Harwood Claims Management Limited

Reference number: 830519

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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 hidenda.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0333 011 3514 is
  • Who else gives the postcode OX13 5NW
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Other names (1)

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

  • Hidenda Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Claims management No FSCS cover
    Money you pay a claims company is not FSCS protected, but FCA rules cap what it may charge you for a financial services claim. Complaints about this firm go to the Financial Ombudsman Service free of charge.
  • 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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  • Advice, investigation or representation in relation to a financial services or financial product claim
  • Seeking out, referrals and identification of claims or potential claims (personal injury claim; financial services or financial product claim; housing disrepair claim; claim for a specified benefit; criminal injury claim; employment related claim)

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
08006917
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 March 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
Sherwood Oxford Road, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5NW, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of collection agencies (SIC 82911)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Lee Paul Mellor Director May 1972 21 Jan 2016 14 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
14
closed down
10
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 14 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£4.04m

−2.1% from £4.13m

Cash at bank

£5,064

−98% from £247k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£333k

+5.6% from £316k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08006917. 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

Harwood Claims Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (14)

2020

30 October 2020

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

FCA register

2019

31 March 2019

  • No longer regulated by the Claims Management Regulator

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • 9293 Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

21 January 2016

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over

Companies House

2012

8 July 2012

  • Regulated by the Claims Management Regulator from this date

FCA register

26 March 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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  • 14 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Harwood Claims Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Harwood Claims Management Limited (FRN 830519) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2020 and works as a claims management firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Harwood Claims Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 011 3514 and the website hidenda.com for Harwood Claims Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Harwood Claims Management a scam or clone?
Harwood Claims Management 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 Harwood Claims Management?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Harwood Claims Management handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Harwood Claims Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Harwood Claims Management?
Harwood Claims Management is owned by 9293 Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Harwood Claims Management?
Companies House lists one director of Harwood Claims Management: Lee Paul Mellor.
How long has Harwood Claims Management been in business?
The company was formed on 26 March 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2020.
What do Harwood Claims Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £4.04m (−2.1% from £4.13m) and cash at bank of £5,064 (−98% from £247k).
Does Harwood Claims Management use any other names?
It trades as Hidenda.

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