office options (midlands) limited: FCA regulated?

No longer authorised

This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Authorisation ended 29 September 2026.

Website, phone number and address

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No website on the FCA register
No phone number on the FCA register
Last known address

CG&Co, 27 Byrom St, Manchester, M3 4PF, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

Who else gives the postcode M3 4PF

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

The record is closed
Cover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.

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.

Concerns on the company record

Companies House records this company in liquidation.
Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
This company has insolvency history on record.

Company number: 02817681 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Liquidation
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 13 May 1993 (33 years old)
Registered office: C/O Cg & Co 27, Byrom Street, Manchester, M3 4PF
Nature of business: Repair of other equipment (SIC 33190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Paul James Murrall	Director	Feb 1960	1 Jan 1994	5 other companies
Paul James Murrall	Secretary	Not published	1 Jan 1994	5 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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: 5
still active: 3
went insolvent: 2

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£366k

+7.6% from £340k

Employees (average)

13

Same as 13

Owed within a year

£1.21m

+1.9% from £1.19m

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 to 2024
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 02817681. 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

Office options (midlands)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (25)

2026

29 September 2026

No longer regulated by the FCA
Stopped being authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Paul James Murrall became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Timothy Hines became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

25 November 2015

Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

1993

13 May 1993

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

All 25 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 19

Firms connected to office options (midlands)

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

connected firms: 5
share a director: 1
share its postcode: 4

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (4)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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5 other companies its directors have run, named
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5 years of accounts, charted
All 25 events in its history
5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is office options (midlands) limited FCA authorised?

No. office options (midlands) limited (FRN 702563) is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed: no longer authorised.

Is office options (midlands) a scam or clone?

office options (midlands) is not currently authorised by the FCA. Be cautious and verify any firm on the FCA register before dealing with it.

Is my money safe with office options (midlands)?

Money you handed over while it was authorised generally keeps its protection: FSCS covers firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading. New business with office options (midlands) has no cover, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.

Who owns office options (midlands)?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of office options (midlands): Mr Paul James Murrall (25–50% of shares) and Mr Timothy Hines (25–50% of shares).

Who runs office options (midlands)?

Companies House lists one director of office options (midlands): Paul James Murrall.

How long has office options (midlands) been in business?

The company was formed on 13 May 1993. Companies House now lists it as liquidation.

What do office options (midlands)’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of £366k (+7.6% from £340k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.