Castlegate Financial Management Limited

Reference number: 169777

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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 casfin.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01476 855585 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NG31 6SE
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Other names (1)

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

  • Castlegate Brokers Limited Former 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.
  • 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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  • 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
  • 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
02077374
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 November 1986 (39 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Nicholas Edwin Gardner Director May 1963 3 Feb 1994 24 other companies
Graeme Hills Director Aug 1981 1 Apr 2016 10 other companies
Peter David Wilson Director Mar 1967 3 Feb 2025 13 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
9
are FCA-registered
6

In the full report: all 39 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 6 on the FCA register
  • The 5 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsAudited

Net assets

£1.12m

+20% from £930k

Cash at bank

£887k

+510% from £145k

Employees (average)

35

+2.9% from 34

Owed within a year

£292k

+128% from £128k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02077374. 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

Castlegate Financial Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (33)

2023

25 September 2023

  • Duncan & Toplis Group Limited 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

1998

12 March 1998

  • Changed its registered name from "Castlegate Brokers Limited"

FCA register

1996

8 January 1996

  • Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date

FCA register

1986

26 November 1986

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 33 events

  • All 33 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 22
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Firms connected to Castlegate Financial Management

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

connected firms
3
share a director
3
past links
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 3 past links through former directors
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  • 39 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 33 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Castlegate Financial Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Castlegate Financial Management Limited (FRN 169777) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Castlegate Financial Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01476 855585 and the website casfin.co.uk for Castlegate Financial Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Castlegate Financial Management a scam or clone?
Castlegate Financial Management 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 Castlegate Financial Management?
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 Castlegate Financial Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Castlegate Financial Management?
Castlegate Financial Management is owned by Duncan & Toplis Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 25 September 2023.
Who runs Castlegate Financial Management?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Castlegate Financial Management: Nicholas Edwin Gardner, Graeme Hills and Peter David Wilson.
How long has Castlegate Financial Management been in business?
The company was formed on 26 November 1986, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
What do Castlegate Financial Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £1.12m (+20% from £930k) and cash at bank of £887k (+510% from £145k).
Does Castlegate Financial Management use any other names?
It has previously used the name Castlegate Brokers Limited.

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