Harold Wilson Financial Services Limited

Reference number: 121023

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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 wearewilsons.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0115 942 0111 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode NG7 4HG
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Other names (4)

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

  • The Wilson Organisation Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Wilsons Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Harold Wilson Consultants Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Harold Wilson (Life & Pensions) Ltd. Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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.
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  • 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 November 1961 (64 years old)
Registered office
1-3 Waverley Street, Nottingham, NG7 4HG
Nature of business
  • Life insurance (SIC 65110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Annabel Katherine Jackson Prow Director Jun 1980 5 Nov 2004 3 other companies
Charlotte Jane Perkins Director Jul 1978 4 Sep 2009 3 other companies
John Jackson Prow Director Jun 1936 Not published 8 other companies
Olga Prow Secretary Not published Not published –

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
9
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 9 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£1.20m

<1% from £1.21m

Profit before tax

£74.9k

−14% from £86.6k

Total equity

£968k

+6% from £913k

Cash at bank

£384k

−42% from £660k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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 00707710. 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

Harold Wilson Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

6 April 2016

  • John Jackson Prow took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Wilson Insurance Broking Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1995

9 January 1995

  • Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date

FCA register

1994

14 October 1994

  • Changed its registered name from "Harold Wilson Consultants Limited"

FCA register

1961

9 November 1961

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 30 events

  • All 30 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms connected to Harold Wilson Financial Services

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), 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 Harold Wilson Financial Services

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

In Nottingham

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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 30 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Harold Wilson Financial Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Harold Wilson Financial Services Limited (FRN 121023) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Harold Wilson Financial Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0115 942 0111 and the website wearewilsons.com for Harold Wilson Financial 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 Harold Wilson Financial Services a scam or clone?
Harold Wilson Financial 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 Harold Wilson Financial 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 Harold Wilson Financial Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Harold Wilson Financial Services?
Harold Wilson Financial Services is owned by Wilson Insurance Broking Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Harold Wilson Financial Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Harold Wilson Financial Services: Annabel Katherine Jackson Prow, Charlotte Jane Perkins and John Jackson Prow.
How long has Harold Wilson Financial Services been in business?
The company was formed on 9 November 1961, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
What do Harold Wilson Financial Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £1.20m (<1% from £1.21m) and profit before tax of £74.9k (−14% from £86.6k).
Does Harold Wilson Financial Services use any other names?
It trades as The Wilson Organisation and Wilsons. It has previously used 2 other names: Harold Wilson Consultants Limited and Harold Wilson (Life & Pensions) Ltd..

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