Efficient Living Solutions UK Ltd: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2023
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025

Responsible principal firm

PHOENIX FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED Reference number: 539195 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
Efficient Living Solutions UK Ltd (FRN 1052512) introduces customers to PHOENIX FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED (FRN 539195). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Efficient Living Solutions UK.
Example: if Efficient Living Solutions UK refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Efficient Living Solutions UK itself.
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

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

efficientliving.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07930 149322
Address

40 Waterloo Road, Penygroes, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, SA14 7NS, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When efficientliving.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07930 149322 is
Who else gives the postcode SA14 7NS

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Phoenix Financial Consultants 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 number: 14708517 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 6 March 2023 (3 years old)
Registered office: C/O Bevan Buckland Llp Ground Floor, Cardigan House, Castle Court, Swansea Enterprise Park, Swansea, SA7 9LA, Wales
Nature of business: Other construction installation (SIC 43290)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Stephen Daniel Mills	Director	Aug 1989	6 Mar 2023	1 other company
Alexander James Nicholas	Director	Sep 1991	6 Mar 2023	1 other company

Other companies run by these 2 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: 2
still active: 2
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1,485

−67% from £4,545

Cash at bank

£18.2k

+318% from £4,355

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£44.7k

+73% from £25.8k

Assets and liabilities

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 14708517. 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

Efficient Living Solutions UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

6 March 2026

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2023

6 March 2023

Incorporated at Companies House
Alexander James Nicholas became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Stephen Daniel Mills became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Alexander James Nicholas appointed as a director
Stephen Daniel Mills appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Efficient Living Solutions UK

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

past link: 1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

1 past link through former directors

Firms like Efficient Living Solutions UK

Other firms of the same type (home improvement or trades), nearest first.

In Llanelli

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2 other companies its directors have run, named
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Efficient Living Solutions UK Ltd FCA authorised?

Efficient Living Solutions UK Ltd (FRN 1052512) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for Efficient Living Solutions UK?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Efficient Living Solutions UK Ltd (FRN 1052512) introduces customers to PHOENIX FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED (FRN 539195). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Efficient Living Solutions UK. Example: if Efficient Living Solutions UK refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Efficient Living Solutions UK itself. 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 Efficient Living Solutions UK’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07930 149322 and the website efficientliving.uk for Efficient Living Solutions UK. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Efficient Living Solutions UK a scam or clone?

Efficient Living Solutions UK 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 Efficient Living Solutions UK?

Protection works through Phoenix Financial Consultants Limited, the principal firm responsible for Efficient Living Solutions UK's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Efficient Living Solutions UK?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Efficient Living Solutions UK: Mr Alexander James Nicholas (25–50% of shares) and Mr Stephen Daniel Mills (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Efficient Living Solutions UK?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Efficient Living Solutions UK: Stephen Daniel Mills and Alexander James Nicholas.

How long has Efficient Living Solutions UK been in business?

The company was formed on 6 March 2023.

What do Efficient Living Solutions UK’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £1,485 (−67% from £4,545) and cash at bank of £18.2k (+318% from £4,355).