Brookson Limited

Reference number: 921238

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Registered with the FCA

This firm is registered to provide account information services. With your permission it can read your account data, but it cannot hold or move your money.

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When brooksonone.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0345 058 1280 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode WA1 1RG
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Other names (1)

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

  • Brookson One Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Account information No FSCS cover
    This firm does not hold or move your money, it only reads your account data with your permission. There are no customer funds to safeguard and FSCS protection does not arise. You can still complain about how it handled your data.
  • 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 November 1995 (30 years old)
Registered office
320 Firecrest Court Centre Park, Warrington, WA1 1RG, England
Nature of business
  • Accounting and auditing activities (SIC 69201)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Steven Kenneth Schaus Director Aug 1972 9 May 2022 14 other companies
Matthew David Fryer Director Jun 1977 31 Jul 2025 14 other companies

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
22
closed down
7
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 22 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 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 6 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 22 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

2020

1 December 2020

  • Bela Szigethy no longer has significant control
  • Martin John Hesketh no longer has significant control
  • Martin John Scott no longer has significant control
  • Stewart Kohl no longer has significant control
  • Thomas Jeremy Seddon no longer has significant control

Companies House

19 June 2020

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Status on the FCA register became "Registered Account Information Service Provider"

FCA register

3 February 2020

  • Andrew Charles McGregor no longer has significant control

Companies House

2019

26 March 2019

  • Carolyn Nevinson no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

1 June 2016

  • Andrew Charles McGregor gained significant control

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Bela Szigethy gained significant control
  • Brookson Management Services Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Carolyn Nevinson gained significant control
  • Martin John Hesketh gained significant control
  • Martin John Scott gained significant control
  • Stewart Kohl gained significant control
  • Thomas Jeremy Seddon gained significant control

Companies House

1995

21 November 1995

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 63 events

  • All 63 events in its history (18 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 44
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Firms connected to Brookson

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

connected firms
4
share a director
2
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Brookson

Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.

In Warrington

In the Warrington (WA) postcode area

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  • 22 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 63 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Brookson Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Brookson Limited (FRN 921238) is registered with the FCA and permitted to provide its regulated services.
What is Brookson’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0345 058 1280 and the website brooksonone.co.uk for Brookson. 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 Brookson a scam or clone?
Brookson 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 Brookson?
Protection depends on which product you hold and how Brookson handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Brookson to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Brookson?
Brookson is owned by Brookson Management Services Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Andrew Charles McGregor, Mrs Carolyn Nevinson and Mr Martin John Hesketh.
Who runs Brookson?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Brookson: Steven Kenneth Schaus and Matthew David Fryer.
How long has Brookson been in business?
The company was formed on 21 November 1995, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2020.
Does Brookson use any other names?
It trades as Brookson One.

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