Filtrona Group Holdings Limited: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 3 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2021

Responsible principal firm

Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited Reference number: 722968 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
FILTRONA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (FRN 986744) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not FILTRONA GROUP HOLDINGS.
Example: if FILTRONA GROUP HOLDINGS refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from FILTRONA GROUP HOLDINGS itself.
Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

01908 359100
Address

Essentra Components Ltd, Langford Locks, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1HX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01908 359100 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode OX5 1HX

Other names (1)

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

Essentra Filter Holdings Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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: 13794391 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 10 December 2021 (4 years old)
Registered office: 3rd Floor 33 Glasshouse Street, London, United Kingdom, W1B 5DG, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Activities of head offices (SIC 70100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Robert William Pye	Director	Jun 1964	10 Dec 2021	4 other companies
Tom Sand-Kristensen	Director	May 1971	4 Mar 2026	2 other companies
Patrick Gerald Meredith	Secretary	Not published	3 Dec 2022	–

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: 6
still active: 6

In the full report: all 6 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
All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Filtrona Group Holdings’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (18)

2023

10 May 2023

Changed its registered name from "Essentra Filter Holdings Limited"

FCA register

2022

3 December 2022

Essentra International Limited gave up control
Frank Acquisition Four Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

8 November 2022

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2021

10 December 2021

Incorporated at Companies House
Essentra International Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

All 18 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 12

Firms connected to Filtrona Group Holdings

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

connected firms: 2
share its phone number: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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6 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
All 18 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Filtrona Group Holdings Limited FCA authorised?

Filtrona Group Holdings Limited (FRN 986744) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for Filtrona Group Holdings?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Filtrona Group Holdings Limited (FRN 986744) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Filtrona Group Holdings. Example: if Filtrona Group Holdings refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Filtrona Group Holdings itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

What is Filtrona Group Holdings’ phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01908 359100 for Filtrona Group Holdings. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is Filtrona Group Holdings a scam or clone?

Filtrona Group Holdings 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 Filtrona Group Holdings?

Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Filtrona Group Holdings's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Filtrona Group Holdings?

Filtrona Group Holdings is owned by Frank Acquisition Four Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 3 December 2022. Before that, it was controlled by Essentra International Limited.

Who runs Filtrona Group Holdings?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Filtrona Group Holdings: Robert William Pye and Tom Sand-Kristensen.

How long has Filtrona Group Holdings been in business?

The company was formed on 10 December 2021.

Does Filtrona Group Holdings use any other names?

It has previously used the name Essentra Filter Holdings Limited.