Ebor Trustees Limited

Reference number: 462002

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 2 warnings naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised by the FCA

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

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When walkercrips.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01904 544300 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode YO31 7RE
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Other names (1)

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

  • Walker Crips Pensions Trading name

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake email addresses (3)
  • info@eblbo.com
  • info@etlfx.com
  • support@eblbo.com
Fake websites (2)
  • eblbo.co.nz
  • etlfx.com
The 2 FCA warnings these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Establishing/operating/winding up a personal pension scheme
  • 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.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

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

Concerns on the company record

  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
03514268
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 February 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
Apollo House, Eboracum Way, York, YO31 7RE, England
Nature of business
  • Pension funding (SIC 65300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Don Christopher Formhals Director Feb 1972 1 Oct 2014 4 other companies
Wendy Olive Eastwood Director Jul 1962 25 May 2017 4 other companies
Sean Kin Wai Lam Director Mar 1969 25 Sep 2017 22 other companies
Lisa Starkey Secretary Not published 8 Feb 2023 –

Other companies run by these 3 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
24
closed down
9
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 24 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 15 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Ebor Trustees’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (34)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Walker Crips Group PLC took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

1 May 2015

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2007

6 April 2007

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

FCA register

1998

20 February 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 34 events

  • All 34 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 25
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Firms connected to Ebor Trustees

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

connected firms
2
share a director
2
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 24 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 34 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ebor Trustees Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Ebor Trustees Limited (FRN 462002) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2007. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Ebor Trustees’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01904 544300 and the website walkercrips.co.uk/pensions for Ebor Trustees. 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 Ebor Trustees a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Ebor Trustees: the FCA has published 2 warnings about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Ebor Trustees, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Ebor Trustees?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Ebor Trustees to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Ebor Trustees?
Ebor Trustees is owned by Walker Crips Group PLC, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Ebor Trustees?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Ebor Trustees: Don Christopher Formhals, Wendy Olive Eastwood and Sean Kin Wai Lam.
How long has Ebor Trustees been in business?
The company was formed on 20 February 1998, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2007.
Does Ebor Trustees use any other names?
It trades as Walker Crips Pensions.

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