Fides Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 7 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2015
Accounts filed up to 28 February 2025

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

fidesfinancial.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01322 312016
Address

Fides Financial Management, The Nucleus, Brunel Way, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5GA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When fidesfinancial.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01322 312016 is
Who else gives the postcode DA1 5GA

Other names (1)

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

Fides Financial Management Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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 · 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.

Show FCA detail (12 permissions)

Acting as a CBTL advisor
Acting as a CBTL arranger
Advising on a home reversion plan
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) a home reversion plan
Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
Making arrangements with a view to a home reversion plan
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 number: 09423824 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 5 February 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office: 24 Market Place, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7QH, England
Nature of business: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Financial management (SIC 70221)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Jonathan Scott Sadler	Director	Jan 1962	5 Feb 2015	7 other companies
Bronagh Jacqueline Abbott	Director	Feb 1964	20 Mar 2018	4 other companies

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: 9
closed down: 3
run together: 2

In the full report: all 9 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 2 companies these 2 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£83.8k

−6.6% from £89.7k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£12.8k

+41% from £9,027

Assets and liabilities

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

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 09423824. 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

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

Key events (4) All events (11)

2019

13 February 2019

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

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Jonathan Scott Sadler took control (75–100% of votes)

Companies House

2015

5 February 2015

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

All 11 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 2

Firms connected to Fides

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

connected firms: 2
share its postcode: 2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Fides

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

In Dartford

Downton and Ali AssociatesDartfordAppointed representative Ellmira Financial LimitedDartfordAppointed representative LDB Wealth Management LtdDartfordAppointed representative RCN Financial Planning LimitedDartfordAppointed representative Tetra Financial Planning LtdDartfordAppointed representative Tim Watts Wealth Management LimitedDartfordAppointed representative

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9 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 11 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Fides Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Fides Limited (FRN 812808) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2019 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Fides’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01322 312016 and the website fidesfinancial.co.uk for Fides. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Fides a scam or clone?

Fides 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 Fides?

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 Fides to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Fides?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Fides: Mr Jonathan Scott Sadler (75–100% of votes).

Who runs Fides?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Fides: Jonathan Scott Sadler and Bronagh Jacqueline Abbott.

How long has Fides been in business?

The company was formed on 5 February 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2019.

What do Fides’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2025, show net assets of £83.8k (−6.6% from £89.7k).

Does Fides use any other names?

It trades as Fides Financial Management.