Hardman Research Ltd: FCA regulated?

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.

Appointed for 13 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2012
Accounts filed up to 30 November 2025
On its latest accounts it owed £565k more than it owned

Responsible principal firm

PALACE VENTURES LIMITED Reference number: 433291 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.
Hardman Research Ltd (FRN 600843) is an AR of PALACE VENTURES LIMITED (FRN 433291). When you use Hardman Research's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Hardman Research, 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.

Website

hardmanandco.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 3693 7075
Address

14 Bonhill Street, London, EC2A 4DJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When hardmanandco.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 3693 7075 is
Who else gives the postcode EC2A 4DJ

Other names (2)

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

Hardman Agribusiness Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Hardman & Co Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Palace Ventures 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 name: HARDMAN RESEARCH LIMITED
Company number: 08256259 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 17 October 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office: 14 Bonhill Street, London, EC2A 4DJ, England
Nature of business: Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Keith John Hiscock	Director	Jan 1958	17 Oct 2012	3 other companies
Richard Barton Angus	Director	Dec 1951	7 Aug 2019	4 other companies

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: 7
closed down: 2
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 7 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
The one on the FCA register
All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 November 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£565k

Down £281k from −£284k

Cash at bank

£30.1k

+32% from £22.9k

Employees (average)

10

Same as 10

Owed within a year

£566k

+86% from £305k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £565k more than it owned.

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

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 08256259. 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

Hardman Research’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (11)

2016

6 April 2016

Keith John Hiscock became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

9 May 2013

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2012

17 October 2012

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: 6

Firms connected to Hardman Research

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

connected firm: 1
share its postcode: 1
past link: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
1 past link through former directors

Firms like Hardman Research

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

In London

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7 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
7 years of accounts, charted
All 11 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hardman Research Ltd FCA authorised?

Hardman Research Ltd (FRN 600843) 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 Hardman Research?

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. Hardman Research Ltd (FRN 600843) is an AR of PALACE VENTURES LIMITED (FRN 433291). When you use Hardman Research's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Hardman Research, 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 Hardman Research’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3693 7075 and the website hardmanandco.com for Hardman Research. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Hardman Research a scam or clone?

Hardman Research 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 Hardman Research?

Protection works through Palace Ventures Limited, the principal firm responsible for Hardman Research's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Hardman Research?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Hardman Research: Mr Keith John Hiscock (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Hardman Research?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Hardman Research: Keith John Hiscock and Richard Barton Angus.

How long has Hardman Research been in business?

The company was formed on 17 October 2012.

What do Hardman Research’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2025, show net assets of −£565k (down £281k from −£284k) and cash at bank of £30.1k (+32% from £22.9k).

Does Hardman Research use any other names?

It trades as Hardman Agribusiness and Hardman & Co.