Hamilton Ross Group Ltd: 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 under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1979
Accounts filed up to 28 February 2025

Responsible principal firm

BOC LIMITED Reference number: 715528 Caution 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.
Hamilton Ross Group Ltd (FRN 1056761) introduces customers to BOC LIMITED (FRN 715528). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Hamilton Ross Group.
Example: if Hamilton Ross Group refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Hamilton Ross Group 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.

This company holds another FCA record

A company can hold several FCA records, covering different parts of its business, and each one carries its own permissions and protection. The reference number you were given decides which record applies to you.

HAMILTON ROSS GROUP LTD Reference number: 691856 Authorised

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

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

01573 225213
Address

Hamilton Ross Group Limited, Pinnaclehill Industrial Estate, Kelso, Scottish Borders, TD5 8DW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When hamiltonrossgroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01573 225213 is
Who else gives the postcode TD5 8DW

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Boc 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: SC069174 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 22 August 1979 (47 years old)
Registered office: St Leonard Street, Lanark, ML11 7DZ
Nature of business: Repair of machinery (SIC 33120)
Repair of other equipment (SIC 33190)
Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (SIC 47990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
James Steel	Director	Feb 1965	28 Feb 2022	2 other companies
Jamie Hay Macleod Gardiner	Director	May 1993	26 Aug 2022	2 other companies
Eric Hay Macleod Gardiner	Director	Jun 1959	Not published	2 other companies
Elaine Gordon	Secretary	Not published	1 Sep 2020	–

Other companies run by these 3 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: 3
still active: 3
run together: 2

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£40.1m

+4.8% from £38.3m

Profit before tax

£368k

+50% from £246k

Net assets

£6.88m

+4.7% from £6.58m

Cash at bank

£1,008

−22% from £1,300

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

Every year from 2021 to 2025
Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC069174. 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

Hamilton Ross Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (11)

2026

22 May 2026

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

31 December 2016

Eric Hay Macleod Gardiner took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1979

22 August 1979

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

All 11 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 8

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3 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
5 years of accounts, charted
All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hamilton Ross Group Ltd FCA authorised?

Hamilton Ross Group Ltd (FRN 1056761) 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 Hamilton Ross Group?

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. Hamilton Ross Group Ltd (FRN 1056761) introduces customers to BOC LIMITED (FRN 715528). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Hamilton Ross Group. Example: if Hamilton Ross Group refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Hamilton Ross Group 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 Hamilton Ross Group’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01573 225213 and the website hamiltonrossgroup.co.uk for Hamilton Ross Group. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Hamilton Ross Group a scam or clone?

Hamilton Ross Group 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 Hamilton Ross Group?

Protection works through Boc Limited, the principal firm responsible for Hamilton Ross Group's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Hamilton Ross Group?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Hamilton Ross Group: Mr Eric Hay Macleod Gardiner (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Hamilton Ross Group?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Hamilton Ross Group: James Steel, Jamie Hay Macleod Gardiner and Eric Hay Macleod Gardiner.

How long has Hamilton Ross Group been in business?

The company was formed on 22 August 1979.

What do Hamilton Ross Group’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2025, show turnover of £40.1m (+4.8% from £38.3m) and profit before tax of £368k (+50% from £246k).