Optima Training & Consultancy Limited

Reference number: 952649

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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 optima-it.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7062 5000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CM19 5QE
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Other names (1)

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

  • OPTIMA Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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 (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

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
29 May 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office
Unit 96 Greenway Business Centre, Harlow, Essex, CM19 5QE, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other activities of employment placement agencies (SIC 78109)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Declan Shaun Murphy Director Dec 1981 19 May 2023 4 other companies
Kian Raja Director Jan 1986 7 Sep 2026 4 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
7
closed down
2
run together
1

In the full report: all 7 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
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£382k

+54% from £248k

Cash at bank

£330k

+316% from £79.1k

Employees (average)

26

+13% from 23

Owed within a year

£373k

−36% from £584k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 12023041. 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

Optima Training & Consultancy’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

7 September 2026

  • Gzm Capital Investments Limited gave up control
  • Skills Capital Group Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2024

14 August 2024

  • Fortes Partners Limited stopped being a part-owner
  • Gzm Capital Investments Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2021

25 June 2021

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

FCA register

2020

22 September 2020

  • Aymen Mekni gave up control
  • Fortes Partners Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2019

29 May 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Aymen Mekni took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

  • All 23 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to Optima Training & Consultancy

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Optima Training & Consultancy

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

In Harlow

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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 23 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Optima Training & Consultancy Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Optima Training & Consultancy Limited (FRN 952649) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2021 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Optima Training & Consultancy’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7062 5000 and the website optima-it.co.uk for Optima Training & Consultancy. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Optima Training & Consultancy a scam or clone?
Optima Training & Consultancy 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 Optima Training & Consultancy?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Optima Training & Consultancy handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Optima Training & Consultancy to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Optima Training & Consultancy?
Optima Training & Consultancy is owned by Skills Capital Group Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 7 September 2026. Before that, it was controlled by Gzm Capital Investments Limited, Aymen Mekni and Fortes Partners Limited.
Who runs Optima Training & Consultancy?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Optima Training & Consultancy: Declan Shaun Murphy and Kian Raja.
How long has Optima Training & Consultancy been in business?
The company was formed on 29 May 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2021.
What do Optima Training & Consultancy’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of £382k (+54% from £248k) and cash at bank of £330k (+316% from £79.1k).
Does Optima Training & Consultancy use any other names?
It trades as OPTIMA.

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