East Lothian Investments Limited

Reference number: 716207

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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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  • When eastlothianinvestments.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07854 191597 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EH41 3HA
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
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  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

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 status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
9 July 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
John Muir House Room 2.19, Brewery Park, Haddington, East Lothian, EH41 3HA
Nature of business
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Rodney Shearer Director Apr 1956 19 Jan 1999 8 other companies
John Fleming Allan Mcmillan Director Dec 1951 6 Jun 2012 11 other companies
Joseph William Meikle Cochran Harper Director Jul 1954 16 Dec 2015 4 other companies
Norman Hampshire Director Sep 1959 20 Dec 2021 7 other companies
Louise Elder (Dr) Director Jan 1966 21 Dec 2021 1 other company
Lisa Young Deegan Secretary Not published 26 Jun 2023 –

Other companies run by these 5 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
28
closed down
6
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 28 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 16 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£509k

+2.5% from £497k

Cash at bank

£163k

−28% from £227k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£58.9k

+102% from £29.1k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC187674. 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

East Lothian Investments’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

23 June 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1998

9 July 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 23
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Firms connected to East Lothian Investments

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like East Lothian Investments

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

In Haddington

In the Edinburgh (EH) postcode area

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  • 28 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 28 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is East Lothian Investments Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, East Lothian Investments Limited (FRN 716207) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is East Lothian Investments’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07854 191597 and the website eastlothianinvestments.com for East Lothian Investments. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is East Lothian Investments a scam or clone?
East Lothian Investments 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 East Lothian Investments?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how East Lothian Investments handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about East Lothian Investments to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs East Lothian Investments?
Companies House lists 5 directors of East Lothian Investments: Rodney Shearer, John Fleming Allan McMillan, Joseph William Meikle Cochran Harper, Norman Hampshire and Louise Elder (Dr).
How long has East Lothian Investments been in business?
The company was formed on 9 July 1998, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2016.
What do East Lothian Investments’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £509k (+2.5% from £497k) and cash at bank of £163k (−28% from £227k).

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