Sopra Steria Financial Services Limited

Reference number: 945060

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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 soprasteria.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0370 600 4466 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC1A 7BL
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Other names (1)

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

  • Lightroad 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 (2 permissions)
  • Debt Administration
  • 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
13181306
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 February 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office
6th Floor 1 Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7BL, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of collection agencies (SIC 82911)
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert Ian Mcelroy Director Dec 1980 5 Feb 2021 1 other company
Craig Anthony Wilson Director Jan 1978 5 Feb 2021 7 other companies
Mark Russel Gray Director Jul 1962 1 Mar 2022 16 other companies
Deborah Helen Curtis Secretary Not published 22 Dec 2021 –

Other companies run by these 3 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
24
closed down
10
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 24 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£6.99m

No earlier figure to compare

Profit before tax

−£148k

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Net assets

£2.31m

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Employees (average)

33

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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 13181306. 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

Sopra Steria Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (11)

2021

24 December 2021

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

FCA register

5 February 2021

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Sopra Steria Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Sopra Steria Financial Services

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

connected firms
2
share a director
2
past link
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Sopra Steria Financial Services

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  • 24 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 11 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sopra Steria Financial Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Sopra Steria Financial Services Limited (FRN 945060) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2021 and works as a debt collector. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Sopra Steria Financial Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0370 600 4466 and the website soprasteria.co.uk for Sopra Steria Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sopra Steria Financial Services a scam or clone?
Sopra Steria Financial Services 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 Sopra Steria Financial Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Sopra Steria Financial Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Sopra Steria Financial Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Sopra Steria Financial Services?
Sopra Steria Financial Services is owned by Sopra Steria Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 5 February 2021.
Who runs Sopra Steria Financial Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Sopra Steria Financial Services: Robert Ian McElroy, Craig Anthony Wilson and Mark Russel Gray.
How long has Sopra Steria Financial Services been in business?
The company was formed on 5 February 2021, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2021.
What do Sopra Steria Financial Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £6.99m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of −£148k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Sopra Steria Financial Services use any other names?
It trades as Lightroad.

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