UK Security Services Ltd

Reference number: 595498

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On the register, but not FCA authorised

This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.

What does this mean?
  • Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
  • What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
  • It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
  • So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01332 369668

  • Address

    4 Clarke Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2BU, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01332 369668 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DE1 2BU
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Other names (1)

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

  • UK Safe Deposit Services Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Money-laundering registration only
    This firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

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 name
UK SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED
Company number
05266451
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 October 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
Unit 4, Boars Head Industrial Estate, Clarke Street, Derby, DE1 2BU, England
Nature of business
  • Private security activities (SIC 80100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew Peter King Director Aug 1963 21 Oct 2004 6 other companies
Lewis Andrew John King Director May 1993 19 May 2021 None

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
6
closed down
4
still active
2

In the full report: all 6 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£6,680

−39% from £10.9k

Employees (average)

9

Up 9 from 0

Owed within a year

£296k

−3.1% from £306k

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 05266451. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (6)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Andrew Peter King took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

6 March 2013

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2004

21 October 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 6 events

  • All 6 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 6 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is UK Security Services Ltd FCA authorised?
UK Security Services Ltd (FRN 595498) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.
What is UK Security Services’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01332 369668 for UK Security Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is UK Security Services a scam or clone?
UK Security Services is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.
Is my money safe with UK Security Services?
Money you hand to UK Security Services is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
Who owns UK Security Services?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of UK Security Services: Mr Andrew Peter King (75–100% of shares).
Who runs UK Security Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of UK Security Services: Andrew Peter King and Lewis Andrew John King.
How long has UK Security Services been in business?
The company was formed on 21 October 2004.
What do UK Security Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of £6,680 (−39% from £10.9k).
Does UK Security Services use any other names?
It trades as UK Safe Deposit Services.

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