Alexander Bates Campbell Limited

Reference number: 522399

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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.

Responsible principal firm

Alexander Bates Campbell Financial Planning Limited Reference number: 817090 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.
  • Alexander Bates Campbell Limited (FRN 522399) is an AR of Alexander Bates Campbell Financial Planning Limited (FRN 817090). When you use Alexander Bates Campbell's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Alexander Bates Campbell, 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When abc-ifa.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3167 0880 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TN22 3HW
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Other names (3)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • ABCL Trading name
  • Alexander Bates Campbell Ltd Former name
  • Bates Campbell Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Alexander Bates Campbell Financial Planning 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
07216495
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 April 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
Pippingford Manor, Pippingford Park, Nutley, East Sussex, TN22 3HW, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding (SIC 66290)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Lynne Campbell-Baker Director Oct 1977 8 Apr 2010 5 other companies
Martyn Lawson Bates Director Dec 1956 1 Apr 2012 5 other companies
Richard Alexander Director Feb 1954 12 May 2022 18 other companies
Christine Ann Alexander Director Jan 1956 12 May 2022 9 other companies
Lynne Campbell-Baker Secretary Not published 12 May 2022 –

Other companies run by these 4 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
19
closed down
10
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 19 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 9 companies these 4 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£68.4k

−35% from £105k

Employees (average)

6

−25% from 8

Owed within a year

£309k

+9.4% from £282k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07216495. 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

Alexander Bates Campbell’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (17)

2026

13 May 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Alexander Bates Campbell Ltd"

FCA register

2022

3 July 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Bates Campbell Ltd"

FCA register

12 May 2022

  • Alexander Bates Campbell Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Lynne Campbell-Baker stopped being a part-owner
  • Martyn Lawson Bates stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Lynne Campbell-Baker became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Martyn Lawson Bates became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2010

16 April 2010

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

8 April 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Alexander Bates Campbell

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Alexander Bates Campbell

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

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  • 19 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alexander Bates Campbell Limited FCA authorised?
Alexander Bates Campbell Limited (FRN 522399) 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 Alexander Bates Campbell?
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. Alexander Bates Campbell Limited (FRN 522399) is an AR of Alexander Bates Campbell Financial Planning Limited (FRN 817090). When you use Alexander Bates Campbell's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Alexander Bates Campbell, 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 Alexander Bates Campbell’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3167 0880 and the website abc-ifa.com for Alexander Bates Campbell. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Alexander Bates Campbell a scam or clone?
Alexander Bates Campbell 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 Alexander Bates Campbell?
Protection works through Alexander Bates Campbell Financial Planning Limited, the principal firm responsible for Alexander Bates Campbell's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Alexander Bates Campbell?
Alexander Bates Campbell is owned by Alexander Bates Campbell Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 12 May 2022. Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Lynne Campbell-Baker and Mr Martyn Lawson Bates.
Who runs Alexander Bates Campbell?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Alexander Bates Campbell: Lynne Campbell-Baker, Martyn Lawson Bates, Richard Alexander and Christine Ann Alexander.
How long has Alexander Bates Campbell been in business?
The company was formed on 8 April 2010.
What do Alexander Bates Campbell’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £68.4k (−35% from £105k).
Does Alexander Bates Campbell use any other names?
It trades as ABCL. It has previously used 2 other names: Alexander Bates Campbell Ltd and Bates Campbell Ltd.

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