Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
93a Church Lane, Bessacarr, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 6QG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01302 370800 is
- Who else gives the postcode DN4 6QG
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may applyMortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Acting as a CBTL advisor
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Credit Broking
- Debt-counselling
- Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
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
- 03632435 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 16 September 1998 (28 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Administration of financial markets (SIC 66110)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gordon Bower | Director | Jan 1964 | 20 Apr 2002 | 3 other companies |
| Shaun Chester | Director | Mar 1965 | 20 Apr 2002 | 4 other companies |
| Patricia Anne Bower | Secretary | Not published | 1 Oct 2026 | – |
Other companies run by these 2 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
- 5
- closed down
- 2
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 5 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- The 2 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£53.0k
+91% from £27.7k
Cash at bank
£50.0k
+317% from £12.0k
Employees (average)
6
Same as 6
Owed within a year
£82.6k
+19% from £69.4k
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
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 03632435. 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
Aspen Financial Strategies’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
17 December 2025
- Aspen Financial Strategies Holding Company Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- John Gordon Bower stopped being the majority owner
- Shaun Chester stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2016
30 June 2016
- John Gordon Bower became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
- Shaun Chester became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2002
23 August 2002
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1998
16 September 1998
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 16 events
- All 16 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 4
Firms connected to Aspen Financial Strategies
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Aspen Financial Strategies. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Aspen Financial Strategies
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In Doncaster
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- 5 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 16 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk