Smart Payment Technologies Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 10 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 2002

Website, phone number and address

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Website

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

01530 511234
Address

Smart Payment Technologies Ltd, Walker Road, Forest Business Park, Bardon Hill, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 1TU, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When smartpaytech.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01530 511234 is
Who else gives the postcode LE67 1TU

Other names (4)

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

Smart Pay Tech Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Secure Retail Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
Secure POS Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Secure Taxi Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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.

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: 04623031 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 20 December 2002 (23 years old)
Registered office: Walker Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 1TU
Nature of business: Non-specialised wholesale trade (SIC 46900)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Carl Jonathan Barton	Director	Mar 1961	24 Mar 2003	13 other companies
Neville Shaun King	Director	Oct 1962	24 Mar 2003	14 other companies
David Thomas Oakey	Director	Feb 1964	23 Mar 2005	10 other companies
David Jonathan Russell	Director	Sep 1982	13 Jun 2023	7 other companies
Oliver Jon Tedcastle	Director	Jan 1981	22 Feb 2024	13 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: 29
closed down: 10
went insolvent: 2

In the full report: all 29 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 2 that went into liquidation or administration
The 13 companies these 5 directors run together
All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Smart Payment Technologies’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (23)

2025

2 July 2025

Changed its registered name from "Secure Retail Limited"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Secure Retail Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

15 March 2016

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2002

20 December 2002

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

All 23 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 11

Firms connected to Smart Payment Technologies

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

connected firm: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Smart Payment Technologies

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

In Coalville

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29 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 23 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Smart Payment Technologies Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Smart Payment Technologies Limited (FRN 738801) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Smart Payment Technologies’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01530 511234 and the website smartpaytech.com for Smart Payment Technologies. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Smart Payment Technologies a scam or clone?

Smart Payment Technologies 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 Smart Payment Technologies?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Smart Payment Technologies handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Smart Payment Technologies to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Smart Payment Technologies?

Smart Payment Technologies is owned by Secure Retail Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Smart Payment Technologies?

Companies House lists 5 directors of Smart Payment Technologies: Carl Jonathan Barton, Neville Shaun King, David Thomas Oakey, David Jonathan Russell and Oliver Jon Tedcastle.

How long has Smart Payment Technologies been in business?

The company was formed on 20 December 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2016.

Does Smart Payment Technologies use any other names?

It trades as Smart Pay Tech. It has previously used 3 other names: Secure Retail Limited, Secure POS and Secure Taxi.