02476231267

Hi, Ive recieved a phone call from a firm selling home security  approved
by the goverment? it was a cold call the idea that i accept a FREE £1000
worth of equipment and all i pay was a £299.00p installation charge..it
was hard sell and obvious a scam....the tel number they gave was
02476231267.  i imagine if i was elderly and lived alone id be easy prey..
please investigate..i rang 1471 and got the obvious witheld number..Fred

I too had a call from the above number.  Company claimed to be called Onguard 24 security and offered a monitored security system.  When asked where they got my details the caller did not know the source - he was just ringing a list of numbers given to him.  At least he gave their number when asked - they normally just hang up !

I used to work for onguard24, they would lie to customers saying their running a crime awareness campaign in the area, they told me they have direct links with police and one of the only sec companies to work with the police, I walked out after avweek because they used immoral ways of doing buisness, the best way to.stop recieving cold calls is to go along with the call and agree with them then say last minute ive just googled your company andhave seen bad comments so no thank you, this wastes their time andreally pisses them off

Be warned!
My elderly mother was targeted by telephone, and visited by a salesman from onguard24.
Fortunately my sister arrived in the nick of time to find my mother writing a cheque for £400, and then £60 monthly thereafter. She had been persuaded that she needed security, and made to feel unsafe. The salesman left, and then there was a landline call, thankfully taken by my sister!
I have had strong words with the company, and have sent my mother details of ageuk security-much cheaper, and reputable!

I also had call from this company..THEY HAVE NOW CHANGED THE NAME TO OG24...still the same scam.....the directors paul meade and peter newman are unscrupulous con men.......STEER CLEAR

AT LEAST YOUR HONEST ANON...AND WELL DONE ON WALKING OUT ON THESE SCAMMERS

I've just had a cold call from On Guard 24 selling a home security system exactly as described by Fred,it sounded genuine and I've arranged for a sales person to visit tomorrow.Can I trust them or is this a scam?

how did you get on with them??? dont say you wasnt warned,they prey on vulnerable and use scare tactics,most of the governing bodies in the security industry are on to them and the regional police forces,think that says it all

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1. If ONGUARD24 LTD owe you money you should go to the creditors meeting below
2. Once ONGUARD24 enters liquidation and being wound up it will be more difficult
3. If you have been approached to become a customer and asked for money do NOT enter into a contract

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/60405/notices/1751155/
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UK Gazette Notice

ONGUARD24 LTD.
Date 29 January 2013
Publication London Gazette
Issue Number 60405
Notice Number 1751155
Meetings of Creditors

ONGUARD24 LTD

(Company Number 05895465)

Coventry Point Tower A, 7th Floor, 17 Market Way, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 1EA

Principal Trading Address:
Coventry Point Tower A, 7th Floor, 17 Market Way, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 1EA

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 98 of the Insolvency Act 1986 that a meeting of creditors of the above named Company will be held at Falstaff Hotel, 18 Warwick New Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 5JQ, on 11 February 2013, at 10.30 am for the purposes mentioned in Sections 98, 100 and 101 of the said Act. The purposes of the meeting are to receive a statement of affairs and a report on the Company from a director and if the creditors wish to do so, to nominate a liquidator and appoint a liquidation committee. The resolutions to be taken at this meeting may include a resolution specifying the terms on which the liquidator is to be remunerated, and the meeting may receive information about, or be called upon to approve, the costs of preparing the statement of affairs and convening the meeting. A form of proxy must be duly completed and lodged together with a written statement of claim at Spearing Insolvency, 25 Greenhill Street, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6LE, not later than 12.00 noon on the business day preceding the meeting if creditors wish to vote at the meeting. Notice is also given that Secured Creditors (unless they surrender their security) must give particulars of their security, the date when it was given and its value if they wish to vote at the meeting. A list of the names and addresses of the company’s creditors may be inspected free of charge at Spearing Insolvency, 25 Greenhill Street, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6LE, on the two business days preceding the date of the meeting stated above.

For further details contact: Nigel Spearing (IP No. 8638),
Email: enquiries@spearinginsolvency.co.uk,
Tel: 01789 299299.

P Meade, Director

22 January 2013.

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Onguard24 Ltd.Edit details
Company Number: 05895465
Company Type: Private limited with Share Capital
SIC Code: 7420, Architectural & Engineering Activities & Consultancy
Inc. Date: 03 Aug 2006
Annual Returns: 03 Aug 2012
Annual Accounts: 30 Jun 2012

Registered Address
Coventry Point Tower
A 7Th Floor
Coventry
West Midlands
CV1 1EA
United Kingdom

Trading Address Edit details
86 Main Street
Wolston
Kenilworth
Warwickshire
CV8 3HJ
Trading Tel

Mr Paul John Meade (born 42 years ago)
Director, General Trader
03 Aug 2006 — Present (6 years, 6 months, 2 days)
Open    
Open2
Retired0
Closed1

Mr Andrew Ross (born 46 years ago)
Director, General Worker
21 Jan 2011 — 19 Jul 2012 (1 year, 5 months, 29 days)
Retired    
Open1
Retired3
Closed1

Mr David John Mawson (born 50 years ago)
Director, Director
03 Jun 2011 — 19 Jul 2012 (1 year, 1 month, 16 days)
Retired    
Open1
Retired2
Closed3

Ms Theresa Maxwell (born 41 years ago)
Company Secretary
03 Aug 2006 — 01 May 2008 (1 year, 8 months, 28 days)

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*BEWARE*

1. A PHOENIX Company has been set up to continue trading.
2. Your money will be at risk if you enter into a contract with the new company

