Hostology Limited
Reference number: 1002950
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Introducer appointed representative
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- Appointed for 3 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2018
- Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026
- On its latest accounts it owed £169k more than it owned
Responsible principal firm
Caledon MGA Ltd Reference number: 305814 View firm →What does this mean?
- An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
- Hostology Limited (FRN 1002950) introduces customers to Caledon MGA Ltd (FRN 305814). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Hostology.
- Example: if Hostology refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Hostology itself.
- Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
Britannia House, 1-11 Glenthorne Road, London, W6 0LH, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When hostology.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 8798 0615 is
- Who else gives the postcode W6 0LH
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Caledon MGA Ltd, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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
- 11194592 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 8 February 2018 (8 years old)
- Registered office
- Suite 609 Britannia House 1-11 Glenthorne Road, London, W6 0LH, England
- Nature of business
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- Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
- Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Catriona Sturges Hardcastle | Director | Nov 1969 | 8 Feb 2018 | 3 other companies |
| Harry Napier Dearden | Director | Mar 1978 | 10 Apr 2018 | 5 other companies |
| Prudence Joanna Leary | Director | Oct 1981 | 16 Mar 2022 | None |
| Philip Langley Godsal | Director | Jun 1971 | 20 Jun 2023 | 2 other companies |
| Mark David Somerfield | Director | May 1983 | 1 Sep 2025 | None |
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
- 10
- closed down
- 3
- still active
- 7
In the full report: all 10 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
- All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
−£169k
Up £455k from −£624k
Employees (average)
3
−25% from 4
Owed within a year
£54.1k
+8.7% from £49.8k
Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £169k more than it owned.
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 7 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2026
- 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.
There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 11194592. 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
Hostology’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
22 April 2025
- The Cambium Group UK Holdings Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2023
28 September 2023
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
2022
16 March 2022
- Emma Catriona Sturges Hardcastle gave up control
Companies House
2018
8 February 2018
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Emma Catriona Sturges Hardcastle took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 14 events
- All 14 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 9
Firms connected to Hostology
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Hostology. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share its postcode
- 3
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Hostology
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In London
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- 10 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 14 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk