Vanity Studios Ltd

Reference number: 749195

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When vanitystudios.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7734 4731 is
  • Who else gives the postcode N1 7SS
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Credit Broking

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
06899183
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 May 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office
Lee House, 116 - 118 Oldham Road, Manchester, M4 6AG, England
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Chukwuemeka Ikechi Director Apr 1981 7 May 2009 3 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
3
closed down
3

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£108k

+99% from £54.2k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£146k

+37% from £106k

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 06899183. 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

Vanity Studios’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (8)

2016

2 November 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Chukwuemeka Uzoma Ikechi took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2009

7 May 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 8 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Vanity Studios Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Vanity Studios Ltd (FRN 749195) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Vanity Studios’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7734 4731 and the website vanitystudios.co.uk for Vanity Studios. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Vanity Studios a scam or clone?
Vanity Studios 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 Vanity Studios?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Vanity Studios handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Vanity Studios to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Vanity Studios?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Vanity Studios: Mr Chukwuemeka Uzoma Ikechi (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Vanity Studios?
Companies House lists one director of Vanity Studios: Chukwuemeka Ikechi.
How long has Vanity Studios been in business?
The company was formed on 7 May 2009, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2016.
What do Vanity Studios’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2025, show net assets of £108k (+99% from £54.2k).

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