Cost Compare Limited

Reference number: 1008854

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Introducer appointed representative

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Responsible principal firm

SEOPA LTD Reference number: 313860 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • COST COMPARE LIMITED (FRN 1008854) introduces customers to SEOPA LTD (FRN 313860). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not COST COMPARE.
  • Example: if COST COMPARE refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from COST COMPARE itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07854 448880

  • Address

    Broom House 39-43, London Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2QL, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 07854 448880 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SS7 2QL
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Seopa Ltd, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • 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 number
09633632
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 June 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
Broom House 39/43 London Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2QL, England
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Benjamin James Austin Director Jun 1981 11 Jun 2015 9 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
9
closed down
8
still active
1

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£43.3k

Up £53.2k from −£9,858

Cash at bank

£73.7k

Up £68.5k from £5,190

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£31.1k

+82% from £17.1k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 09633632. 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

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

2024

28 January 2024

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Benjamin James Austin took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

11 June 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Benjamin James Austin appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 4 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cost Compare Limited FCA authorised?
Cost Compare Limited (FRN 1008854) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Cost Compare?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Cost Compare Limited (FRN 1008854) introduces customers to SEOPA LTD (FRN 313860). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Cost Compare. Example: if Cost Compare refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Cost Compare itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Cost Compare’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07854 448880 for Cost Compare. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Cost Compare a scam or clone?
Cost Compare 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 Cost Compare?
Protection works through Seopa Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Cost Compare's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Cost Compare?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Cost Compare: Mr Benjamin James Austin (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Cost Compare?
Companies House lists one director of Cost Compare: Benjamin James Austin.
How long has Cost Compare been in business?
The company was formed on 11 June 2015.
What do Cost Compare’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2025, show total equity of £43.3k (up £53.2k from −£9,858) and cash at bank of £73.7k (up £68.5k from £5,190).

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