Sonex3 Ltd

Reference number: 764250

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When sonexfinancial.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0330 100 3667 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SA14 8LQ
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Other names (3)

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

  • Lantern Trading name
  • Sonex Financial Trading name
  • Sonex Consulting Former trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Permissions on the FCA record

  • Lend or arrange credit
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Debt-collecting

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
08839295
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 January 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
The Beacon, Dafen, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, SA14 8LQ, Wales
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Anthony Mason Director May 1970 1 Nov 2023 18 other companies
Andrew John Kirk Director Mar 1981 19 Sep 2024 11 other companies

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 companies
23
closed down
9
are FCA-registered
4

In the full report: all 23 companies, 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
  • The 4 on the FCA register
  • The 6 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

7 months to 31 December 2021Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.43m

+313% from £345k

Cash at bank

£602k

+564% from £90.7k

Employees (average)

46

+77% from 26

Owed within a year

£739k

+108% from £356k

Assets and liabilities

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 08839295. 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

Sonex3’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (27)

2022

21 March 2022

  • David Gary Perkins stopped being a part-owner
  • Lantern Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Stefan Russell stopped being a part-owner
  • Treble Four Limited stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2017

10 May 2017

  • Stefan Russell became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Treble Four Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

31 January 2017

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

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • David Gary Perkins became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

9 January 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

  • All 27 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Sonex3

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Sonex3. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
3
share a director
3
past link
1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Sonex3

Other firms of the same type (debt collector), nearest first.

Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 23 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 27 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sonex3 Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Sonex3 Ltd (FRN 764250) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2017 and works as a debt collector. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Sonex3’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0330 100 3667 and the website sonexfinancial.com for Sonex3. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sonex3 a scam or clone?
Sonex3 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 Sonex3?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Sonex3 handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Sonex3 to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Sonex3?
Sonex3 is owned by Lantern Group Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 21 March 2022. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Stefan Russell, Treble Four Limited and Mr David Gary Perkins.
Who runs Sonex3?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Sonex3: Paul Anthony Mason and Andrew John Kirk.
How long has Sonex3 been in business?
The company was formed on 9 January 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2017.
What do Sonex3’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2021, show net assets of £1.43m (+313% from £345k) and cash at bank of £602k (+564% from £90.7k).
Does Sonex3 use any other names?
It trades as Lantern and Sonex Financial. It has previously used the name Sonex Consulting.

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