Legate Group Limited

Reference number: 702800

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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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  • When legategroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0161 505 0207 is
  • Who else gives the postcode M41 0TS
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Permissions on the FCA record

  • Lend or arrange credit
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Debt Administration

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
05414566
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 April 2005 (21 years old)
Registered office
C/O Djh St George's House, 56 Peter Street, Manchester, M2 3NQ, England
Nature of business
  • Investigation activities (SIC 80300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Anthony Paul Clarke Director Oct 1967 1 Sep 2008 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 7 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

£1.69m

+12% from £1.52m

Cash at bank

£1.69m

+13% from £1.50m

Owed within a year

£163k

−4.5% from £171k

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 05414566. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (21)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Anthony Paul Clarke took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

2 December 2015

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

FCA register

2008

2 June 2008

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2005

5 April 2005

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 15
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Firms like Legate Group

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In Manchester

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Legate Group Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Legate Group Limited (FRN 702800) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2015 and works as a debt collector. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Legate Group’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 505 0207 and the website legategroup.co.uk for Legate Group. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Legate Group a scam or clone?
Legate Group 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 Legate Group?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Legate Group handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Legate Group to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Legate Group?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Legate Group: Mr Anthony Paul Clarke (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Legate Group?
Companies House lists one director of Legate Group: Anthony Paul Clarke.
How long has Legate Group been in business?
The company was formed on 5 April 2005, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2015.
What do Legate Group’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show total equity of £1.69m (+12% from £1.52m) and cash at bank of £1.69m (+13% from £1.50m).

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