Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers Limited

Reference number: 224407

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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 courtiers.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01837 53855 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode EX20 1AN
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Other names (4)

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

  • Courtiers Trading name
  • DAVIDSONS Trading name
  • Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers Ltd Former name
  • Reckitt House Former trading 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.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (12 permissions)
  • Acting as a CBTL advisor
  • Acting as a CBTL arranger
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt-counselling
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers will not accept, without the prior written consent of the Authority, any new clients, or any new client money or custody assets, from new clients.
    1. Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers (DIFA) will not accept, without the prior written consent of the Authority, any new clients, or any new client money or custody assets, from new clients. This applies from the date of the VREQ. 2. Paragraph 1 does not apply to the acceptance of new client monies or custody assets from existing clients and / or third parties by DIFA as a result of or in relation to the following: a) Existing clients re-investing the investment gains or redemption proceeds from sale of an existing asset, where this does not require the acceptance of new client money or custody assets from the client; b) Existing clients making contributions to existing ISAs and pensions prior to 5 April 2024; c) Existing clients continuing to make ongoing contributions to an investment product under an arrangement which predates this notice; d) Receipt of dividends or coupons; e) Rights issues; f) Corporate actions including maturing bonds; g) Settlement of trades instructed but not yet settled as at the date of the requirements; and h) Margin calls and movements associated with open trades and positions. 3. For the avoidance of doubt, paragraph 1 does include any new clients who onboarded with another entity listed in the Courtiers Group after the date of the VREQ, i.e. a new customer at another entity cannot be onboarded and transferred to DIFA after the date of the VREQ. 4. DIFA will not proactively cancel or substantially change any ongoing service arrangements already in place with clients as at the date of this VREQ, other than where clients are being moved to Courtiers Investment Services Ltd (FRN 124995). 5. DIFA will notify the FCA at the earliest opportunity of the governing body’s decision to begin any wind down process for the firm.

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
04451768
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
30 May 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
18 Hart Street Hart Street, Henley-On-Thames, RG9 2AU, England
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gary Derek Reynolds Director May 1957 12 Aug 2021 19 other companies
James Stewart Shepperd Director Feb 1966 12 Aug 2021 14 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
19
closed down
3
are FCA-registered
6

In the full report: all 19 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 6 on the FCA register
  • The 14 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£185k

−82% from £1.04m

Profit before tax

−£217k

−492% from £55.4k

Net assets

£370k

+29% from £288k

Cash at bank

£309k

Up £286k from £22.3k

Turnover and profit

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 04451768. 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

Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (12) All events (25)

2024

6 March 2024

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers will not accept, without the prior written consent of the Authority, any new clients, or any new client money or custody assets, from new clients.)

FCA register

2021

12 August 2021

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2018

13 July 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers Ltd"

FCA register

2017

7 December 2017

  • Craig Davidson stopped being a part-owner
  • Fiona Gail Davidson stopped being a part-owner
  • The Davidson Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Craig Davidson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Fiona Gail Davidson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2003

9 July 2003

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2002

30 May 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

  • All 25 events in its history (12 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers

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

connected firms
5
share a director
5
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 19 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 25 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers Limited (FRN 224407) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2003 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01837 53855 and the website courtiers.co.uk for Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers. 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 one other FCA firm.
Is Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers a scam or clone?
Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers 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 Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers?
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 Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers?
Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers is owned by The Davidson Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 7 December 2017. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Craig Davidson and Mrs Fiona Gail Davidson.
Who runs Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers: Gary Derek Reynolds and James Stewart Shepperd.
How long has Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers been in business?
The company was formed on 30 May 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2003.
What do Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £185k (−82% from £1.04m) and profit before tax of −£217k (−492% from £55.4k).
Does Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers use any other names?
It trades as Courtiers and DAVIDSONS. It has previously used 2 other names: Davidsons Independent Financial Advisers Ltd and Reckitt House.

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