IT @ Spectrum Limited

Reference number: 661877

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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 spectrum.tech first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01482 586732 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode HU13 0GD
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Other names (1)

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

  • Spectrum 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.
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  • 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

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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
01875120
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
3 January 1985 (41 years old)
Registered office
The View Bridgehead Business Park, Hessle, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU13 0GD, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Information technology consultancy activities (SIC 62020)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kenneth Sturdy Director Jun 1964 1 Jan 2001 9 other companies
Robert Mccartney Cavill Director Nov 1984 18 Nov 2019 11 other companies
Matthew James Clayphan Director May 1991 1 Apr 2026 7 other companies
Lee James Evans Director Jan 1978 1 Apr 2026 9 other companies
Graham Frankish Director Oct 1971 1 Apr 2026 7 other companies
Matthew James Clayphan Secretary Not published 20 Jun 2022 –

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
16
closed down
3
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 16 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 2 on the FCA register
  • The 7 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£10.9m

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

Profit before tax

£1.35m

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

Net assets

£3.51m

+44% from £2.44m

Cash at bank

£821k

−41% from £1.39m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 01875120. 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

IT @ Spectrum’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (25)

2026

27 February 2026

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)

FCA register

2024

29 April 2024

  • Spectrum Rentals Limited gave up control
  • Spectrum Workplace Technology Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Spectrum Rentals Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

16 January 2015

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

FCA register

1985

3 January 1985

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

  • All 25 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 15
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Firms connected to IT @ Spectrum

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with IT @ Spectrum. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
4
no longer authorised
1
share a director
1

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like IT @ Spectrum

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In Hessle

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In the Hull (HU) postcode area

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  • 16 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 25 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is IT @ Spectrum Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, IT @ Spectrum Limited (FRN 661877) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is IT @ Spectrum’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01482 586732 and the website spectrum.tech for IT @ Spectrum. 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 IT @ Spectrum a scam or clone?
IT @ Spectrum 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 IT @ Spectrum?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how IT @ Spectrum handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about IT @ Spectrum to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns IT @ Spectrum?
IT @ Spectrum is owned by Spectrum Workplace Technology Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 29 April 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Spectrum Rentals Limited.
Who runs IT @ Spectrum?
Companies House lists 5 directors of IT @ Spectrum: Kenneth Sturdy, Robert McCartney Cavill, Matthew James Clayphan, Lee James Evans and Graham Frankish.
How long has IT @ Spectrum been in business?
The company was formed on 3 January 1985, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2015.
What do IT @ Spectrum’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show turnover of £10.9m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of £1.35m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time).
Does IT @ Spectrum use any other names?
It trades as Spectrum.

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