Decision

Decision on First Class Support Services Limited

Published 23 September 2025

Order under the Companies Act 2006

In the matter of application No. 5292

For a change of company name of registration No. 14021352

Decision

The company name FIRST CLASS SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED has been registered since 3 April 2022 under number 14021352.

By an application filed on 10 February 2025, FIRST CLASS SUPPORT LTD applied for a change of name of this registration under the provisions of section 69(1) of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act).

A copy of this application was sent to the primary respondent’s registered office on 23 March 2025, in accordance with rule 3(2) of the Company Names Adjudicator Rules 2008. The copy of the application was sent by Royal Mail “Special Delivery” service and also by standard mail. On 11 April 2025, the respondent sent an email to the tribunal regarding its company name. On 10 June 2025, the parties were advised that no defence had been received to the application and so the adjudicator may treat the application as not being opposed. The parties were granted a period of 14 days to request a hearing in relation to this matter, if they so wished. No request for a hearing was made. In response, on 24 June 2025, the respondent contacted the Tribunal by email to advise that it intended to change the company name. No request for a hearing was made. Subsequently, no change has been made to the company name.  On 8 September 2025, the Tribunal wrote to the parties and referred to the content of the respondents email dated 24 June 2025. The Tribunal noted that as no defence had been filed and the company name remains unchanged, the application would be referred to the adjudicator to consider issuing an order to change the company name.

The primary respondent did not file a defence within the two month period specified by the adjudicator under rule 3(3). Rule 3(4) states:

The primary respondent, before the end of that period, shall file a counter-statement on the appropriate form, otherwise the adjudicator may treat it as not opposing the application and may make an order under section 73(1).

Under the provisions of this rule, the adjudicator may exercise discretion so as to treat the respondent as opposing the application. In this case I can see no reason to exercise such discretion and, therefore, decline to do so.

As the primary respondent has not responded to the allegations made, it is treated as not opposing the application. Therefore, in accordance with section 73(1) of the Act I make the following order:

(a) FIRST CLASS SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED shall change its name within one month of the date of this order to one that is not an offending name;

(b) FIRST CLASS SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED shall:

(i) take such steps as are within their power to make, or facilitate the making, of that change;

(ii) not cause or permit any steps to be taken calculated to result in another company being registered with a name that is an offending name.

An “offending name” means a name that, by reason of its similarity to the name associated with the applicant in which he claims goodwill, would be likely to be the subject of a direction under section 67 (power of Secretary of State to direct change of name), or to give rise to a further application under section 69.

In accordance with s.73(3) of the Act, this order may be enforced in the same way as an order of the High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session.

In any event, if no such change is made within one month of the date of this order, I will determine a new company name as per section 73(4) of the Act and will give notice of that change under section 73(5) of the Act.

FIRST CLASS SUPPORT LTD did not request its costs in its statement of case. As such, and in line with paragraph 10.4 of the Tribunal’s Practice Direction, I make no award of costs in its favour.

Any notice of appeal against this decision to order a change of name must be given within one month of the date of this order. Appeal is to the High Court in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and to the Court of Session in Scotland.

The company adjudicator must be advised if an appeal is lodged, so that implementation of the order is suspended.

Dated 18 September 2025

Susan Eaves
Company Names Adjudicator