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OG24 LTD
Company Number
08276567
Status
Active
Incorporation Date
1 November 2012 (3 months ago)
Company Type
Private Limited Company
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Registered Address
COVENTRY POINT TOWER BLOCK A, 7TH FLOOR, 17 MARKET WAY, COVENTRY, WEST MIDLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM
CV1 1EA
United Kingdom
Directors/ Officers
PAUL JOHN MEADE, director, 1 Nov 2012-

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www.onguard24.com

" www.onguard24.com is a trading department of OnGuard24 Limited. © 2012 www.onguard24.com.
Public Office Address: OnGuard24 Limited, Tower block A' 7th floor' Coventry Point, 17 Market Way, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 1EA, United Kingdom. Phone: 0845 519 7301 Fax: 0845 519 7302 Email: info@onguard24.com "

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Once the secured debts have been settled, the OR/IP distributes the remaining monies according to the following priorities:

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-        All unsecured creditors.

-        Any interest generated on debts.

-        Shareholders, in company liquidation cases.

If it is not possible to reimburse in full the creditors of unsecured claims, the money available is divided between those with an unsecured claim, and is apportioned according to the value of each claim. In such a situation, the OR/IP will notify all the claimants of which they are aware. For this reason, it is important to ensure that you have properly submitted your proof of debt form.

Unfortunately it is possible that, as a creditor, you may not receive any return – it is dependent upon the number of other claims, and the total amount of money realised.

The OR/IP should supply upon request a list of the other creditors, which will also show how much each creditor is owed, however the OR/IP may charge a fee for this service. You may also request a copy of the court file, which should contain similar information.

The OR/IP will direct you to the court file if a “statement of affairs” has been submitted. A statement of affairs is a document which has been submitted by a bankrupt, company officer, or director, it states the assets and provides details of all debts and creditors.

A creditor’s claim may be rejected entirely by the OR/IP, however they will need to provide the creditor with notification as to why their claim has been rejected. Such a rejection may be appealed in court. It is prudent to seek legal counsel before applying to court.

Creditors’ meetings and liquidation committees

A first meeting of creditors will normally be convened by the OR when there are significant assets to be realised. This meeting of creditors will appoint an IR as trustee or liquidator by means of a vote.

In the instance that the assets to be realised are not valuable enough to warrant an IP, the OR will assume the role of trustee/liquidator themselves, and will send notification to all creditors that no first meeting will be required.

If creditors with over 25% of the value in assets request in writing that a first meeting be held, the OR will be compelled.

The OR may appeal to the Secretary of State to make an appointment of trustee/liquidator; this may be done in the case of an emergency, or when the OR feels that they are unduly prohibited from acting as trustee/liquidator.

Further meetings of creditors, known as “general meetings”, are sometimes held throughout the process if requested by creditors holding at least 25% of the total value of assets. A general meeting may also be called by the OR/IP in the event that they wish to discuss the creditors’ wishes.

Hi
I had a call and as I am in the market for a monitored system agreed to a visit AFTER they claimed to be registered with NSI. Checked with NSI and neither OG24 nor Onguard 24 are registered with them. Checked Companies house and this Co has been trading since Nov 2012 having liquidated Onguard 24 and 2 other companies before that. So they have liquidated 3 Companies since 2007 and just started another - what does that tell you.

thank god this company and the awful director is and will get what is coming to him,opening a new company *****OG24***** wont help him get away with it...i am good friends with someone he thinks he has duped and she isnt letting him off the hook........she is getting the media involved and the lovely mr meade will have bailliffs at his door very soon

i work for this company at present, how did i not know this, it all seems lajit to me to be honest, i have seen the system's and how they work, it aint nothing to do with the government, it's just a company trying to make money.
It aint a scam the equipment is 100% free but there is on going costs for monitoring and yes there is an installation fee, but obvious;y someone needs paying for fitting the job, the company is known to 240 police establishments around the uk and the system we put out is recommended by one of the chief of police, so how is it all a scam

i think dis company is lajit too. As a convict I knows all about alarms and burglury and think day does a fantastic job and are really nice to give criminals a second chance to rob the vulnaroble and elldolly and thick. I would always hang up if they called me though coz u can never be to careful can u? www.police.uk

Complete scam, dont listen to there crap. I used to work there and they dont care about the elederly or even if they have dementia. They just want to rob your money.

The toe-rag that posted on the same day (31st March) is really 'lejit'. Tosser.

oh dear....do you really work there!! i see the recruitment and training has gone downhill.....for your info there isnt actually 240 police establishments (whatever they are?? ) and im sure the chief of police has not recommended this system or any other.....if anyone out there knows the chief of police maybe they could ask him.

DO NOT LISTEN TO ON GUARD 24 THEY ARE THE BIGGEST LIARS IN THE WORLD AND JUST WANT TO SCAM YOU AND TAKE YOUR MONEY THEY ARE VERY VERY SLY DO NOT ARRANGE A APPOINTMENT TO SEE THEM AND THEY GIVE AWAY £1000 OF FREE STUFF? DONT BE FOOLED PEOPLE I WORKED FOR THE COMPANY AND ALSO WALKED OUT 3DAYS AFTER THEY ARE LIARS

Actually i can verify that it is quite legitmate, I also  got the cold call, and was very dubious, and thought it was a scam, however i must have been in a good mood on the day, and agreed to a visit and assessment to discuss,  as i was already looking to have a smoke alarm system put in, (as part of insurance requirement )
i thought what they were offering was good, i was going to pay less, and get both a burglar alarm, and fire alarm, to me it was a no brainer ....., and can also confirm it works a treat,