Anchor Financial Advisory Limited

Reference number: 996055

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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

BROOKLANDS COMMERCIAL FINANCE LIMITED Reference number: 648940 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.
  • ANCHOR FINANCIAL ADVISORY LIMITED (FRN 996055) is an AR of BROOKLANDS COMMERCIAL FINANCE LIMITED (FRN 648940). When you use ANCHOR FINANCIAL ADVISORY's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from ANCHOR FINANCIAL ADVISORY, 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

  • When anchor-finance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 023 8066 6888 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SO15 2EP
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Other names (1)

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

  • Anchor Finance Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Brooklands Commercial Finance 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
13567699
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 August 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office
Suite 32, Director Generals House, 15 Rockstone Place, Southampton, SO15 2EP, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Wai Lun Chan Director Jan 1994 27 Aug 2021 1 other company

Other companies run by its director

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other company
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1,337

Up £6,162 from −£4,825

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£8,109

+51% from £5,364

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 to 2025
  • 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 13567699. 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

Anchor Financial Advisory’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (13)

2026

14 May 2026

  • Timothy Chan stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2023

9 May 2023

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2022

1 December 2022

  • Timothy Chan became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2021

27 August 2021

  • Wai Lun Chan became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Wenhao Huang gave up control

Companies House

16 August 2021

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Wenhao Huang took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Anchor Financial Advisory Limited FCA authorised?
Anchor Financial Advisory Limited (FRN 996055) 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 Anchor Financial Advisory?
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. Anchor Financial Advisory Limited (FRN 996055) is an AR of BROOKLANDS COMMERCIAL FINANCE LIMITED (FRN 648940). When you use Anchor Financial Advisory's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Anchor Financial Advisory, 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 Anchor Financial Advisory’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 023 8066 6888 and the website anchor-finance.co.uk for Anchor Financial Advisory. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Anchor Financial Advisory a scam or clone?
Anchor Financial Advisory 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 Anchor Financial Advisory?
Protection works through Brooklands Commercial Finance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Anchor Financial Advisory's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Anchor Financial Advisory?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Anchor Financial Advisory: Mr Wai Lun Chan (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Wenhao Huang and Mr Timothy Chan.
Who runs Anchor Financial Advisory?
Companies House lists one director of Anchor Financial Advisory: Wai Lun Chan.
How long has Anchor Financial Advisory been in business?
The company was formed on 16 August 2021.
What do Anchor Financial Advisory’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of £1,337 (up £6,162 from −£4,825).
Does Anchor Financial Advisory use any other names?
It trades as Anchor Finance.

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