The Smart Request Company Ltd

Reference number: 836070

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Authorised, but in an insolvency process

This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.

What the FCA says

ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process

This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    c/o Christopher Jones and Jarred Erceg both of, Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP, 11th Floor Landmark, St Peter’s Square, 1 Oxford St, Manchester, M1 4PB, United Kingdom

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Other names (1)

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

  • Ordo Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • In an insolvency process
    Money the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.
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  • 7. Payment initiation services
  • 8. Account information services

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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Companies House records this company in liquidation, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
11338545
Company status
Liquidation
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 May 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
C/O Grant Thornton Uk Advisory & Tax Llp 11th Floor, Landmark St Peter's Square, 1 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 4PB
Nature of business
  • Other information technology service activities (SIC 62090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
George Henry Arthur Odling Director Sep 1962 7 Jun 2018 3 other companies
Christoffer Andvig Director Jun 1980 23 Jan 2024 None

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
3
closed down
3

In the full report: all 3 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
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2023Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£591k

−72% from £2.08m

Cash at bank

£357k

−91% from £3.94m

Employees (average)

11

+38% from 8

Owed within a year

£88.4k

−28% from £122k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2023
  • 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 11338545. 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

The Smart Request Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (18)

2023

20 December 2023

  • Christoffer Andvig gained significant control

Companies House

2022

10 August 2022

  • Craig Francis Tillotson stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2019

30 August 2019

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2018

1 May 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Craig Francis Tillotson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 18 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Smart Request Company Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, The Smart Request Company Ltd (FRN 836070) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It is also in an insolvency process, under the control of insolvency practitioners, so deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm. It has held its current authorisation since August 2019 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
Is The Smart Request Company a scam or clone?
The Smart Request Company 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 The Smart Request Company?
The Smart Request Company is under the control of insolvency practitioners, so money it held is returned through the appointed office holders rather than by the firm. That takes time and can fall short. Where money is missing, the FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can still consider a complaint.
Who owns The Smart Request Company?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of The Smart Request Company: Mr Christoffer Andvig (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Craig Francis Tillotson.
Who runs The Smart Request Company?
Companies House lists 2 directors of The Smart Request Company: George Henry Arthur Odling and Christoffer Andvig.
How long has The Smart Request Company been in business?
The company was formed on 1 May 2018. Companies House now lists it as liquidation.
What do The Smart Request Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2023, show net assets of £591k (−72% from £2.08m) and cash at bank of £357k (−91% from £3.94m). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does The Smart Request Company use any other names?
It trades as Ordo.

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