Hydropool UK Limited

Reference number: 712192

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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 hydropool.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0113 272 7430 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode LS27 7LE
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Other names (1)

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

  • Hydropool Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • 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 (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

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

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Company number
07750046
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
23 August 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office
Jacuzzi Group Head Office 8 Turnberry Park Road, Gildersome, Morley, Leeds, LS27 7LE, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (SIC 47789)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Mark Smith Director Jun 1963 30 May 2025 7 other companies
Assunta Li Director Apr 1975 26 Feb 2026 None

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 companies
7
still active
7
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 7 companies, 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
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 16 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2020Full accountsAudited

Net assets

−£62.4k

Up £196k from −£258k

Cash at bank

£480k

+84% from £261k

Employees (average)

26

−7.1% from 28

Owed within a year

£1.93m

−8.6% from £2.11m

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £62.4k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

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 07750046. 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

Hydropool UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (14) All events (47)

2020

31 March 2020

  • Simon Daniel Firmin gained significant control
  • Simon Daniel Firmin no longer has significant control

Companies House

2019

31 October 2019

  • Duncan Edwin Simcox gained significant control
  • Duncan Edwin Simcox no longer has significant control
  • Stephen John Hoffman no longer has significant control

Companies House

13 September 2019

  • Stephen John Hoffman gained significant control

Companies House

1 August 2019

  • Gregory Robert Meizenzahl no longer has significant control

Companies House

2017

23 August 2017

  • Hydropool Inc. took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

28 June 2017

  • Gregory Robert Meizenzahl gained significant control
  • Jonathan Alexander Bunn stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Jonathan Alexander Bunn became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

13 August 2015

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

FCA register

2011

23 August 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 47 events

  • All 47 events in its history (14 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 30
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Firms connected to Hydropool UK

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

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 47 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hydropool UK Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Hydropool UK Limited (FRN 712192) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2015 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Hydropool UK’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0113 272 7430 and the website hydropool.co.uk for Hydropool UK. 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 Hydropool UK a scam or clone?
Hydropool UK 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 Hydropool UK?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Hydropool UK handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Hydropool UK to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Hydropool UK?
Hydropool UK is owned by Hydropool Inc., which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 23 August 2017. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Duncan Edwin Simcox, Mr Stephen John Hoffman and Mr Simon Daniel Firmin.
Who runs Hydropool UK?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Hydropool UK: David Mark Smith and Assunta Li.
How long has Hydropool UK been in business?
The company was formed on 23 August 2011, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2015.
What do Hydropool UK’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2020, show net assets of −£62.4k (up £196k from −£258k) and cash at bank of £480k (+84% from £261k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Hydropool UK use any other names?
It trades as Hydropool.

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