Randstad Limited

Reference number: 969786

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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

Kennet Equipment Leasing Limited Reference number: 676024 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.
  • Randstad Limited (FRN 969786) introduces customers to Kennet Equipment Leasing Limited (FRN 676024). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Randstad.
  • Example: if Randstad refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Randstad 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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When randstadltd.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01670 735575 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NE23 1WH
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Kennet Equipment Leasing 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
01259594
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 May 1976 (50 years old)
Registered office
37 Crow Hall Road, Nelson Park, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 1WH
Nature of business
  • Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Phillip Dowd Director Aug 1979 4 Mar 2005 1 other company
June Elizabeth Dowd Director Jun 1952 Not published None
June Elizabeth Dowd Secretary Not published 25 Apr 2008 None

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 company
1
closed down
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£4.05m

<1% from £4.05m

Cash at bank

£1.77m

−5.2% from £1.86m

Employees (average)

29

−3.3% from 30

Owed within a year

£446k

−13% from £514k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 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 01259594. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (13)

2023

9 October 2023

  • Phillip Dowd became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2022

15 February 2022

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2021

2 February 2021

  • Anthony John Dowd stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Anthony John Dowd became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • June Elizabeth Dowd became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1976

20 May 1976

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Randstad Limited FCA authorised?
Randstad Limited (FRN 969786) 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 Randstad?
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. Randstad Limited (FRN 969786) introduces customers to Kennet Equipment Leasing Limited (FRN 676024). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Randstad. Example: if Randstad refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Randstad 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 Randstad’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01670 735575 and the website randstadltd.co.uk for Randstad. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Randstad a scam or clone?
Randstad 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 Randstad?
Protection works through Kennet Equipment Leasing Limited, the principal firm responsible for Randstad's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Randstad?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Randstad: Mr Phillip Dowd (25–50% of shares) and Mrs June Elizabeth Dowd (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Anthony John Dowd.
Who runs Randstad?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Randstad: Phillip Dowd and June Elizabeth Dowd.
How long has Randstad been in business?
The company was formed on 20 May 1976.
What do Randstad’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2025, show total equity of £4.05m (<1% from £4.05m) and cash at bank of £1.77m (−5.2% from £1.86m).

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