Helmsley Securities Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 10 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 1986
Accounts filed up to 30 September 2025

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

helmsley.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01904 682800
Address

Colenso House, Omega 1, Monks Cross Drive, Monks Cross, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 9GZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When helmsley.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01904 682800 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode YO32 9GZ

Other names (1)

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

Helmsley Group Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Manage or trade investments · Run or oversee funds 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.
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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Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Dealing in investments as agent
Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.

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: 01990062 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 17 February 1986 (40 years old)
Registered office: Colenso House, 1 Omega Monks Cross Drive, Huntington, York, YO32 9GZ
Nature of business: Development of building projects (SIC 41100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Richard James Michael Peak	Director	Mar 1970	26 Sep 2001	20 other companies
Maxwell Rowland John Reeves	Director	May 1986	2 Oct 2017	21 other companies
Edward Bruce Alec Harrowsmith	Director	Nov 1983	9 Apr 2019	8 other companies
Thomas Joseph Boyle	Director	Dec 1990	16 Nov 2021	14 other companies
Alexia Justine Swift-Cookson	Director	May 1983	1 Feb 2023	2 other companies
Richard James Michael Peak	Secretary	Not published	1 Oct 2014	–

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: 37
closed down: 4
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 37 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
The one on the FCA register
The 16 companies these 5 directors run together
All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£989k

−27% from £1.36m

Cash at bank

£193k

−56% from £443k

Owed within a year

£1.30m

+18% from £1.09m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 to 2025
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 01990062. 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

Helmsley Securities’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (28)

2016

6 April 2016

Helmsley Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

5 November 2015

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1986

17 February 1986

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

All 28 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 20

Firms connected to Helmsley Securities

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

connected firms: 5
no longer authorised: 1
share a director: 1

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (5)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Helmsley Securities

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

In York

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Elsewhere in the UK

UBS Asset Management (Europe) S.A.Authorised UBS Asset Management (UK) LtdLondonAuthorised UBS Asset Management Funds LtdLondonAuthorised Marks and Spencer Unit Trust Management LimitedChesterAuthorised

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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37 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
7 years of accounts, charted
All 28 events in its history
5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Helmsley Securities Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Helmsley Securities Limited (FRN 665743) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2015 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Helmsley Securities’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01904 682800 and the website helmsley.co.uk for Helmsley Securities. 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 Helmsley Securities a scam or clone?

Helmsley Securities 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 Helmsley Securities?

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 Helmsley Securities to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Helmsley Securities?

Helmsley Securities is owned by Helmsley Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Helmsley Securities?

Companies House lists 5 directors of Helmsley Securities: Richard James Michael Peak, Maxwell Rowland John Reeves, Edward Bruce Alec Harrowsmith, Thomas Joseph Boyle and Alexia Justine Swift-Cookson.

How long has Helmsley Securities been in business?

The company was formed on 17 February 1986, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2015.

What do Helmsley Securities’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £989k (−27% from £1.36m) and cash at bank of £193k (−56% from £443k).

Does Helmsley Securities use any other names?

It trades as Helmsley Group.