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
Moneyworld, 34 High Street, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2AG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When moneyworld.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01494 443806 is
- Who else gives the postcode HP11 2AG
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Moneyworld Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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- Acting as a CBTL advisor
- Acting as a CBTL arranger
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on P2P agreements
- Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Credit Broking
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Debt Adjusting
- Debt-counselling
- Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
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
- 02193788 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 13 November 1987 (38 years old)
- Registered office
- C/O Sterlings Ltd, Lawford House, Albert Place, London, N3 1QA, England
- Nature of business
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- Life insurance (SIC 65110)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Richard Dent | Director | Jul 1958 | 19 May 1994 | 1 other company |
| Michael Ludgate | Director | Sep 1979 | 16 Oct 2015 | None |
| Jeffrey Allan Ludgate | Director | Sep 1953 | Not published | 7 other companies |
| Sandra Margaret Ludgate | Director | Dec 1955 | Not published | None |
| Sandra Margaret Ludgate | Secretary | Not published | Not published | None |
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
- 8
- closed down
- 5
- still active
- 3
In the full report: all 8 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
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£49.7k
−3.7% from £51.6k
Cash at bank
£47.4k
+10% from £43.0k
Employees (average)
5
Same as 5
Owed within a year
£9,652
+40% from £6,884
Net assets
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 02193788. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
Jeff Ludgate’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Jeffrey Allan Ludgate took control (75–100% of shares)
- Michael Ludgate gained significant control
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1994
10 October 1994
- Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date
FCA register
1987
13 November 1987
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 14 events
- All 14 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 2
Firms connected to Jeff Ludgate
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Jeff Ludgate. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- no longer authorised
- 1
- share its postcode
- 3
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Jeff Ludgate
Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.
In High Wycombe
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- 8 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 14 events in its history
- 3 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
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