Gateway Investment Services Limited

Reference number: 703508

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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 gatewayinvest.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0121 308 1152 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode DY8 1RG
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Other names (5)

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

  • Aesir Wealth Trading name
  • Gateway Invest Trading name
  • Harrold FS Trading name
  • Pension Pot Trading name
  • McCarthy Hill Family Office 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.
  • 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 (6 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Debt-counselling
  • 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
09445651
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 February 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
81 Heath Lane, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 1RG, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John Alfred Rands Director Dec 1957 18 Feb 2015 4 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
4
closed down
4

In the full report: all 4 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
  • All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£94.0k

+8.6% from £86.6k

Employees (average)

0

−100% from 2

Owed within a year

£32.3k

+7% from £30.2k

Net assets

In the full report: all 6 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 09445651. 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

Gateway Investment Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (17)

2024

30 April 2024

  • Ian Clark stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2017

18 February 2017

  • Ian Clark became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • John Rands became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2015

8 October 2015

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

FCA register

18 February 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to Gateway Investment Services

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

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Gateway Investment Services

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

In Stourbridge

Donna Malone Financial Advice LimitedStourbridgeAuthorisedFargrove Financial Solutions LimitedStourbridgeAuthorisedHagley Financial Planning LimitedStourbridgeAuthorisedJWC Financial Solutions LtdStourbridgeAuthorisedK.g.j. Insurance Brokers (Stourbridge) LimitedStourbridgeAuthorisedMeriden Financial Planning LimitedStourbridgeAuthorised

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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gateway Investment Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Gateway Investment Services Limited (FRN 703508) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2015 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Gateway Investment Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0121 308 1152 and the website gatewayinvest.co.uk for Gateway Investment Services. 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 Gateway Investment Services a scam or clone?
Gateway Investment Services 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 Gateway Investment Services?
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 Gateway Investment Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Gateway Investment Services?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Gateway Investment Services: Mr John Rands (50–75% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Ian Clark.
Who runs Gateway Investment Services?
Companies House lists one director of Gateway Investment Services: John Alfred Rands.
How long has Gateway Investment Services been in business?
The company was formed on 18 February 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2015.
What do Gateway Investment Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show net assets of £94.0k (+8.6% from £86.6k).
Does Gateway Investment Services use any other names?
It trades as Aesir Wealth, Gateway Invest, Harrold FS and Pension Pot. It has previously used the name McCarthy Hill Family Office.

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