Drb Associates Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 20 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2005
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

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.

Website

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

01543 441644
Address

D R B Associates Ltd, Pool House, 30 Dam Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6AA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

When poolhouseadvisers.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01543 441644 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode WS13 6AA

Other names (12)

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

Central Independent Financial Services Trading name: A name it trades under now.
DC Wealth Management Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Pool House Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Pool House Advisers Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Pool House Group Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Pool House Professional Advisers Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Access Health Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Cathedral Pensions Administration Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Central Pension Solutions Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Final Salary Advice Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
HS Wealth Management Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Pool House Final Salary Advice Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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 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
Providing Credit Information Services

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: 05566084 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 16 September 2005 (21 years old)
Registered office: Pool House, Dam Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6AA
Nature of business: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding (SIC 66290)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
David Robert Burns	Director	Dec 1970	16 Sep 2005	25 other companies
Jonathan Paul Hovers	Director	May 1965	25 Nov 2010	18 other companies
Phoebe Kalsi	Director	Dec 1990	30 Apr 2020	4 other companies
Fiona Haigh	Director	Jun 1987	30 Apr 2020	16 other companies
Fiona Haigh	Secretary	Not published	22 Nov 2016	–

Other companies run by these 4 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: 37
closed down: 18
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 37 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
The 16 companies these 4 directors run together
All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

18 months to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£433k

+4.3% from £416k

Cash at bank

£226k

+54% from £147k

Owed within a year

£295k

−35% from £453k

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05566084. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (30)

2016

6 April 2016

Pool House Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2006

13 February 2006

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

FCA register

2005

16 September 2005

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 30 events

All 30 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 4

Firms connected to Drb Associates

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

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

Firms like Drb Associates

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

In Lichfield

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37 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
7 years of accounts, charted
All 30 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Drb Associates Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Drb Associates Limited (FRN 445657) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2006 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Drb Associates’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01543 441644 and the website poolhouseadvisers.co.uk for Drb Associates. 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 Drb Associates a scam or clone?

Drb Associates 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 Drb Associates?

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 Drb Associates to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Drb Associates?

Drb Associates is owned by Pool House Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and held through a firm, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Drb Associates?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Drb Associates: David Robert Burns, Jonathan Paul Hovers, Phoebe Kalsi and Fiona Haigh.

How long has Drb Associates been in business?

The company was formed on 16 September 2005, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2006.

What do Drb Associates’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £433k (+4.3% from £416k) and cash at bank of £226k (+54% from £147k).

Does Drb Associates use any other names?

It trades as Central Independent Financial Services, DC Wealth Management, Pool House, Pool House Advisers and Pool House Group, and 1 more names. It has previously used 6 other names, including Access Health, Cathedral Pensions Administration and Central Pension Solutions.