Crane Williams Ltd

Reference number: 841333

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

New Leaf Distribution Limited Reference number: 460421 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Crane Williams Ltd (FRN 841333) is an AR of New Leaf Distribution Limited (FRN 460421). When you use Crane Williams's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Crane Williams, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • 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

    01702 431130

    Also given by a firm that is no longer authorised. Check you are dealing with the firm on this page.

  • Address

    47 Ridgeway Road, Long Ashton, Bristol, BS41 9EZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01702 431130 is, and the 152 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode BS41 9EZ
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Other names (4)

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

  • Crane Williams Financial Services Trading name
  • Crane Williams Financial Planning Former trading name
  • Lucid Financial Services Former trading name
  • Lucid FS Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through New Leaf Distribution Limited, 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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
Company number
08239206
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
3 October 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
47 Ridgeway Road Long Ashton, Bristol, BS41 9EZ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Thomas Mark Crane Director Sep 1981 3 Oct 2012 None

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  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£608

Up £140 from £468

Cash at bank

£1,511

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£76.6k

+126% from £34.0k

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 08239206. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (13)

2019

3 May 2019

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Thomas Mark Crane took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2012

3 October 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms connected to Crane Williams

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

connected firms
12
share its phone number
12

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (12)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Crane Williams

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

In Bristol

Paul MarchionneBristolAppointed representativeProsperity Planning LtdBristolAuthorised

In the Bristol (BS) postcode area

Kris PerrymanWeston-Super-MareAppointed representative

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Crane Williams Ltd FCA authorised?
Crane Williams Ltd (FRN 841333) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Crane Williams?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Crane Williams Ltd (FRN 841333) is an AR of New Leaf Distribution Limited (FRN 460421). When you use Crane Williams's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Crane Williams, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. 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 Crane Williams’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01702 431130 for Crane Williams. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 152 other FCA firms, one of which is no longer authorised.
Is Crane Williams a scam or clone?
Crane Williams 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 Crane Williams?
Protection works through New Leaf Distribution Limited, the principal firm responsible for Crane Williams's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Crane Williams?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Crane Williams: Thomas Mark Crane (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Crane Williams?
Companies House lists one director of Crane Williams: Thomas Mark Crane.
How long has Crane Williams been in business?
The company was formed on 3 October 2012.
What do Crane Williams’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of £608 (up £140 from £468) and cash at bank of £1,511 (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Crane Williams use any other names?
It trades as Crane Williams Financial Services. It has previously used 3 other names: Crane Williams Financial Planning, Lucid Financial Services and Lucid FS.

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