Introducer appointed representative
This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.
- Appointed for 5 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 1994
- Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025
Responsible principal firm
Orchard Funding Limited Reference number: 725315 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.
- Houghwood Golf Ltd (FRN 951373) introduces customers to Orchard Funding Limited (FRN 725315). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Houghwood Golf.
- Example: if Houghwood Golf refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Houghwood Golf itself.
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Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Houghwood Golf Ltd, Crank Road, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA11 8RL, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01744 894754 is
- Who else gives the postcode WA11 8RL
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Houghwood Golf Club Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Orchard Funding Limited, 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 name
- HOUGHWOOD GOLF LIMITED
- Company number
- 02937539 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 10 June 1994 (32 years old)
- Registered office
- Billinge Hill, Crank Road, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 8RL
- Nature of business
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- Operation of sports facilities (SIC 93110)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Chun Eng (Dr) | Director | Aug 1972 | 29 Dec 2021 | None |
| Widi Sutio | Director | Nov 1991 | 29 Dec 2021 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by these 2 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 company
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£810k
+85% from £439k
Cash at bank
£103k
−4.6% from £108k
Owed within a year
£1.11m
−25% from £1.48m
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 02937539. 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
Houghwood Golf’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
6 July 2026
- Changed its registered name from "Houghwood Golf Club Ltd"
FCA register
2021
29 December 2021
- Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 2 new directors took over
- Wei Chun Eng gained significant control
Companies House
21 December 2021
- Patricia Jean Valentine stopped being a part-owner
- Peter Turner stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
20 May 2021
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
2016
1 November 2016
- Patricia Jean Valentine became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Peter Turner became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
6 April 2016
- Patricia Jean Valentine became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Peter Turner became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
1994
10 June 1994
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 23 events
- All 23 events in its history (11 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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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