Officefile Limited

Reference number: 970698

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

SEOPA LTD Reference number: 313860 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.
  • Officefile Limited (FRN 970698) introduces customers to SEOPA LTD (FRN 313860). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Officefile.
  • Example: if Officefile refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Officefile 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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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07917 875197

  • Address

    23 Caburn Heights, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 8QX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 07917 875197 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RH11 8QX
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Seopa Ltd, 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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
Company number
04557052
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 October 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Ross Brewster Director Nov 1970 15 Jun 2018 2 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
2
closed down
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£25.1k

Up £165 from −£25.3k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£26.9k

+9.8% from £24.5k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £25.1k more than it owned.

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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04557052. 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

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

Key events (4) All events (13)

2022

25 February 2022

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2018

15 June 2018

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over

Companies House

2016

8 October 2016

  • Paul Brewtser took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2002

8 October 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Officefile Limited FCA authorised?
Officefile Limited (FRN 970698) 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 Officefile?
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. Officefile Limited (FRN 970698) introduces customers to SEOPA LTD (FRN 313860). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Officefile. Example: if Officefile refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Officefile 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 Officefile’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07917 875197 for Officefile. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Officefile a scam or clone?
Officefile 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 Officefile?
Protection works through Seopa Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Officefile's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Officefile?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Officefile: Mr Paul Brewtser (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Officefile?
Companies House lists one director of Officefile: Paul Ross Brewster.
How long has Officefile been in business?
The company was formed on 8 October 2002.
What do Officefile’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of −£25.1k (up £165 from −£25.3k).

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