Innovia Films 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 6 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1933

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.
Innovia Films Ltd (FRN 930228) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Innovia Films.
Example: if Innovia Films refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Innovia Films 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

01697 341756
Address

Innovia Films Ltd, West Road, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 9XX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01697 341756 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode CA7 9XX

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: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITED
Company number: 00271998 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 9 January 1933 (93 years old)
Registered office: Lowther R & D Centre, West Road, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 9XX, England
Nature of business: Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified (SIC 32990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Geoffrey Thomas Martin	Director	Jun 1954	28 Feb 2017	38 other companies
Simon Alain Huber	Director	Feb 1988	2 Jan 2019	2 other companies
Darren Jackson	Director	Mar 1975	3 Jul 2023	2 other companies
Graeme Armstrong	Director	Feb 1963	15 Jan 2025	2 other companies

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: 38
closed down: 22
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 38 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 2 companies these 4 directors run together
All 29 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Innovia Films’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (52)

2020

20 July 2020

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Innovia Films (Holding) Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1933

9 January 1933

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 52 events

All 52 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 49

Firms connected to Innovia Films

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Innovia Films. 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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38 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
All 52 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Innovia Films Ltd FCA authorised?

Innovia Films Ltd (FRN 930228) 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 Innovia Films?

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. Innovia Films Ltd (FRN 930228) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Innovia Films. Example: if Innovia Films refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Innovia Films 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 Innovia Films’ phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01697 341756 for Innovia Films. 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 Innovia Films a scam or clone?

Innovia Films 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 Innovia Films?

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

Who owns Innovia Films?

Innovia Films is owned by Innovia Films (Holding) Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Innovia Films?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Innovia Films: Geoffrey Thomas Martin, Simon Alain Huber, Darren Jackson and Graeme Armstrong.

How long has Innovia Films been in business?

The company was formed on 9 January 1933.