CPA Ltd

Reference number: 476757

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc Reference number: 195351 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.
  • CPA Ltd (FRN 476757) introduces customers to St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not CPA.
  • Example: if CPA refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from CPA 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

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01427 811348

  • Address

    The Old Office House, No 1 Willingham Road, Lea, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 5EH, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 01427 811348 is
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, 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 name
CPA LIMITED
Company number
06033216
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 December 2006 (19 years old)
Registered office
3 Willingham Road, Lea, Gainsborough, DN21 5EH, England
Nature of business
  • Financial management (SIC 70221)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Darron Edward Childs Director Feb 1965 19 Dec 2006 2 other companies
Tara Ann Childs Director May 1970 19 Dec 2006 2 other companies
Tara Ann Childs Secretary Not published 19 Dec 2006 2 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
3
closed down
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 3 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 1 company these 2 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£288k

−39% from £474k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

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 06033216. 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

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

2016

6 April 2016

  • Darron Edward Childs became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Tara Ann Childs became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2007

20 December 2007

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2006

19 December 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Darron Edward Childs appointed as a director
  • Tara Ann Childs appointed as a director

Companies House

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

Firms like Cpa

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

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In the Doncaster (DN) postcode area

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 6 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is CPA Ltd FCA authorised?
CPA Ltd (FRN 476757) 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 Cpa?
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. CPA Ltd (FRN 476757) introduces customers to St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Cpa. Example: if Cpa refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Cpa 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 Cpa’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01427 811348 for Cpa. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Cpa a scam or clone?
Cpa 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 Cpa?
Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, the principal firm responsible for Cpa's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Cpa?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Cpa: Mr Darron Edward Childs (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Tara Ann Childs (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Cpa?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Cpa: Darron Edward Childs and Tara Ann Childs.
How long has Cpa been in business?
The company was formed on 19 December 2006.
What do Cpa’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £288k (−39% from £474k).

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