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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
9 Pioneer Court, Darlington, DL1 4WD, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01325 638870 is
- Who else gives the postcode DL1 4WD
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
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
- 06247712 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 15 May 2007 (19 years old)
- Registered office
- 9 Pioneer Court, Morton Palms, Darlington, DL1 4WD, England
- Nature of business
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- Residents property management (SIC 98000)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter William Bigge | Director | Mar 1956 | 15 May 2007 | 42 other companies |
| Michele Louise Bigge | Director | Sep 1960 | 16 May 2020 | 1 other company |
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
- 42
- closed down
- 2
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 42 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 one on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 2 directors run together
- All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Total equity
£1
Same as £1
Cash at bank
£74
Down £287 from £361
Employees (average)
0
Same as 0
Owed within a year
£732
−71% from £2,534
No turnover or profit for the year to 31 December 2024: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £54.8k turnover and £52.8k profit, for the year to 31 December 2019.
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 6 years of accounts
- Every year from 2019 to 2024
- The chart, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 06247712. 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
Town & City Secretaries’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
4 April 2023
- Susan Elizabeth Johnson no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Peter William Bigge took control (75–100% of shares)
- Susan Elizabeth Johnson gained 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2013
26 July 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
31 March 2013
- No longer regulated by the Financial Services Authority
FCA register
22 January 2013
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
2007
15 May 2007
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 13 events
- All 13 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 4
Firms connected to Town & City Secretaries
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Town & City Secretaries. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Town & City Secretaries
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Darlington
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- 42 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 13 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
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk