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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Phone number
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Address
33-35 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9BE, Wales
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When better.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01489 556123 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode CF11 9BE
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Better.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- OneDome Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Trussle Trading name: A name it trades under now.
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.
- Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may applyMortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- 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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- Acting as a CBTL advisor
- Acting as a CBTL Advisor
- Acting as a CBTL arranger
- Acting as a CBTL Arranger
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
- Credit Broking
- Debt-counselling
- Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
- 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
- 09459339 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 26 February 2015 (11 years old)
- Registered office
- 33-35 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9HB, Wales
- Nature of business
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- Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babak Ismayil | Director | Apr 1980 | 16 Sep 2025 | 16 other companies |
| Edward Michael Rumble | Director | Apr 1972 | 16 Sep 2025 | 4 other companies |
| Elliott James Vigar | Director | Dec 1976 | 16 Sep 2025 | 7 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
- 20
- closed down
- 5
- are FCA-registered
- 10
In the full report: all 20 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 10 on the FCA register
- The 6 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 17 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£1.15m
No earlier figure to compare
Cash at bank
£459k
No earlier figure to compare
Owed within a year
£1.35m
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 09459339. 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
Trussle Lab’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
16 September 2025
- Board replaced: both directors left and 3 new directors took over
- Better Finance Ltd gave up control
- Onedome Finance Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2021
3 September 2021
- Better Finance Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2020
8 December 2020
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2018
4 May 2018
- Ishaan Malhi stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Ishaan Malhi became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2015
26 February 2015
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 44 events
- All 44 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 31
Firms connected to Trussle Lab
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Trussle Lab. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 11
- share a director
- 9
- share its phone number
- 1
In the full report: all 11 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (9), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Trussle Lab
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- All 44 events in its history
- 11 connected firms, 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