Handyside Advisors Limited

Reference number: 966460

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Laven Advisors LLP Reference number: 447282 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Handyside Advisors Limited (FRN 966460) is an AR of Laven Advisors LLP (FRN 447282). When you use Handyside Advisors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Handyside Advisors, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • 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

    07770 773916

  • Address

    Co Ukmal, Unit 7,, 3-5 Little Somerset Street, London, E1 8AH, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 07770 773916 is
  • Who else gives the postcode E1 8AH
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Other names (2)

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

  • Movchans Trading name
  • Movchan Advisors Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Laven Advisors LLP, 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
13615399
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 September 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office
Co Ukmal, Unit 7, 3-5 Little Somerset Street, London, E1 8AH, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial management (SIC 70221)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrey Movchan Director Apr 1968 10 Sep 2021 None

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  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£20.9k

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£11.1k

−11% from £12.5k

Assets and liabilities

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 13615399. 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

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

2026

14 August 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Movchan Advisors Limited"

FCA register

2021

23 December 2021

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Movchans"

FCA register

10 September 2021

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Andrey Movchan took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Andrey Movchan appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Handyside Advisors Limited FCA authorised?
Handyside Advisors Limited (FRN 966460) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Handyside Advisors?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Handyside Advisors Limited (FRN 966460) is an AR of Laven Advisors LLP (FRN 447282). When you use Handyside Advisors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Handyside Advisors, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. 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 Handyside Advisors’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07770 773916 for Handyside Advisors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Handyside Advisors a scam or clone?
Handyside Advisors 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 Handyside Advisors?
Protection works through Laven Advisors LLP, the principal firm responsible for Handyside Advisors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Handyside Advisors?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Handyside Advisors: Mr Andrey Movchan (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Handyside Advisors?
Companies House lists one director of Handyside Advisors: Andrey Movchan.
How long has Handyside Advisors been in business?
The company was formed on 10 September 2021.
What do Handyside Advisors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £20.9k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Handyside Advisors use any other names?
It trades as Movchans. It has previously used the name Movchan Advisors Limited.

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