Employee Benefits Collective LLP: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 8 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2017
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025

Website, phone number and address

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Website

ebc-llp.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07968 445248
Address

Work Life, 5-7 Tanner Street, London, Southwark, SE1 3LE, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When ebc-llp.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07968 445248 is
Who else gives the postcode SE1 3LE

Other names (2)

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

EBC Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Black Mountain Benefits Consultancy Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
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.
Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS cover
Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
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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Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
Dealing in investments as agent
Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement
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.

Companies House record

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

Company number: OC416679 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Limited liability partnership
Incorporated: 31 March 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office: 5 Tanner Street, London, SE1 3LE, United Kingdom

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
James Hall	LLP designated member	Mar 1979	31 Mar 2017	2 other companies
Tristram Joshua John Hawthorn	LLP designated member	Nov 1978	31 Mar 2017	2 other companies
Karl Frank Whitaker	LLP designated member	Feb 1973	31 Mar 2017	2 other companies
Andrew Supple	LLP designated member	Apr 1975	20 May 2019	None
James Rowland Biggs	LLP designated member	Sep 1965	1 Sep 2019	1 other company
Paul Forde	LLP member	Mar 1974	25 Jan 2024	None
Charles Jack Goodman	LLP member	Apr 1983	25 Jan 2024	2 other companies
Naomi Lena Rena Green	LLP member	Feb 1963	25 Jan 2024	2 other companies
Jason Hamilton	LLP member	Jun 1982	25 Jan 2024	None

Other companies run by these 9 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: 1
run together: 2

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 2 companies these 9 directors run together
All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Employees (average)

20

Same as 20

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2025
Every filed figure, year by year

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 OC416679. 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

Employee Benefits Collective’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (23)

2023

1 April 2023

James Hall stopped being a part-owner
Karl Frank Whitaker stopped being a part-owner
Tristram Joshua John Hawthorn stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2017

23 November 2017

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

FCA register

31 March 2017

Incorporated at Companies House
James Hall became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Karl Frank Whitaker became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Tristram Joshua John Hawthorn became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

All 23 events in its history (9 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 10

Firms connected to Employee Benefits Collective

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

connected firms: 4
share its postcode: 4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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7 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 23 events in its history
4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Employee Benefits Collective LLP FCA authorised?

Yes, Employee Benefits Collective LLP (FRN 785249) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2017 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Employee Benefits Collective’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07968 445248 and the website ebc-llp.com for Employee Benefits Collective. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Employee Benefits Collective a scam or clone?

Employee Benefits Collective 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 Employee Benefits Collective?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Employee Benefits Collective to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Employee Benefits Collective?

Companies House lists no one with significant control of Employee Benefits Collective now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr James Hall, Mr Tristram Joshua John Hawthorn and Mr Karl Frank Whitaker.

Who runs Employee Benefits Collective?

Companies House lists 9 directors of Employee Benefits Collective: James Hall, Tristram Joshua John Hawthorn, Karl Frank Whitaker, Andrew Supple, James Rowland Biggs, Paul Forde and 3 more.

How long has Employee Benefits Collective been in business?

The company was formed on 31 March 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2017.

What do Employee Benefits Collective’s latest accounts show?

Does Employee Benefits Collective use any other names?

It trades as EBC. It has previously used the name Black Mountain Benefits Consultancy.