Instaloft Ltd

Reference number: 836646

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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 instaloft.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 046 3955 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TF1 7ET
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit 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.
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  • Credit Broking

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
09273081
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 October 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
Unit A Lodge Park, Hortonwood 30, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 7ET, England
Nature of business
  • Other construction installation (SIC 43290)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert William Stone Director Mar 1975 21 Oct 2014 10 other companies
Ben Scott Crouch Director Jan 1990 15 Aug 2024 3 other companies
Christopher Mark Stott Director Nov 1991 16 Feb 2026 6 other companies
Andrew Joshua Thomason Director May 1997 16 Feb 2026 6 other companies
Davy Gerard Jacques Thomas Director Jan 1973 10 Jul 2026 4 other companies

Other companies run by these 5 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
17
closed down
6
run together
6

In the full report: all 17 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 6 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2022Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£14.6m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Profit before tax

£1.70m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£4.20m

+30% from £3.23m

Cash at bank

£982k

−57% from £2.31m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2022
  • 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 09273081. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (16)

2023

21 April 2023

  • Lapis Enterprises Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Robert William Stone gave up control

Companies House

2019

2 April 2019

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

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Robert William Stone took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

21 October 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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  • 17 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Instaloft Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Instaloft Ltd (FRN 836646) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2019 and works as a home improvement or trades. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Instaloft’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 046 3955 and the website instaloft.co.uk for Instaloft. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Instaloft a scam or clone?
Instaloft 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 Instaloft?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Instaloft handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Instaloft to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Instaloft?
Instaloft is owned by Lapis Enterprises Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 21 April 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Robert William Stone.
Who runs Instaloft?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Instaloft: Robert William Stone, Ben Scott Crouch, Christopher Mark Stott, Andrew Joshua Thomason and Davy Gerard Jacques Thomas.
How long has Instaloft been in business?
The company was formed on 21 October 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2019.
What do Instaloft’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2022, show turnover of £14.6m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of £1.70m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time).

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