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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Phone number
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Address
Floor 5, Crescent, Temple Back, Redcliffe, Bristol, BS1 6EZ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When solar-and-heating.ovo.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0117 463 7766 is
- Who else gives the postcode BS1 6EZ
Other names (4)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- OVO Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- OVO Solar & Heating Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- OVO (S) Gas Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- CORGI HomeHeat Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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 number
- 02716495 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 20 May 1992 (34 years old)
- Registered office
- Floor 5, Crescent, Temple Back, Redcliffe, BS1 6EZ, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Distribution of gaseous fuels through mains (SIC 35220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Paul Houghton | Director | Dec 1978 | 21 Nov 2025 | 48 other companies |
| Christopher Stephen Norbury | Director | Sep 1974 | 8 Oct 2026 | 14 other companies |
| Deborah Gandley | Secretary | Not published | 8 Oct 2026 | – |
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
- 53
- closed down
- 12
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 53 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 7 on the FCA register
- The 9 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 31 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Ovo Solar and Heating’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
17 February 2026
- Changed its registered name from "OVO (S) Gas Limited"
FCA register
2022
7 January 2022
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2020
15 January 2020
- Ovo (S) Energy Services Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Sse Energy Services Group Limited gave up control
Companies House
2018
14 May 2018
- Sse Energy Services Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Sse PLC gave up control
Companies House
1 April 2018
- Sse Energy Supply Limited gave up control
- Sse PLC took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Sse Energy Supply Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
1992
20 May 1992
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 81 events
- All 81 events in its history (11 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 64
Firms connected to Ovo Solar and Heating
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Ovo Solar and Heating. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share a director
- 3
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 2 past links through former directors
Firms like Ovo Solar and Heating
Other firms of the same type (home improvement or trades), nearest first.
In Bristol
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- 53 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 81 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk