Cambrian Associates Limited

Reference number: 158976

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Authorised, but in an insolvency process

This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.

What the FCA says

ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process

This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    0161 529 7431

  • Address

    Dean Watson and Paul Stanley, Begbies Traynor, 340 Deansgate, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M3 4LY, United Kingdom

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  • Who else gives the postcode M3 4LY
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Other names (1)

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

  • Cambrian Chartered Financial Planners Former trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • In an insolvency process
    Money the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.
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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 Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Providing Credit Information Services

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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Companies House records this company in liquidation, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
02493669
Company status
Liquidation
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 April 1990 (36 years old)
Registered office
C/O Begbies Traynor, 340, Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LY
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Roger Michael Taylor Director Jun 1945 Not published 10 other companies
Norma Alison Taylor Secretary Not published Not published –

Other companies run by its director

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other companies
10
closed down
2
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 10 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2024Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£669k

Down £327k from −£342k

Cash at bank

£82.9k

+132% from £35.7k

Employees (average)

25

−40% from 42

Owed within a year

£936k

+25% from £750k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £669k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 02493669. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (19)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Roger Michael Taylor took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1997

28 February 1997

  • Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date

FCA register

1990

19 April 1990

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Cambrian Associates

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2
past link
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 10 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cambrian Associates Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Cambrian Associates Limited (FRN 158976) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It is also in an insolvency process, under the control of insolvency practitioners, so deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Cambrian Associates’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 529 7431 for Cambrian Associates. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Cambrian Associates a scam or clone?
Cambrian Associates 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 Cambrian Associates?
Cambrian Associates is under the control of insolvency practitioners, so money it held is returned through the appointed office holders rather than by the firm. That takes time and can fall short. Where money is missing, the FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can still consider a complaint.
Who owns Cambrian Associates?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Cambrian Associates: Mr Roger Michael Taylor (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Cambrian Associates?
Companies House lists one director of Cambrian Associates: Roger Michael Taylor.
How long has Cambrian Associates been in business?
The company was formed on 19 April 1990. Companies House now lists it as liquidation.
What do Cambrian Associates’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2024, show net assets of −£669k (down £327k from −£342k) and cash at bank of £82.9k (+132% from £35.7k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Cambrian Associates use any other names?
It has previously used the name Cambrian Chartered Financial Planners.

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