Robert Owen Community Banking Fund Ltd

Reference number: 726281

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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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  • When rocbf.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01686 626234 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SY16 1BH
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The firm, by virtue of its constitution or any enactment, must be:(i) required (after payment of outgoings) to apply the whole of its income and any capital it expends for charitable or public purposes, and (ii) prohibited from directly or indirectly distributing amongst its members any part of its assets (otherwise than for charitable or public purposes); And the firm must not have any associate (other than a not-for profit debt advice body) which carries on debt adjusting or debt counselling or providing credit information services.)

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit 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.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit 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 status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
31 May 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
Royal Welsh Warehouse 3rd Floor, 17 Old Kerry Road, Newtown, Powys, SY16 1BH, Wales
Nature of business
  • Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors (SIC 64921)
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ivor John Francis Waters Director Feb 1958 31 May 2006 3 other companies
Graham Frederick Brand Director Nov 1952 18 Oct 2012 2 other companies
Sarah Helen Reast Director Sep 1971 19 Feb 2019 4 other companies
Charles William Ransford Director Apr 1969 25 Feb 2022 1 other company
Nickolas Venti Director Jan 1968 25 Feb 2022 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 5 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
12
closed down
4
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 12 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 21 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.05m

+5.6% from £990k

Cash at bank

£2.70m

+1% from £2.68m

Owed within a year

£505k

+80% from £280k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 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 05832750. 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

Robert Owen Community Banking Fund’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

30 August 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2006

31 May 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 45 events

  • All 45 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 39
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Firms like Robert Owen Community Banking Fund

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In the Shrewsbury (SY) postcode area

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  • 12 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 45 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Robert Owen Community Banking Fund Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Robert Owen Community Banking Fund Ltd (FRN 726281) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Robert Owen Community Banking Fund’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01686 626234 and the website rocbf.co.uk for Robert Owen Community Banking Fund. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Robert Owen Community Banking Fund a scam or clone?
Robert Owen Community Banking Fund 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 Robert Owen Community Banking Fund?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Robert Owen Community Banking Fund handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Robert Owen Community Banking Fund to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Robert Owen Community Banking Fund?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Robert Owen Community Banking Fund: Ivor John Francis Waters, Graham Frederick Brand, Sarah Helen Reast, Charles William Ransford and Nickolas Venti.
How long has Robert Owen Community Banking Fund been in business?
The company was formed on 31 May 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2016.
What do Robert Owen Community Banking Fund’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2025, show net assets of £1.05m (+5.6% from £990k) and cash at bank of £2.70m (+1% from £2.68m).

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