Harley Academy Limited

Reference number: 842684

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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 harleyacademy.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3859 7598 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2R 7DA
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Other names (3)

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

  • STORY Clinics Trading name
  • The Academy Clinic Trading name
  • GILD Clinic Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

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
09426500
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 February 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
5th Floor, Jasper House, 4 Copthall Avenue, London, EC2R 7DA, England
Nature of business
  • Other human health activities (SIC 86900)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Tristan Mehta (Dr) Director May 1989 6 Feb 2015 6 other companies
Richard King Director Sep 1978 2 Apr 2025 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
7
still active
7
run together
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 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2023Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£403k

−34% from £608k

Cash at bank

£343k

−45% from £624k

Employees (average)

44

+7.3% from 41

Owed within a year

£832k

−22% from £1.07m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2023
  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09426500. 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

Harley Academy’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (32)

2024

12 February 2024

  • Aesthetic Bidco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Tej Mehta stopped being a part-owner
  • Tristan Tej Mehta stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2019

6 June 2019

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

FCA register

2018

15 February 2018

  • Tej Mehta became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Tristan Tej Mehta became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2015

6 February 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 32 events

  • All 32 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 18
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Firms connected to Harley Academy

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 32 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Harley Academy Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Harley Academy Limited (FRN 842684) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2019 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Harley Academy’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3859 7598 and the website harleyacademy.com for Harley Academy. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Harley Academy a scam or clone?
Harley Academy 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 Harley Academy?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Harley Academy handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Harley Academy to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Harley Academy?
Harley Academy is owned by Aesthetic Bidco Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 12 February 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Dr Tej Mehta and Dr Tristan Tej Mehta.
Who runs Harley Academy?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Harley Academy: Tristan Mehta (Dr) and Richard King.
How long has Harley Academy been in business?
The company was formed on 6 February 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2019.
What do Harley Academy’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2023, show net assets of £403k (−34% from £608k) and cash at bank of £343k (−45% from £624k).
Does Harley Academy use any other names?
It trades as STORY Clinics and The Academy Clinic. It has previously used the name GILD Clinic.

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