Startplant Services Limited

Reference number: 674688

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised by the FCA

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

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When startplantservicesltd.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07885 831737 is, and the 5 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode E17 7DB
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Other names (4)

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

  • Cash Converters Barking Trading name
  • Cash Converters Walthamstow Trading name
  • Cash Converters Longbridge Road Former trading name
  • Personal Finance Centre Former trading name

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake phone numbers (1)
  • 0116 403 0296
Fake email addresses (2)
  • info@splantsercices.com
  • info@spservices-ltd.com
Fake websites (2)
  • splantsercices.com
  • spservices-ltd.com
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

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 (3 permissions)
  • 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)

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
02846567
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 August 1993 (33 years old)
Registered office
4a Church Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7AA, England
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Raymond Brian Lewy Director Jul 1947 14 Sep 1993 4 other companies
Gary Raymond Lewy Director Nov 1967 2 Mar 2016 24 other companies
Edward Stephen Lewy Director Oct 1998 8 Mar 2022 12 other companies
Raymond Brian Lewy Secretary Not published 7 Feb 1997 4 other companies

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
28
closed down
5
are FCA-registered
9

In the full report: all 28 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 9 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 11 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£774k

+15% from £673k

Cash at bank

£209k

+35% from £155k

Employees (average)

12

Same as 12

Owed within a year

£303k

+5.2% from £288k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02846567. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (30)

2025

25 April 2025

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2021

20 October 2021

  • Gary Raymond Lewy became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

3 August 2016

  • Raymond Brian Lewy became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

25 January 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1993

20 August 1993

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 30 events

  • All 30 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 15
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Firms connected to Startplant Services

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

connected firms
8
share a director
8
share its phone number
5

In the full report: all 8 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (8), the same phone number (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Startplant Services

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

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Get the full report on Startplant Services

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  • 28 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 30 events in its history
  • 8 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Startplant Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Startplant Services Limited (FRN 674688) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Startplant Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07885 831737 and the website startplantservicesltd.com for Startplant Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 5 other FCA firms.
Is Startplant Services a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Startplant Services: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Startplant Services, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Startplant Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Startplant Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Startplant Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Startplant Services?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Startplant Services: Mr Gary Raymond Lewy (25–50% of shares) and Mr Raymond Brian Lewy (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Startplant Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Startplant Services: Raymond Brian Lewy, Gary Raymond Lewy and Edward Stephen Lewy.
How long has Startplant Services been in business?
The company was formed on 20 August 1993, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2016.
What do Startplant Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show net assets of £774k (+15% from £673k) and cash at bank of £209k (+35% from £155k).
Does Startplant Services use any other names?
It trades as Cash Converters Barking and Cash Converters Walthamstow. It has previously used 2 other names: Cash Converters Longbridge Road and Personal Finance Centre.

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