Enable Independent Limited

Reference number: 221076

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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

  • When afhwm.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01279 755950 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CM23 2LD
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Other names (9)

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

  • AFH (Bishops Stortford) Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • AFH Wealth Management (Bishops Stortford) Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • KMD Financial Management Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Enable Independent Financial Life Planners Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Enable & KMD Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • John Norris & Company Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • KMD Chartered Financial Planners Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • KMD Independent Mortgages Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • KMD Private Wealth Management 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.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • Lend or arrange credit 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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  • Acting as a CBTL advisor
  • Acting as a CBTL arranger
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt-counselling
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 September 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
Afh House Buntsford Drive, Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove, B60 4JE, England
Nature of business
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Matthew Robert Baker Director Aug 1972 24 Sep 2008 2 other companies
Paull Nicholas Hazell Director Jun 1968 1 Jun 2012 2 other companies
Hayden David Robinson Director Jun 1970 5 Feb 2026 28 other companies

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
31
closed down
19
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 31 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 3 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 1 company these 3 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£642k

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Total equity

£3.97m

+44% from £2.76m

Cash at bank

£585k

−15% from £688k

Owed within a year

£201k

−72% from £728k

The previous accounts cover 14 months, so turnover and profit are not compared with them.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04534546. 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

Enable Independent’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

7 July 2026

  • Afh Financial Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2024

24 October 2024

  • Enable Ind Holdings Ltd gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Enable Ind Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2010

23 March 2010

  • Changed its registered name from "KMD Financial Management Limited"

FCA register

2003

18 March 2003

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2002

13 September 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 32 events

  • All 32 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Enable Independent

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

connected firms
5
share a director
3
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Enable Independent

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

In Bishop's Stortford

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Get the full report on Enable Independent

Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.

  • 31 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 32 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Enable Independent Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Enable Independent Limited (FRN 221076) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2003 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Enable Independent’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01279 755950 and the website afhwm.co.uk/bishops-stortford for Enable Independent. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Enable Independent a scam or clone?
Enable Independent 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 Enable Independent?
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 Enable Independent to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Enable Independent?
Enable Independent is owned by Afh Financial Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 7 July 2026. Before that, it was controlled by Enable Ind Holdings Ltd.
Who runs Enable Independent?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Enable Independent: Matthew Robert Baker, Paull Nicholas Hazell and Hayden David Robinson.
How long has Enable Independent been in business?
The company was formed on 13 September 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2003.
What do Enable Independent’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show profit before tax of £642k (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and total equity of £3.97m (+44% from £2.76m).
Does Enable Independent use any other names?
It trades as AFH (Bishops Stortford) and AFH Wealth Management (Bishops Stortford). It has previously used 7 other names, including KMD Financial Management Limited, Enable Independent Financial Life Planners and Enable & KMD.

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