EES Corporate Trustees Limited

Reference number: 461207

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On the register, but not FCA authorised

This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.

What does this mean?
  • Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
  • What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
  • It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
  • So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.

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 hbosees.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7905 9647 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC3V 3PL
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Other names (1)

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

  • Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited Former name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Money-laundering registration only
    This firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

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
02045938
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 August 1986 (40 years old)
Registered office
The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS13 8AE
Nature of business
  • Non-trading company non trading (SIC 74990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Llewellyn Kevan Botha Director Jun 1962 4 Apr 2011 44 other companies
Leighton Peter Hazell-Smart Director Aug 1977 31 Jul 2019 11 other companies
George Richard Trevaskis Director May 1994 16 Sep 2024 15 other companies
Judith Mary Matthews Secretary Not published 1 Dec 2021 –

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
48
closed down
26
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 48 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 13 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 27 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

Key events (7) All events (58)

2022

21 November 2022

  • Computershare Investments (UK) (No. 3) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Computershare Investments (UK) (No. 7) Limited gave up control

Companies House

2017

30 August 2017

  • Changed its registered name from "Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited"

FCA register

2016

8 April 2016

  • Computershare Investments (UK) (No. 7) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2006

11 December 2006

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2001

12 February 2001

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 4 new directors took over

Companies House

1986

12 August 1986

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 58 events

  • All 58 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 51
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Firms connected to EES Corporate Trustees

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 48 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 58 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is EES Corporate Trustees Limited FCA authorised?
EES Corporate Trustees Limited (FRN 461207) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.
What is EES Corporate Trustees’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7905 9647 and the website hbosees.com for EES Corporate Trustees. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is EES Corporate Trustees a scam or clone?
EES Corporate Trustees is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.
Is my money safe with EES Corporate Trustees?
Money you hand to EES Corporate Trustees is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
Who owns EES Corporate Trustees?
EES Corporate Trustees is owned by Computershare Investments (UK) (No. 3) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 21 November 2022. Before that, it was controlled by Computershare Investments (UK) (No. 7) Limited.
Who runs EES Corporate Trustees?
Companies House lists 3 directors of EES Corporate Trustees: Llewellyn Kevan Botha, Leighton Peter Hazell-Smart and George Richard Trevaskis.
How long has EES Corporate Trustees been in business?
The company was formed on 12 August 1986.
Does EES Corporate Trustees use any other names?
It has previously used the name Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited.

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