Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited
Reference number: 1011392
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Responsible principal firm
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- 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.
- Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited (FRN 1011392) introduces customers to Car Benefit Car Schemes Limited (FRN 717625). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Leica Microsystems (UK).
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Website, phone number and address
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Address
19 Jessops Riverside, 800 Brightside Lane, Sheffield, S9 2RX, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When leica-microsystems.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0800 298 2344 is
- Who else gives the postcode S9 2RX
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Car Benefit Car Schemes 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, freeYou 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 number
- 00476611 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 30 December 1949 (76 years old)
- Registered office
- Unit 4 Blythe Valley Innovation Centre, Central Boulevard, Blythe Valley Business Park, Solihull, B90 8AJ, England
- Nature of business
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- Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (SIC 47990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lawrence Edwards | Director | Apr 1965 | 31 Mar 2007 | 3 other companies |
| Walid Beylouni | Director | Feb 1975 | 1 Mar 2025 | None |
| Simon John Davis Smith | Director | Feb 1969 | 3 Sep 2025 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by these 3 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
- 4
- closed down
- 2
- still active
- 2
In the full report: all 4 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 24 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Leica Microsystems (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
19 March 2024
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
2017
1 January 2017
- Launchchange Operations Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
1949
30 December 1949
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 46 events
- All 46 events in its history (3 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 43
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- 4 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 46 events in its history
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk