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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
24 Hockerill Court, London Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5SB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01279 260049 is
- Who else gives the postcode CM23 5SB
Warning
Scammers have impersonated this firm
Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.
Fake phone numbers (2)
- 020 3399 9418
- 020 3399 9433
Fake email addresses (1)
- admin@compass-financial.co.cc
The FCA warning these came from
- Compass Financial Management 16 July 2012
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA 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 applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Dealing in investments as agent
- 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.
The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- OC353856 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 6 April 2010 (16 years old)
- Registered office
- Salisbury House, London, EC2M 5SQ, United Kingdom
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brian Thornton | LLP designated member | Feb 1957 | 6 Apr 2010 | 4 other companies |
| Steven Kingston | LLP designated member | Nov 1972 | 6 Apr 2023 | None |
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
- 4
- still active
- 4
In the full report: all 4 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
- All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Turnover
£665k
−2.6% from £683k
Cash at bank
£107k
+14% from £94.1k
Employees (average)
1
Same as 1
Owed within a year
£12.6k
+2.2% from £12.3k
Turnover
In the full report: all 7 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2026
- The chart, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 OC353856. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
Compass Financial Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
6 April 2023
- David Thornton gained significant control
- Lindsay Christina Loxley no longer has significant control
- Steven Kingston gained significant control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Lindsay Christina Loxley gained significant control
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2012
16 July 2012
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2010
23 July 2010
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
12 July 2010
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
6 April 2010
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 16 events
- All 16 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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- 4 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 16 events in its history
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- FCA warning: Compass Financial Management fca.org.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk