Matford Arable Systems Limited

Reference number: 989550

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Introducer appointed representative

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Responsible principal firm

Business Finance Brokers Limited Reference number: 675825 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • 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.
  • Matford Arable Systems Limited (FRN 989550) introduces customers to Business Finance Brokers Limited (FRN 675825). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Matford Arable Systems.
  • Example: if Matford Arable Systems refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Matford Arable Systems itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When matford-arable.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01392 424265 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EX6 8PD
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Business Finance Brokers 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, free
    You 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
02615346
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 May 1991 (35 years old)
Registered office
Stile Farm, Starcross, Exeter, Devon, EX6 8PD, England
Nature of business
  • Agents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods (SIC 46110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Neil Laurence Potts Director Jun 1959 29 May 1991 3 other companies
Andrew Richard Hill Director Apr 1960 13 Feb 2002 1 other company
Dominic John Edmond Director Mar 1969 20 Jun 2006 1 other company
David Antony Hutchinson Director Apr 1962 9 May 2023 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
3
closed down
2
run together
1

In the full report: all 3 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
  • The 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£1.24m

−8.5% from £1.36m

Cash at bank

£232k

+56% from £149k

Owed within a year

£692k

−41% from £1.17m

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 02615346. 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

Matford Arable Systems’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (17)

2023

6 January 2023

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Matford Arable Systems (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1991

29 May 1991

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Matford Arable Systems Limited FCA authorised?
Matford Arable Systems Limited (FRN 989550) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Matford Arable Systems?
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. Matford Arable Systems Limited (FRN 989550) introduces customers to Business Finance Brokers Limited (FRN 675825). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Matford Arable Systems. Example: if Matford Arable Systems refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Matford Arable Systems itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Matford Arable Systems’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01392 424265 and the website matford-arable.co.uk for Matford Arable Systems. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Matford Arable Systems a scam or clone?
Matford Arable Systems 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 Matford Arable Systems?
Protection works through Business Finance Brokers Limited, the principal firm responsible for Matford Arable Systems's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Matford Arable Systems?
Matford Arable Systems is owned by Matford Arable Systems (Holdings) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Matford Arable Systems?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Matford Arable Systems: Neil Laurence Potts, Andrew Richard Hill, Dominic John Edmond and David Antony Hutchinson.
How long has Matford Arable Systems been in business?
The company was formed on 29 May 1991.
What do Matford Arable Systems’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £1.24m (−8.5% from £1.36m) and cash at bank of £232k (+56% from £149k).

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