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Sygma bank uk

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  • Chris1965
    Chris1965 Posts: 11 Forumite
    no, just trying to help a friend who is having major problems with Sygma
  • Brock_and_Roll
    Brock_and_Roll Posts: 1,207 Forumite
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    Think the OP is barking up a wrong tree here....

    Everything seems to be in order. The company is owned by a large multi-national French financial services company, LaSer group which in turn is part of BNP Paribas, one of Europe's largest banks.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaSer_UK
  • Chris1965
    Chris1965 Posts: 11 Forumite
    I still think its strange, because Sygma Banque used to have a CC Licence number 0516779, but it expired in March 2007 and it hasnt filed accounts fo the last 10 years.
    I suppose only time will tell
  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
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    Chris1965 wrote: »
    no, just trying to help a friend who is having major problems with Sygma

    Is he/she trying to get a debt written off on a technicality?
  • Chris1965
    Chris1965 Posts: 11 Forumite
    No that wasnt the intention. Friend Im trying to help sent a CCA request and my curiosity got the better of me when I started to look at his agreement
  • PaulW922
    PaulW922 Posts: 1,040 Forumite
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    Creation have serviced Sygma's accounts for some years. I think what w have here is a restructuring.

    Non UK companies that trade here are supposed to have a registered office in the Uk where documents can be served and that address should be registered at Companies House in wither England and Wales, or Scotland or N Ireland. (In practice that is often not complied with). However they are principally subject to their domestic company regulations.
  • Chris1965
    Chris1965 Posts: 11 Forumite
    Yes I agree that they are principally subject to their home company regulations, but their T & C state that UK law applies , and UK law requires EEA firms that have UK Branches to file accounts
  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
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    Chris1965 wrote: »
    Yes I agree that they are principally subject to their home company regulations, but their T & C state that UK law applies , and UK law requires EEA firms that have UK Branches to file accounts

    How will this help your friend - either way?
  • Chris1965
    Chris1965 Posts: 11 Forumite
    I didnt say that this would help my friend, I said that my curiosity had got the better of me
  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
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    Chris1965 wrote: »
    I didnt say that this would help my friend, I said that my curiosity had got the better of me

    Post 12 says you are trying to help a friend.
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