Buxton Beresford Financial Planning Ltd

Reference number: 596052

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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 buxtonberesford.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01603 268080 is, and the 7 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode NR6 6BF
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Other names (4)

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

  • Buxton Beresford Wealth Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Bootneck Money Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Home Counties Mortgages Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • inheritancetaxsaver.com Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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

Limits on what they may do

  • Restriction on activities relating to Non-Standard Assets
    The firm must not, without the prior written consent of the Authority, carry on any activities relating to non-standard assets (other than VCTs, EISs and ITSs).

FCA disciplinary action

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 May 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office
Insight House 7a Alkmaar Way, Norwich International Business Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 6BF, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Antony Peter Howard Director Jul 1972 28 Feb 2025 3 other companies
Jason Richard Howard Director Aug 1970 28 Feb 2025 38 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
39
closed down
5
are FCA-registered
10

In the full report: all 39 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 10 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 2 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

17 months to 31 August 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£19.7k

+355% from £4,329

Cash at bank

£59.0k

+187% from £20.6k

Owed within a year

£51.9k

+60% from £32.4k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07628403. 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

Buxton Beresford Financial Planning’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

28 February 2025

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over
  • Insight Financial Associates Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Mark Alan Beresford gave up control
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Restriction on activities relating to Non-Standard Assets)

Companies House · FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Mark Alan Beresford took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 July 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Must abide by Deed Poll)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2011

10 May 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Buxton Beresford Financial Planning

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

connected firms
8
share a director
8
share its phone number
7

In the full report: all 8 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (8), the same phone number (7), the same postcode (8)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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Firms like Buxton Beresford Financial Planning

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

In Norwich

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  • 39 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history
  • 8 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Buxton Beresford Financial Planning Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Buxton Beresford Financial Planning Ltd (FRN 596052) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2013 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Buxton Beresford Financial Planning’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01603 268080 and the website buxtonberesford.co.uk for Buxton Beresford Financial Planning. 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 7 other FCA firms.
Is Buxton Beresford Financial Planning a scam or clone?
Buxton Beresford Financial Planning 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 Buxton Beresford Financial Planning?
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 Buxton Beresford Financial Planning to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Buxton Beresford Financial Planning?
Buxton Beresford Financial Planning is owned by Insight Financial Associates Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 28 February 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Mark Alan Beresford.
Who runs Buxton Beresford Financial Planning?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Buxton Beresford Financial Planning: Antony Peter Howard and Jason Richard Howard.
How long has Buxton Beresford Financial Planning been in business?
The company was formed on 10 May 2011, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2013.
What do Buxton Beresford Financial Planning’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of £19.7k (+355% from £4,329) and cash at bank of £59.0k (+187% from £20.6k).
Does Buxton Beresford Financial Planning use any other names?
It trades as Buxton Beresford Wealth. It has previously used 3 other names: Bootneck Money, Home Counties Mortgages and inheritancetaxsaver.com.

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