Opus Business Systems Limited

Reference number: 735876

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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 opustech.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8545 8200 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode RH2 9AQ
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Other names (4)

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

  • Opus Trading name
  • Opus Tech Trading name
  • Opus Technology Trading name
  • Opus Telecoms Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

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
02695133
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 March 1992 (34 years old)
Registered office
1st Floor London Court, 39 London Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9AQ, England
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Hugh Odonnell Director Feb 1958 9 Mar 1992 5 other companies
Michael Edward O'Donnell Director Jul 1986 1 Oct 2025 3 other companies
Melissa Jane O'Donnell Secretary Not published 23 Mar 2005 –

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
is FCA-registered
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 one on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£2.33m

<1% from £2.31m

Net assets

£2.59m

+33% from £1.95m

Cash at bank

£1.29m

−33% from £1.93m

Owed within a year

£12.0m

+29% from £9.33m

The accounts for the year to 30 April 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £17.1m, for the year to 30 April 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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 02695133. 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

Opus Business Systems’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (17)

2025

19 August 2025

  • Opus Tech Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Opus Telephone Systems Limited gave up control

Companies House

2016

30 June 2016

  • Opus Telephone Systems Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

27 February 2016

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

FCA register

1992

9 March 1992

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Opus Business Systems

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

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Opus Business Systems Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Opus Business Systems Limited (FRN 735876) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Opus Business Systems’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8545 8200 and the website opustech.co.uk for Opus Business Systems. 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 one other FCA firm.
Is Opus Business Systems a scam or clone?
Opus Business Systems 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 Opus Business Systems?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Opus Business Systems handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Opus Business Systems to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Opus Business Systems?
Opus Business Systems is owned by Opus Tech Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 19 August 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Opus Telephone Systems Limited.
Who runs Opus Business Systems?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Opus Business Systems: Michael Hugh Odonnell and Michael Edward O'Donnell.
How long has Opus Business Systems been in business?
The company was formed on 9 March 1992, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2016.
What do Opus Business Systems’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show profit before tax of £2.33m (<1% from £2.31m) and net assets of £2.59m (+33% from £1.95m).
Does Opus Business Systems use any other names?
It trades as Opus, Opus Tech and Opus Technology. It has previously used the name Opus Telecoms.

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