UK Web Media Limited

Reference number: 503968

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Consumer Credit Compliance Limited Reference number: 631736 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • UK Web Media Limited (FRN 503968) is an AR of Consumer Credit Compliance Limited (FRN 631736). When you use UK Web Media's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from UK Web Media, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When comparisontech.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0333 188 9314 is
  • Who else gives the postcode ME17 3DD
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Other names (5)

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

  • Broadband-finder.co.uk Trading name
  • Digital-TV.co.uk Trading name
  • Mobile-Phones.co.uk Trading name
  • Switch Genius Trading name
  • UK Web Media Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Consumer Credit Compliance 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, free
    You 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
04388827
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 March 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
1 London Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2AE, England
Nature of business
  • Other information technology service activities (SIC 62090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Peter Frederick Callander Director Jan 1970 17 Apr 2018 23 other companies
James Peter Warwick Harwood Director Aug 1978 14 Jul 2023 8 other companies
Matthew Nicholas Holmes Director Jun 1978 14 Jul 2023 2 other companies
Mark James White Director Dec 1977 14 Jul 2023 2 other companies
Catherine Lianne Harwood Secretary Not published 6 Mar 2002 –

Other companies run by these 4 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
27
closed down
14
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 27 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • The 4 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

7 months to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£13.6m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Profit before tax

£1.42m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£10.3m

+18% from £8.74m

Cash at bank

£327k

+458% from £58.7k

The previous accounts cover 12 months, so turnover and profit are not compared with them.

Assets and liabilities

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 04388827. 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 Web Media’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (34)

2024

21 August 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "UK Web Media Ltd"

FCA register

2018

17 April 2018

  • Catherine Lianne Harwood stopped being a part-owner
  • Comparison Technologies Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Jamie Peter Warwick Harwood stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2017

12 December 2017

  • Catherine Lianne Harwood became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

6 March 2017

  • Jamie Peter Warwick Harwood became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2009

22 July 2009

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2002

6 March 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 34 events

  • All 34 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 16
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Firms connected to UK Web Media

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with UK Web Media. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
3
share a director
2
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 27 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 34 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is UK Web Media Limited FCA authorised?
UK Web Media Limited (FRN 503968) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for UK Web Media?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. UK Web Media Limited (FRN 503968) is an AR of Consumer Credit Compliance Limited (FRN 631736). When you use UK Web Media's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from UK Web Media, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is UK Web Media’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 188 9314 and the website comparisontech.com for UK Web Media. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is UK Web Media a scam or clone?
UK Web Media 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 UK Web Media?
Protection works through Consumer Credit Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for UK Web Media's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns UK Web Media?
UK Web Media is owned by Comparison Technologies Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 17 April 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Catherine Lianne Harwood and Mr Jamie Peter Warwick Harwood.
Who runs UK Web Media?
Companies House lists 4 directors of UK Web Media: Peter Frederick Callander, James Peter Warwick Harwood, Matthew Nicholas Holmes and Mark James White.
How long has UK Web Media been in business?
The company was formed on 6 March 2002.
What do UK Web Media’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £13.6m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of £1.42m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time).
Does UK Web Media use any other names?
It trades as Broadband-finder.co.uk, Digital-TV.co.uk, Mobile-Phones.co.uk and Switch Genius. It has previously used the name UK Web Media Ltd.

Sources and links

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