Holborn Assets Ltd

Reference number: 648817

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Authorised, but in an insolvency process

This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.

What the FCA says

ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process

This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    Quantuma Advisory Limited, Sean Bucknall & Franklyn Ofonagoro, 3rd Floor, 37 Frederick Place, Brighton, BN1 4EA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode BN1 4EA
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Other names (13)

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

  • Global UK Wealth Trading name
  • Holborn Trading name
  • James Parker Financial Trading name
  • Neo Financial Planning Trading name
  • Pension Transfer Experts Trading name
  • Cheshire Pension Consultants Former trading name
  • Expatriate Financial Planning Services Former trading name
  • FS Pension Solutions Former trading name
  • Kensington Pension Consultants Former trading name
  • Pension Transfer Expert Former trading name
  • T&T International Former trading name
  • UK Pension Transfer Advisory Service Former trading name
  • UKPTAS Former trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • In an insolvency process
    Money the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.

Limits on the record

  • Asset Retention
    Holborn Assets Ltd (the Firm) applies under section 55L(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) for its current permission under Part 4A of FSMA to be varied to include the following requirements, and for the requirements to be published on the FCA Register. Requirement 1 1.1. The Firm must not take any action which has, or may have, the effect of disposing of, dealing with or diminishing the value of any of its assets without the FCA’s prior written consent. 1.2. The Firm must not dispose of, transfer or sell in whole or in part its client base unless it has the FCA’s prior written consent. 1.3. This requirement does not prohibit the Firm from dealing with or disposing of any of its assets in the ordinary and proper course of business. For the avoidance of doubt, the following would not be in the ordinary and proper course of business for these purposes: (a) the making of any capital distribution; (b) the payment of unusual or significant amounts to the Firm’s shareholders, employees, officers or directors or any persons connected thereto; (c) the making of any gift or any significant loan by the Firm to any party; and (d) the entry into any financial reconstruction or organisation.

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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Companies House records this company in liquidation, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
09046342
Company status
Liquidation
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 May 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
3rd Floor 37 Frederick Place, Brighton, BN1 4EA
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Christopher Gerard Montgomery Wicks Director Jun 1963 15 Sep 2014 11 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
11
closed down
6
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 11 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 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2022Small company accountsAudited

Turnover

£1.29m

−3.5% from £1.34m

Profit before tax

−£37.4k

Up £131k from −£168k

Total equity

£302k

−11% from £340k

Cash at bank

£289k

−18% from £351k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2022
  • 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 09046342. 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

Holborn Assets’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (36)

2020

18 November 2020

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Asset Retention)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Pauline Anne Parker became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Robert Firth Parker became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

2 February 2015

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

FCA register

2014

19 May 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 36 events

  • All 36 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Holborn Assets

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Holborn Assets. 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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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 36 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Holborn Assets Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Holborn Assets Ltd (FRN 648817) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It is also in an insolvency process, under the control of insolvency practitioners, so deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm. It has held its current authorisation since February 2015. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
Is Holborn Assets a scam or clone?
Holborn Assets 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 Holborn Assets?
Holborn Assets is under the control of insolvency practitioners, so money it held is returned through the appointed office holders rather than by the firm. That takes time and can fall short. Where money is missing, the FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can still consider a complaint.
Who owns Holborn Assets?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Holborn Assets: Mr Robert Firth Parker (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Pauline Anne Parker (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Holborn Assets?
Companies House lists one director of Holborn Assets: Christopher Gerard Montgomery Wicks.
How long has Holborn Assets been in business?
The company was formed on 19 May 2014. Companies House now lists it as liquidation.
What do Holborn Assets’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2022, show turnover of £1.29m (−3.5% from £1.34m) and profit before tax of −£37.4k (up £131k from −£168k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Holborn Assets use any other names?
It trades as Global UK Wealth, Holborn, James Parker Financial, Neo Financial Planning and Pension Transfer Experts. It has previously used 8 other names, including Cheshire Pension Consultants, Expatriate Financial Planning Services and FS Pension Solutions.

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