XMA Limited

Reference number: 790764

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited Reference number: 722968 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • XMA Limited (FRN 790764) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not XMA.
  • Example: if XMA refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from XMA itself.
  • 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 xma.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0115 846 4000 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode NG11 7EP
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) 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
02051703
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 September 1986 (40 years old)
Registered office
Wilford Industrial Estate, Ruddington Lane Wilford, Nottingham, Notts, NG11 7EP
Nature of business
  • Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software (SIC 46510)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Leon Hemani Director Nov 1971 1 Feb 2010 21 other companies
Lea-Ann Mclean Director Jan 1968 31 Mar 2022 10 other companies
Luke William Pickering Director Feb 1986 9 Jun 2026 7 other companies
Luke Pickering Secretary Not published 1 Jul 2025 –

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
23
closed down
13
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 23 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 3 on the FCA register
  • The 9 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 26 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2022Full accountsNot audited

Turnover

£351k

No earlier figure to compare

Profit before tax

£5,617

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Net assets

£22.0k

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Cash at bank

£795

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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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02051703. 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

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

Key events (9) All events (54)

2021

11 May 2021

  • Westcoast Group Holdings Limited gave up control
  • Xma Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

30 April 2021

  • Westcoast (Holdings) Limited gave up control
  • Westcoast Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2020

21 October 2020

  • Viglen Limited gave up control
  • Westcoast (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2017

9 October 2017

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Viglen Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1986

2 September 1986

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 54 events

  • All 54 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 45
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Firms connected to Xma

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

connected firms
6
share a director
3
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 23 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 54 events in its history
  • 6 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is XMA Limited FCA authorised?
XMA Limited (FRN 790764) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Xma?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. XMA Limited (FRN 790764) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Xma. Example: if Xma refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Xma itself. 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 Xma’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0115 846 4000 and the website xma.co.uk for Xma. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 2 other FCA firms.
Is Xma a scam or clone?
Xma 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 Xma?
Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Xma's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Xma?
Xma is owned by Xma Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 11 May 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Westcoast (Holdings) Limited, Viglen Limited and Westcoast Group Holdings Limited.
Who runs Xma?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Xma: Leon Hemani, Lea-Ann McLean and Luke William Pickering.
How long has Xma been in business?
The company was formed on 2 September 1986.
What do Xma’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2022, show turnover of £351k (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £5,617 (no earlier figure to compare).

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