ME Expert Limited

Reference number: 917459

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When moneyexpert.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07799 616620 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode CH1 4QR
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Other names (3)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Money Expert Trading name
  • Quick-Compare Trading name
  • Simply Switch Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Credit Broking
  • 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
10120411
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 April 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
Suite B1 The Quadrant, Mercury Court, Chester, CH1 4QR, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ian Robert Attwood Director Apr 1968 2 Sep 2017 2 other companies
Antoine Nohra Director Feb 1969 24 Nov 2022 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2022Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£1.67m

Down £145k from −£1.53m

Total equity

−£2.85m

Down £1.67m from −£1.18m

Cash at bank

£342k

+19% from £287k

Employees (average)

67

−24% from 88

Total equity is negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £2.85m more than it owned.

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2022 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £12.2m, for the year to 31 December 2021.

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2022
  • Both charts, 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 10120411. 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

ME Expert’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (25)

2021

4 August 2021

  • Credico Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Me Expert Holdings Limited gave up control

Companies House

2020

23 July 2020

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

FCA register

2018

26 July 2018

  • Me Expert Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Nigel Dudley Warr gave up control

Companies House

2016

18 August 2016

  • Nigel Dudley Warr took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

12 April 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

  • All 25 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to ME Expert

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with ME Expert. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
3
share its phone number
2
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (2), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like ME Expert

Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.

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Get the full report on ME Expert

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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 25 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is ME Expert Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, ME Expert Limited (FRN 917459) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2020 and works as a mortgage adviser or broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is ME Expert’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07799 616620 and the website moneyexpert.com for ME Expert. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 2 other FCA firms.
Is ME Expert a scam or clone?
ME Expert 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 ME Expert?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about ME Expert to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns ME Expert?
ME Expert is owned by Credico Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 4 August 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Me Expert Holdings Limited and Mr Nigel Dudley Warr.
Who runs ME Expert?
Companies House lists 2 directors of ME Expert: Ian Robert Attwood and Antoine Nohra.
How long has ME Expert been in business?
The company was formed on 12 April 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2020.
What do ME Expert’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2022, show profit before tax of −£1.67m (down £145k from −£1.53m) and total equity of −£2.85m (down £1.67m from −£1.18m).
Does ME Expert use any other names?
It trades as Money Expert, Quick-Compare and Simply Switch.

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