Eco Grants Team Ltd

Reference number: 1022158

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Eco Grants Team Ltd (FRN 1022158) is an AR of SHERMIN FINANCE LIMITED (FRN 727594). When you use Eco Grants Team's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Eco Grants Team, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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

  • When ecograntsteam.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0300 456 0177 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BS15 4AA
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Other names (1)

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

  • Helpin U Solar Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Shermin Finance Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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 limited company
Incorporated
21 September 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
49 High Street Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 4AA, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods (SIC 46190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Adrian Derek Pike Director Jun 1965 21 Sep 2007 6 other companies
Kevin John Winstone Director Apr 1968 12 Jan 2024 1 other company
Tiffany Winstone Director Aug 1996 1 Jul 2024 1 other company
Colin Anthony Woodward Director Jul 1976 16 Jun 2026 None

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
7
closed down
4
run together
1

In the full report: all 7 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 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£328k

+428% from £62.1k

Cash at bank

£345k

+238% from £102k

Employees (average)

18

+80% from 10

Owed within a year

£283k

+6.1% from £267k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 06377805. 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

Eco Grants Team’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

10 August 2026

  • Kevin John Winstone became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Kevin John Winstone stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2024

8 November 2024

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1 April 2024

  • Adrian Derek Pike became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Adrian Derek Pike stopped being a part-owner
  • Kevin John Winstone became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Adrian Derek Pike became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2007

21 September 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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Firms like Eco Grants Team

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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Eco Grants Team Ltd FCA authorised?
Eco Grants Team Ltd (FRN 1022158) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Eco Grants Team?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Eco Grants Team Ltd (FRN 1022158) is an AR of SHERMIN FINANCE LIMITED (FRN 727594). When you use Eco Grants Team's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Eco Grants Team, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Eco Grants Team’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0300 456 0177 and the website ecograntsteam.com for Eco Grants Team. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Eco Grants Team a scam or clone?
Eco Grants Team 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 Eco Grants Team?
Protection works through Shermin Finance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Eco Grants Team's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Eco Grants Team?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Eco Grants Team: Mr Kevin John Winstone (25–50% of shares) and Mr Adrian Derek Pike (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Eco Grants Team?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Eco Grants Team: Adrian Derek Pike, Kevin John Winstone, Tiffany Winstone and Colin Anthony Woodward.
How long has Eco Grants Team been in business?
The company was formed on 21 September 2007.
What do Eco Grants Team’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £328k (+428% from £62.1k) and cash at bank of £345k (+238% from £102k).
Does Eco Grants Team use any other names?
It trades as Helpin U Solar.

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