Blackstone Moregate Limited

Reference number: 459051

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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 blackstonemoregate.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3376 1444 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2A 4EB
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Other names (8)

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

  • Final Salary Transfer Wise Trading name
  • Financial Planning for Women Trading name
  • Winsec Financial Services Trading name
  • Ascot Drummond Financial Planning Services Former trading name
  • Carefp Former trading name
  • Ellisons Financial Services Former trading name
  • Phipps Financial Planning Services Former trading name
  • Winsec Financial Services Limited Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A 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 apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages · Arrange equity release FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • 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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  • Acting as a CBTL advisor
  • Acting as a CBTL arranger
  • Advising on a home reversion plan
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging (bringing about) a home reversion plan
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Debt-counselling
  • Making arrangements with a view to a home reversion plan
  • 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
03631973
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 September 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
9th Floor, 30 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4EB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
  • Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding (SIC 66290)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Richard Alan Hopkins Director Jan 1971 1 Oct 2001 2 other companies
Vijay Chandrakant Thakkar Director Dec 1964 1 Oct 2001 4 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
4
closed down
1
run together
2

In the full report: all 4 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 2 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£756k

+15% from £656k

Cash at bank

£282k

−2.2% from £289k

Employees (average)

11

−8.3% from 12

Owed within a year

£120k

−25% from £160k

The accounts for the year to 30 April 2026 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £1.96m, for the year to 30 April 2024.

Net assets

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03631973. 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

Blackstone Moregate’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (33)

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2007

10 January 2007

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

5 January 2007

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

1998

16 September 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 33 events

  • All 33 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Blackstone Moregate

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

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Blackstone Moregate

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

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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 33 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Blackstone Moregate Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Blackstone Moregate Limited (FRN 459051) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2007 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Blackstone Moregate’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3376 1444 and the website blackstonemoregate.com for Blackstone Moregate. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Blackstone Moregate a scam or clone?
Blackstone Moregate 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 Blackstone Moregate?
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 Blackstone Moregate to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Blackstone Moregate?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Blackstone Moregate: Richard Alan Hopkins and Vijay Chandrakant Thakkar.
How long has Blackstone Moregate been in business?
The company was formed on 16 September 1998, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2007.
What do Blackstone Moregate’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2026, show net assets of £756k (+15% from £656k) and cash at bank of £282k (−2.2% from £289k).
Does Blackstone Moregate use any other names?
It trades as Final Salary Transfer Wise, Financial Planning for Women and Winsec Financial Services. It has previously used 5 other names, including Ascot Drummond Financial Planning Services, Carefp and Ellisons Financial Services.

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