Harvey Water Softeners Limited

Reference number: 727312

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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 harveywatersofteners.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01483 366009 is
  • Who else gives the postcode GU22 9LQ
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Other names (10)

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

  • Aquadition Trading name
  • Bath and West Water Softeners Trading name
  • Cotswold Water Softeners Trading name
  • Phoenix Water Services Trading name
  • Pureflow Water Systems Trading name
  • Simply Soft Trading name
  • Soft Water Supplies Trading name
  • Total Soft Water Trading name
  • Water Softener Services Trading name
  • Waterways Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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.
Show FCA detail (3 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire 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
01362650
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 April 1978 (48 years old)
Registered office
Fourth Floor Abbots House, Abbey Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BD
Nature of business
  • Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery not elsewhere classified (SIC 28990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Simon John Boyd Director Jan 1960 10 Oct 2019 5 other companies
Anthony David Jones Director Apr 1976 10 Oct 2019 7 other companies
Julienne Knight Director Jun 1978 7 Mar 2025 3 other companies

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
12
closed down
6
run together
3

In the full report: all 12 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 3 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 20 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2023Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£48.3m

+15% from £41.9m

Profit before tax

−£288k

Up £2.14m from −£2.43m

Net assets

£5.94m

−3% from £6.12m

Cash at bank

£21.9k

−60% from £54.8k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2023
  • 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 01362650. 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

Harvey Water Softeners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (50)

2016

21 April 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Hws Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1978

12 April 1978

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 50 events

  • All 50 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 34
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Firms connected to Harvey Water Softeners

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
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
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  • 12 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 50 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Harvey Water Softeners Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Harvey Water Softeners Limited (FRN 727312) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Harvey Water Softeners’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01483 366009 and the website harveywatersofteners.co.uk for Harvey Water Softeners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Harvey Water Softeners a scam or clone?
Harvey Water Softeners 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 Harvey Water Softeners?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Harvey Water Softeners handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Harvey Water Softeners to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Harvey Water Softeners?
Harvey Water Softeners is owned by Hws Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Harvey Water Softeners?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Harvey Water Softeners: Simon John Boyd, Anthony David Jones and Julienne Knight.
How long has Harvey Water Softeners been in business?
The company was formed on 12 April 1978, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2016.
What do Harvey Water Softeners’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2023, show turnover of £48.3m (+15% from £41.9m) and profit before tax of −£288k (up £2.14m from −£2.43m).
Does Harvey Water Softeners use any other names?
It trades as Aquadition, Bath and West Water Softeners, Cotswold Water Softeners, Phoenix Water Services and Pureflow Water Systems, and 5 more names.

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