The Support Group (UK) Limited
Reference number: 566922
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Introducer appointed representative
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- Appointed for 15 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2003
- Accounts filed up to 31 December 2018
Responsible principal firm
Vitality Corporate Services Limited Reference number: 461107 View firm →What does this mean?
- An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
- The Support Group (UK) Limited (FRN 566922) introduces customers to Vitality Corporate Services Limited (FRN 461107). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The Support Group (UK).
- Example: if The Support Group (UK) refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The Support Group (UK) itself.
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Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
St. Chads House, Cross Keys, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6DN, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When easyfundraising.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0121 285 4823 is
- Who else gives the postcode WS13 6DN
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- EASYFUNDRAISING Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Vitality Corporate Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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
- 04760723 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 12 May 2003 (23 years old)
- Registered office
- St Chads House Suite 6, Cross Keys, Lichfield, WS13 6DN, England
- Nature of business
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- Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
- Web portals (SIC 63120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Woodroffe | Director | Jun 1969 | 1 Jan 2010 | 2 other companies |
| Michael Miller | Director | Apr 1978 | 11 Aug 2020 | 8 other companies |
| Alexandra Marie Heasley | Director | Dec 1980 | 11 Aug 2020 | 6 other companies |
| Mark Russell Wainwright | Director | Sep 1977 | 24 May 2021 | 10 other companies |
| James Peter Moir | Director | May 1976 | 14 Feb 2022 | 5 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
- 14
- closed down
- 4
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 14 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- The 5 companies these 5 directors run together
- All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£1.70m
No earlier figure to compare
Cash at bank
£1.12m
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Owed within a year
£1.19m
No earlier figure to compare
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 04760723. 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 Support Group (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2020
11 August 2020
- Ian William James Woodroffe stopped being a part-owner
- Project Cornwall Bidco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Tracey Woodroffe stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Ian William James Woodroffe became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Tracey Woodroffe became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2011
19 October 2011
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
2003
12 May 2003
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 17 events
- All 17 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 9
Firms connected to The Support Group (UK)
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with The Support Group (UK). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
- past link
- 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
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like The Support Group (UK)
Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.
In Lichfield
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- 14 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 17 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk