Harpenden Golf Club Limited

Reference number: 713535

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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 harpendengolfclub.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01582 712580 is
  • Who else gives the postcode AL5 2AX
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The firm, by virtue of its constitution or any enactment, must be:(i) required (after payment of outgoings) to apply the whole of its income and any capital it expends for charitable or public purposes, and (ii) prohibited from directly or indirectly distributing amongst its members any part of its assets (otherwise than for charitable or public purposes); And the firm must not have any associate (other than a not-for profit debt advice body) which carries on debt adjusting or debt counselling or providing credit information services.)

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)

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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 company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
14 June 1965 (61 years old)
Registered office
Hammonds End, Redbourn Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2AX
Nature of business
  • Operation of sports facilities (SIC 93110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Deborah Rachel Nichols Director Feb 1965 12 Oct 2024 1 other company
Frederick Rich Gander Director Oct 1958 12 Oct 2024 9 other companies
Ian Phillip Shipley Director Apr 1958 11 Oct 2025 4 other companies
Graham John Linton Director Aug 1967 17 Oct 2026 None
Stephen Charles Chaston Director Jan 1968 17 Oct 2026 1 other company
Thomas William Scott Secretary Not published 15 Oct 2018 –

Other companies run by these 5 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
15
closed down
6
still active
9

In the full report: all 15 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 40 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Harpenden Golf Club’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2017

21 October 2017

  • Alan Patrick O'Connell Stranders no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

15 October 2016

  • Alan Patrick O'Connell Stranders gained significant control

Companies House

26 May 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1965

14 June 1965

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 82 events

  • All 82 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 72
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Firms like Harpenden Golf Club

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

In Harpenden

In the St Albans (AL) postcode area

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  • 15 other companies its directors have run, named
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  • All 82 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Harpenden Golf Club Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Harpenden Golf Club Limited (FRN 713535) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Harpenden Golf Club’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01582 712580 and the website harpendengolfclub.co.uk for Harpenden Golf Club. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Harpenden Golf Club a scam or clone?
Harpenden Golf Club 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 Harpenden Golf Club?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Harpenden Golf Club handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Harpenden Golf Club to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Harpenden Golf Club?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Harpenden Golf Club now. Before that, it was controlled by Dr Alan Patrick O'Connell Stranders.
Who runs Harpenden Golf Club?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Harpenden Golf Club: Deborah Rachel Nichols, Frederick Rich Gander, Ian Phillip Shipley, Graham John Linton and Stephen Charles Chaston.
How long has Harpenden Golf Club been in business?
The company was formed on 14 June 1965, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2016.

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