Bespoke Retirements Limited

Reference number: 1031526

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When guiide.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0141 931 5529 is
  • Who else gives the postcode G61 2QJ
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Other names (1)

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

  • Guiide Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • 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
SC463898
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 November 2013 (12 years old)
Registered office
113 Milngavie Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, G61 2QJ
Nature of business
  • Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kevin Mark Hollister Director Aug 1973 18 Nov 2013 2 other companies
Steven Michael Goddard Director Jun 1966 1 Jan 2021 23 other companies
Philip Richard Hodges Director Mar 1961 1 Jan 2021 3 other companies
Christopher Dorman (Dr) Director Jan 1972 27 Apr 2021 8 other companies
Stewart William Thomas Lawrie Director Oct 1976 1 Sep 2022 1 other company
Arthur Mark Ruston Smith Director Nov 1964 30 Nov 2023 None
Duncan Buchanan Director Dec 1965 1 Oct 2024 None
Julius Lawrence Mark Pursaill Director Mar 1960 1 Oct 2026 None
Helen Hollister Secretary Not published 2 Sep 2022 –

Other companies run by these 8 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
36
closed down
10
are FCA-registered
4

In the full report: all 36 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 4 on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 8 directors run together
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 November 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Total equity

£25.2k

−79% from £118k

Employees (average)

8

+33% from 6

Owed within a year

£111k

+443% from £20.3k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 SC463898. 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

Bespoke Retirements’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (23)

2026

11 May 2026

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2019

30 September 2019

  • Helen Teresa Hollister stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Helen Teresa Hollister became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Kevin Mark Hollister became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

18 November 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

  • All 23 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms connected to Bespoke Retirements

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

connected firms
4
share a director
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 36 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 23 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bespoke Retirements Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Bespoke Retirements Limited (FRN 1031526) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2026. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Bespoke Retirements’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0141 931 5529 and the website guiide.co.uk for Bespoke Retirements. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Bespoke Retirements a scam or clone?
Bespoke Retirements 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 Bespoke Retirements?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Bespoke Retirements to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Bespoke Retirements?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Bespoke Retirements: Mr Kevin Mark Hollister (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Helen Teresa Hollister.
Who runs Bespoke Retirements?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Bespoke Retirements: Kevin Mark Hollister, Steven Michael Goddard, Philip Richard Hodges, Christopher Dorman (Dr), Stewart William Thomas Lawrie, Arthur Mark Ruston Smith and 2 more.
How long has Bespoke Retirements been in business?
The company was formed on 18 November 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2026.
What do Bespoke Retirements’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2025, show total equity of £25.2k (−79% from £118k).
Does Bespoke Retirements use any other names?
It trades as Guiide.

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