Elston Consulting Limited

Reference number: 795745

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

  • When elstonconsulting.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3603 1430 is
  • Whether EC4N 7AF is a shared office: 35 other firms give it
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Other names (2)

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

  • ELSTON Trading name
  • ELSTON INDICES Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
  • Administering a Benchmark

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
07125478
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 January 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
1 King William Street, London, EC4N 7AF, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Henry Frederick Hugh Cobbe Director Dec 1975 14 Jan 2010 10 other companies
Hoshang Vispy Daroga Director Jul 1984 20 Jul 2023 None
Marina Rose Gardiner Director Dec 1976 1 Apr 2026 1 other company
VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 14 Jan 2010 –

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
11
closed down
3
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 11 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 one on the FCA register
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£1.12m

Up £1.31m from −£187k

Cash at bank

£802k

+32% from £607k

Employees (average)

7

Same as 7

Owed within a year

£1.35m

+32% from £1.02m

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07125478. 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

Elston Consulting’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (16)

2021

30 June 2021

  • Viscount James Walter Grimston no longer has significant control

Companies House

2018

13 March 2018

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

FCA register

2016

30 December 2016

  • Viscount James Walter Grimston gained significant control

Companies House

30 September 2016

  • Henry Frederick Hugh Cobbe gained significant control

Companies House

29 September 2016

  • Henry Frederick Hugh Cobbe stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Henry Frederick Hugh Cobbe became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2010

14 January 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Elston Consulting

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Elston Consulting. 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
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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Elston Consulting Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Elston Consulting Limited (FRN 795745) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2018. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Elston Consulting’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3603 1430 and the website elstonconsulting.co.uk for Elston Consulting. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Elston Consulting a scam or clone?
Elston Consulting 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 Elston Consulting?
Protection depends on which product you hold and how Elston Consulting handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Elston Consulting to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Elston Consulting?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Elston Consulting: Mr Henry Frederick Hugh Cobbe (can appoint and remove the board). Before that, it was controlled by Viscount James Walter Grimston.
Who runs Elston Consulting?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Elston Consulting: Henry Frederick Hugh Cobbe, Hoshang Vispy Daroga and Marina Rose Gardiner.
How long has Elston Consulting been in business?
The company was formed on 14 January 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2018.
What do Elston Consulting’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £1.12m (up £1.31m from −£187k) and cash at bank of £802k (+32% from £607k).
Does Elston Consulting use any other names?
It trades as ELSTON and ELSTON INDICES.

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