Z1 Telecom Limited: FCA regulated?

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.

Appointed for 6 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2002
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025

Responsible principal firm

Z1 Telecom Systems Limited Reference number: 667819 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.
Z1 Telecom Limited (FRN 926058) is an AR of Z1 Telecom Systems Limited (FRN 667819). When you use Z1 Telecom's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Z1 Telecom, 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.

Website

z1telecom.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0800 027 8888
Address

Royal Court, Basil Close, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7SL, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When z1telecom.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0800 027 8888 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode S41 7SL

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Z1 Telecom Systems 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: 04394809 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 14 March 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office: 4 Royal Court, Basil Close, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7SL, England
Nature of business: Wired telecommunications activities (SIC 61100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Ian Lawton Syddall	Director	Jan 1959	14 Mar 2002	11 other companies
Baljit Singh Sohal	Director	Apr 1977	6 Apr 2016	3 other companies

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: 11
closed down: 7
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 11 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
The one on the FCA register
The 3 companies these 2 directors run together
All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£104k

−3.5% from £108k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£164k

−15% from £194k

No turnover or profit for the year to 31 March 2025: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £991k turnover and £53.1k profit, for the year to 31 March 2024.

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2025
Both charts, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 04394809. 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

Z1 Telecom’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (6)

2020

13 May 2020

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

29 June 2016

Approved Business Communications Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2002

14 March 2002

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

Firms connected to Z1 Telecom

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Z1 Telecom. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Z1 Telecom

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

In Chesterfield

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11 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 6 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Z1 Telecom Limited FCA authorised?

Z1 Telecom Limited (FRN 926058) 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 Z1 Telecom?

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. Z1 Telecom Limited (FRN 926058) is an AR of Z1 Telecom Systems Limited (FRN 667819). When you use Z1 Telecom's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Z1 Telecom, 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 Z1 Telecom’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 027 8888 and the website z1telecom.com for Z1 Telecom. 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 one other FCA firm.

Is Z1 Telecom a scam or clone?

Z1 Telecom 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 Z1 Telecom?

Protection works through Z1 Telecom Systems Limited, the principal firm responsible for Z1 Telecom's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Z1 Telecom?

Z1 Telecom is owned by Approved Business Communications Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 29 June 2016.

Who runs Z1 Telecom?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Z1 Telecom: Ian Lawton Syddall and Baljit Singh Sohal.

How long has Z1 Telecom been in business?

The company was formed on 14 March 2002.

What do Z1 Telecom’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £104k (−3.5% from £108k).