MCB Woodberry Ltd

Reference number: 568188

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On the register, but not FCA authorised

This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.

What does this mean?
  • Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
  • What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
  • It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
  • So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    +4400353879060955

  • Address

    5 Milestone Court, Killuney Bridge, Armagh, BT61 9H, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line +4400353879060955 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BT61 9H
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Money-laundering registration only
    This firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 December 2009 (16 years old)
Registered office
C/O Whr Accountants Ltd, 56 English Street, Armagh, Co. Armagh, BT61 7LG, Northern Ireland
Nature of business
  • Development of building projects (SIC 41100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Keith Vincent Mcbride Director Dec 1978 16 Dec 2009 None
William James Mcbride Director May 1953 16 Dec 2009 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£543k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£2,568

Same as £2,568

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £543k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

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  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company NI601642. 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

MCB Woodberry’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

1 May 2016

  • Keith McBride became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2011

22 November 2011

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2009

16 December 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Keith Vincent McBride appointed as a director
  • William James McBride appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is MCB Woodberry Ltd FCA authorised?
MCB Woodberry Ltd (FRN 568188) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.
What is MCB Woodberry’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number +4400353879060955 for MCB Woodberry. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is MCB Woodberry a scam or clone?
MCB Woodberry is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.
Is my money safe with MCB Woodberry?
Money you hand to MCB Woodberry is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
Who owns MCB Woodberry?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of MCB Woodberry: Mr Keith McBride (50–75% of shares).
Who runs MCB Woodberry?
Companies House lists 2 directors of MCB Woodberry: Keith Vincent McBride and William James McBride.
How long has MCB Woodberry been in business?
The company was formed on 16 December 2009.
What do MCB Woodberry’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of −£543k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £2,568 (same as £2,568).

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