Financial Guardian (UK) Ltd

Reference number: 662403

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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 financialguardian.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01257 793600 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PR7 5BW
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Other names (14)

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

  • Debt Guardians Trading name
  • Financial Guardian Trading name
  • Guardian Claims Trading name
  • Guardian Company Rescue Trading name
  • Infinitus Financial Trading name
  • Money Pilot 123 Trading name
  • PCP Claims 4 U Trading name
  • Corporate Insolvency Guardian Former trading name
  • Insolvency Guardian Former trading name
  • Milk Street Former trading name
  • Money Managers Former trading name
  • Stonegate Financial Former trading name
  • Stonegate UK Former trading name
  • Tax Guardian Former trading name

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.
  • 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.
  • Claims management No FSCS cover
    Money you pay a claims company is not FSCS protected, but FCA rules cap what it may charge you for a financial services claim. Complaints about this firm go to the Financial Ombudsman Service free of charge.
  • 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 (8 permissions)
  • Advice, investigation or representation in relation to a financial services or financial product claim
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Seeking out, referrals and identification of claims or potential claims (personal injury claim; financial services or financial product claim; housing disrepair claim; claim for a specified benefit; criminal injury claim; employment related claim)

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
07906605
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 January 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
Coppull Business Centre Mill Lane, Coppull, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5BW, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark Andrew Hollinshead Director Jul 1962 12 Jan 2012 9 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
5
still active
4

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£65.5k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£22.1k

+77% from £12.5k

Owed within a year

£49.7k

+291% from £12.7k

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07906605. 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

Financial Guardian (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (32)

2019

31 March 2019

  • No longer regulated by the Claims Management Regulator

FCA register

2017

31 May 2017

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

FCA register

2016

30 June 2016

  • Mark Andrew Hollinshead took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2012

14 November 2012

  • Regulated by the Claims Management Regulator from this date

FCA register

12 January 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 32 events

  • All 32 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms like Financial Guardian (UK)

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In Chorley

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  • 9 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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Financial Guardian (UK) Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Financial Guardian (UK) Ltd (FRN 662403) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2017 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Financial Guardian (UK)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01257 793600 and the website financialguardian.co.uk for Financial Guardian (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Financial Guardian (UK) a scam or clone?
Financial Guardian (UK) 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 Financial Guardian (UK)?
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 Financial Guardian (UK) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Financial Guardian (UK)?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Financial Guardian (UK): Mr Mark Andrew Hollinshead (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Financial Guardian (UK)?
Companies House lists one director of Financial Guardian (UK): Mark Andrew Hollinshead.
How long has Financial Guardian (UK) been in business?
The company was formed on 12 January 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2017.
What do Financial Guardian (UK)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show total equity of £65.5k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £22.1k (+77% from £12.5k).
Does Financial Guardian (UK) use any other names?
It trades as Debt Guardians, Financial Guardian, Guardian Claims, Guardian Company Rescue and Infinitus Financial, and 2 more names. It has previously used 7 other names, including Corporate Insolvency Guardian, Insolvency Guardian and Milk Street.

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