Distinct Financial Management Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 23 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2000
Accounts filed up to 30 September 2025

Website, phone number and address

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Website

distinctfinancial.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01302 855040
Address

8 Cavendish Court, South Parade, Doncaster, Doncaster, DN1 2DJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When distinctfinancial.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01302 855040 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode DN1 2DJ

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.
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 (4 permissions)

Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
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.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number: 04027953 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 6 July 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office: 8 Cavendish Court, South Parade, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 2DJ, England
Nature of business: Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Roy Hyde	Director	Sep 1964	1 Feb 2004	1 other company
Roy Hyde	Secretary	Not published	5 Jun 2018	–

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 company: 1
still active: 1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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
All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£374k

+38% from £271k

Cash at bank

£9,463

−33% from £14.2k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£228k

+50% from £152k

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

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 04027953. 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

Distinct Financial Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (11)

2016

6 July 2016

Roy Hyde took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2003

21 August 2003

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

FCA register

2000

6 July 2000

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

All 11 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 3

Firms connected to Distinct Financial Management

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

connected firm: 1
share its phone number: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Distinct Financial Management

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

In Doncaster

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1 other company its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
7 years of accounts, charted
All 11 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Distinct Financial Management Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Distinct Financial Management Limited (FRN 225553) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2003 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Distinct Financial Management’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01302 855040 and the website distinctfinancial.co.uk for Distinct Financial Management. 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 Distinct Financial Management a scam or clone?

Distinct Financial Management 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 Distinct Financial Management?

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 Distinct Financial Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Distinct Financial Management?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Distinct Financial Management: Mr Roy Hyde (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Distinct Financial Management?

Companies House lists one director of Distinct Financial Management: Roy Hyde.

How long has Distinct Financial Management been in business?

The company was formed on 6 July 2000, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2003.

What do Distinct Financial Management’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £374k (+38% from £271k) and cash at bank of £9,463 (−33% from £14.2k).