Bates Weston Corporate Finance LLP: FCA regulated?

No longer authorised

This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Authorisation ended 22 June 2017.

Website, phone number and address

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Last known website

batesweston.co.uk
Last known phone number

01332 365855
Last known address

Bates Weston LLP, The Mill, Canal Street, Derby, DE1 2RJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When batesweston.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01332 365855 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode DE1 2RJ

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

The record is closed
Cover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.

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Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
Advising on P2P agreements
Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on the record

Corporate finance business only.

The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than corporate finance business.

FCA disciplinary action

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: OC402713 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Limited liability partnership
Incorporated: 6 November 2015 (10 years old)
Registered office: The Mills, Canal Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2RJ, United Kingdom

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Christopher Glanville Jones	LLP designated member	Oct 1966	6 Nov 2015	4 other companies
Nicola Jane Bullock	LLP member	Jun 1977	6 Nov 2015	1 other company
Kathryn Evans	LLP member	Dec 1981	1 Apr 2026	None
BATES WESTON AUDIT LIMITED	Corporate LLP designated member	Not published	6 Nov 2015	3 other companies

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: 7
closed down: 1
run together: 1

In the full report: all 7 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 1 company these 4 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Cash at bank

£494k

Up £470k from £24.8k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£316k

Up £303k from £13.7k

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2025
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 OC402713. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Bates Weston Corporate Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (12)

2017

22 June 2017

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Corporate finance business only.)
FCA imposed a requirement (Firm to abide by Deed Poll regarding past business)
Stopped being authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Bates Weston Audit Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Chris Jones became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

6 November 2015

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

All 12 events in its history (7 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 3

Firms connected to Bates Weston Corporate Finance

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

connected firms: 5
share its phone number: 1
share its postcode: 5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (5)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Bates Weston Corporate Finance

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

In Derby

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7 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 12 events in its history
5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bates Weston Corporate Finance LLP FCA authorised?

No. Bates Weston Corporate Finance LLP (FRN 768950) is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed: no longer authorised.

Is Bates Weston Corporate Finance a scam or clone?

Bates Weston Corporate Finance is not currently authorised by the FCA. Be cautious and verify any firm on the FCA register before dealing with it.

Is my money safe with Bates Weston Corporate Finance?

Money you handed over while it was authorised generally keeps its protection: FSCS covers firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading. New business with Bates Weston Corporate Finance has no cover, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.

Who owns Bates Weston Corporate Finance?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Bates Weston Corporate Finance: Mr Chris Jones (25–50% of votes) and Bates Weston Audit Limited (25–50% of votes).

Who runs Bates Weston Corporate Finance?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Bates Weston Corporate Finance: Christopher Glanville Jones, Nicola Jane Bullock, Kathryn Evans and Bates Weston Audit Limited.

How long has Bates Weston Corporate Finance been in business?

The company was formed on 6 November 2015.

What do Bates Weston Corporate Finance’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show cash at bank of £494k (up £470k from £24.8k).