Reccom Ltd

Reference number: 582298

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On the register, but not FCA authorised

This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.

What does this mean?
  • Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
  • What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
  • It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
  • So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01784 224215

  • Address

    Ash House, Fairfield Avenue, Staines, Middlesex, TW18 4AB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01784 224215 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TW18 4AB
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Other names (1)

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

  • CMS Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Money-laundering registration only
    This firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

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 name
RECCOM LIMITED
Company number
04342310
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 December 2001 (24 years old)
Registered office
C/O Saffery Llp St John's Court, Easton Street, High Wycombe, HP11 1JX, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other activities of employment placement agencies (SIC 78109)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John Robert Donovan Director Dec 1968 4 Jan 2002 1 other company
Elizabeth Jane Donovan Secretary Not published 29 May 2019 –

Other companies run by its director

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
still active
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.38m

−9% from £1.51m

Cash at bank

£948k

+26% from £750k

Owed within a year

£662k

+4.8% from £631k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04342310. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (10)

2019

29 May 2019

  • Elizabeth Jane Donovan took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2018

9 July 2018

  • James William Nickolay stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • James William Nickolay became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • John Robert Donovan took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2012

31 May 2012

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2001

18 December 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Reccom Ltd FCA authorised?
Reccom Ltd (FRN 582298) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.
What is Reccom’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01784 224215 for Reccom. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Reccom a scam or clone?
Reccom is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.
Is my money safe with Reccom?
Money you hand to Reccom is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
Who owns Reccom?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Reccom: Mrs Elizabeth Jane Donovan (75–100% of shares) and Mr John Robert Donovan (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr James William Nickolay.
Who runs Reccom?
Companies House lists one director of Reccom: John Robert Donovan.
How long has Reccom been in business?
The company was formed on 18 December 2001.
What do Reccom’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £1.38m (−9% from £1.51m) and cash at bank of £948k (+26% from £750k).
Does Reccom use any other names?
It trades as CMS.

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