Equity Release Trustees Limited

Reference number: 489138

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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 equityreleasetrustees.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7724 4445 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NW1 6HS
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Advise on or arrange mortgages · Arrange equity release FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • 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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  • Administering a regulated mortgage contract
  • Entering into a home reversion plan

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

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Companies House record

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

Company number
06503496
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 February 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
11a Ivor Place, London, NW1 6HS, England
Nature of business
  • Buying and selling of own real estate (SIC 68100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul David Hensher Director Feb 1964 13 Feb 2008 21 other companies
R.G.C.CORPORATE SERVICES LTD Corporate secretary Not published 13 Jul 2015 –

Other companies run by its director

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other companies
21
closed down
7
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 21 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

£818k

−3.1% from £844k

Cash at bank

£2,233

−98% from £110k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£31.6k

−20% from £39.3k

Total equity

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 06503496. 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

Equity Release Trustees’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (9)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Paul David Hensher became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2009

1 April 2009

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

FCA register

2008

13 February 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

  • All 9 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms connected to Equity Release Trustees

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Equity Release Trustees. 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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Firms like Equity Release Trustees

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

In London

Hurstway Investment Company LimitedLondonAuthorisedLifetime Home Securities LimitedLondonAuthorisedMilton Homes Properties LimitedLondonAuthorisedOrchard Road Reversions LimitedLondonAuthorisedTaylor Williams LimitedLondonAuthorised

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  • 21 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 9 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Equity Release Trustees Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Equity Release Trustees Limited (FRN 489138) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2009 and works as an equity release adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Equity Release Trustees’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7724 4445 and the website equityreleasetrustees.co.uk for Equity Release Trustees. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Equity Release Trustees a scam or clone?
Equity Release Trustees 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 Equity Release Trustees?
It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Equity Release Trustees to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Equity Release Trustees?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Equity Release Trustees: Mr Paul David Hensher (50–75% of shares).
Who runs Equity Release Trustees?
Companies House lists one director of Equity Release Trustees: Paul David Hensher.
How long has Equity Release Trustees been in business?
The company was formed on 13 February 2008, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2009.
What do Equity Release Trustees’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show total equity of £818k (−3.1% from £844k) and cash at bank of £2,233 (−98% from £110k).

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