Hedley & Company Stockbrokers Limited

Reference number: 471207

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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 hedleyandco.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01254 699333 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PR3 3XR
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Other names (2)

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

  • Hedley & Co Stockbrokers and Wealth Managers Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Hedley & Co Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 (5 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Managing 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
29 August 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
Suite 20 Manor Court Salesbury Hall Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XR, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Timothy James Scott Director Feb 1962 29 Aug 2007 1 other company
Nicholas Harvey Baldwin Director Apr 1961 29 Aug 2007 1 other company
Ian William Currie Director Nov 1961 29 Aug 2007 79 other companies
Anthony Michael Hedley Director May 1947 29 Aug 2007 4 other companies
Charles James Higham Director Oct 1996 9 Jan 2025 None
John Christopher Jones Director Dec 1968 20 Aug 2025 None
Nicholas Harvey Baldwin Secretary Not published 7 Mar 2018 –

Other companies run by these 6 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
83
closed down
48
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 83 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 7 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 2 companies these 6 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£598k

+5% from £570k

Net assets

£770k

−6.7% from £825k

Cash at bank

£574k

−8.2% from £625k

Owed within a year

£261k

+4.5% from £250k

The accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £1.87m, for the year to 31 August 2024.

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 06355300. 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

Hedley & Company Stockbrokers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2007

26 October 2007

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

FCA register

27 September 2007

  • Changed its registered name from "Hedley & Co Ltd"

FCA register

29 August 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Hedley & Company Stockbrokers

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

connected firms
4
share a director
4
past links
3

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 3 past links through former directors
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Firms like Hedley & Company Stockbrokers

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

In Preston

In the Preston (PR) postcode area

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  • 83 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hedley & Company Stockbrokers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Hedley & Company Stockbrokers Limited (FRN 471207) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2007 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Hedley & Company Stockbrokers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01254 699333 and the website hedleyandco.co.uk for Hedley & Company Stockbrokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Hedley & Company Stockbrokers a scam or clone?
Hedley & Company Stockbrokers 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 Hedley & Company Stockbrokers?
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 Hedley & Company Stockbrokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Hedley & Company Stockbrokers?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Hedley & Company Stockbrokers: Timothy James Scott, Nicholas Harvey Baldwin, Ian William Currie, Anthony Michael Hedley, Charles James Higham and John Christopher Jones.
How long has Hedley & Company Stockbrokers been in business?
The company was formed on 29 August 2007, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2007.
What do Hedley & Company Stockbrokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show profit before tax of £598k (+5% from £570k) and net assets of £770k (−6.7% from £825k).
Does Hedley & Company Stockbrokers use any other names?
It trades as Hedley & Co Stockbrokers and Wealth Managers. It has previously used the name Hedley & Co Ltd.

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