BR Needham Financial Services Limited

Reference number: 152589

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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

Sesame Limited Reference number: 150427 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.
  • BR Needham Financial Services Limited (FRN 152589) is an AR of Sesame Limited (FRN 150427). When you use BR Needham Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from BR Needham Financial Services, 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

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01473 735660

  • Address

    Ashleigh House, Half Moon Lane, Grundisburgh, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 6UE, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01473 735660 is
  • Who else gives the postcode IP13 6UE
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Other names (2)

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

  • BR Needham Financial Services Limited (U111) Former name
  • Connaught Financial Management Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Sesame 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
02567553
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 December 1990 (35 years old)
Registered office
Janelle House, Hartham Lane, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1QN
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Christopher Edward Needham Director Mar 1973 1 Jul 2020 None
Benjamin Robert Needham Director Apr 1950 Not published None
Mary Martina Geraldine Needham Secretary Not published 27 Nov 2000 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£22

Down £859 from £881

Cash at bank

£11.1k

−40% from £18.4k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£29.6k

+17% from £25.3k

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 02567553. 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

BR Needham Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (9)

2026

3 March 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "B.R. NEEDHAM (FINANCIAL SERVICES) LIMITED"
  • Changed its registered name from "BR Needham Financial Services Limited"

FCA register

2023

21 August 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "BR Needham Financial Services Limited (U111)"

FCA register

2016

30 June 2016

  • Benjamin Robert Needham took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1992

24 February 1992

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1990

11 December 1990

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

  • All 9 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 9 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is BR Needham Financial Services Limited FCA authorised?
BR Needham Financial Services Limited (FRN 152589) 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 BR Needham Financial Services?
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. BR Needham Financial Services Limited (FRN 152589) is an AR of Sesame Limited (FRN 150427). When you use BR Needham Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from BR Needham Financial Services, 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 BR Needham Financial Services’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01473 735660 for BR Needham Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is BR Needham Financial Services a scam or clone?
BR Needham Financial Services 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 BR Needham Financial Services?
Protection works through Sesame Limited, the principal firm responsible for BR Needham Financial Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns BR Needham Financial Services?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of BR Needham Financial Services: Mr Benjamin Robert Needham (75–100% of shares).
Who runs BR Needham Financial Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of BR Needham Financial Services: Christopher Edward Needham and Benjamin Robert Needham.
How long has BR Needham Financial Services been in business?
The company was formed on 11 December 1990.
What do BR Needham Financial Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2025, show net assets of £22 (down £859 from £881) and cash at bank of £11.1k (−40% from £18.4k).
Does BR Needham Financial Services use any other names?
It has previously used 2 other names: BR Needham Financial Services Limited (U111) and Connaught Financial Management.

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