton, BL2 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- What kind of line 01204 565600 is
- Who else gives the postcode BL2 1BJ
Other names (4)
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- AD One Corporate Solutions Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
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FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may applyMortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Credit Broking
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Providing Credit Information Services
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
- 07009858 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 4 September 2009 (17 years old)
- Registered office
- Caroline House, 125 Bradshawgate, Bolton, BL2 1BJ, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vahed Khan | Director | Nov 1990 | 1 Dec 2017 | 2 other companies |
Other companies run by its director
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
- 2
- closed down
- 2
In the full report: all 2 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£108k
+16% from £92.9k
Cash at bank
£210k
+970% from £19.7k
Employees (average)
24
+9.1% from 22
Owed within a year
£279k
+82% from £153k
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
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 07009858. 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
Independent Connections’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2021
1 March 2021
- Mohamed Hassan Jiva became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Mohamed Hassan Jiva stopped being a part-owner
- Mohmed Junaid Pathan became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Mohmed Junaid Pathan stopped being a part-owner
- Salim Musa became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Salim Musa stopped being a part-owner
- Vahed Khan stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2019
1 August 2019
- Ian Paul Taylor gave up control
- Vahed Khan became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2016
1 July 2016
- Ian Paul Taylor took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2011
24 November 2011
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
14 April 2011
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
2009
4 September 2009
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 31 events
- All 31 events in its history (14 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 7
Firms connected to Independent Connections
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Independent Connections. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Independent Connections
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Bolton
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- 2 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 31 events in its history
- 2 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
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk