Qaccounting Ltd: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

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

Appointed for 2 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2023
Accounts filed up to 30 June 2025

Responsible principal firm

QDOS BROKER AND UNDERWRITING SERVICES LIMITED Reference number: 460886 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.
QACCOUNTING LTD (FRN 1014620) introduces customers to QDOS BROKER AND UNDERWRITING SERVICES LIMITED (FRN 460886). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not QACCOUNTING.
Example: if QACCOUNTING refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from QACCOUNTING 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

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

qaccounting.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0116 243 7868
Address

Windsor House, Humberstone Lane, Leicester, Leicester, LE4 9HA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When qaccounting.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0116 243 7868 is
Who else gives the postcode LE4 9HA

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Qdos Broker and Underwriting Services Limited, 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.

Company number: 14713787 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 7 March 2023 (3 years old)
Registered office: Windsor House Troon Way Business Centre, Humberstone Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 9HA, England
Nature of business: Accounting and auditing activities (SIC 69201)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Alfred Alastair Gordon	Director	Jan 1960	7 Mar 2023	16 other companies
Michael Steven Butchart	Director	Jul 1960	14 Aug 2023	17 other companies
George Ian Hope	Director	Feb 1975	1 Feb 2024	3 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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: 32
closed down: 15
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 32 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
The 4 companies these 3 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

15 months to 30 June 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£302k

Up £302k from £100

Employees (average)

9

Up 9 from 0

Owed within a year

£495k

Up £495k from £0

Net assets

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 14713787. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (8)

2024

3 June 2024

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2023

7 March 2023

Incorporated at Companies House
Alfred Alastair Gordon took control (75–100% of votes)

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

All 8 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 5

Firms connected to Qaccounting

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

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

In the full report: all 4 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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32 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 8 events in its history
4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Qaccounting Ltd FCA authorised?

Qaccounting Ltd (FRN 1014620) 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 Qaccounting?

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. Qaccounting Ltd (FRN 1014620) introduces customers to QDOS BROKER AND UNDERWRITING SERVICES LIMITED (FRN 460886). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Qaccounting. Example: if Qaccounting refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Qaccounting 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 Qaccounting’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0116 243 7868 and the website qaccounting.com for Qaccounting. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Qaccounting a scam or clone?

Qaccounting 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 Qaccounting?

Protection works through Qdos Broker and Underwriting Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for Qaccounting's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Qaccounting?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Qaccounting: Mr Alfred Alastair Gordon (75–100% of votes).

Who runs Qaccounting?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Qaccounting: Alfred Alastair Gordon, Michael Steven Butchart and George Ian Hope.

How long has Qaccounting been in business?

The company was formed on 7 March 2023.

What do Qaccounting’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £302k (up £302k from £100).