Independent Advice Ltd
Reference number: 524535
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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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Phone number
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Address
Suite C, Futura Business Park, Aspinall Way, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL6 6PG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When hjscott.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01204 559696 is
- Who else gives the postcode BL6 6PG
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- H.J. Scott & Co Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Independent Advice Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on P2P agreements
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Managing investments
Limits on what they may do
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The firm must not hold client money or assets
May control but not hold client money & Assets
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
- 06759774 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 27 November 2008 (17 years old)
- Registered office
- Suite C Futura Business Park, Aspinall Way, Bolton, BL6 6PG, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard John Scott | Director | Nov 1961 | 27 Nov 2008 | 2 other companies |
| Lesley Carolyn Scott | Director | Jun 1962 | 17 May 2010 | 3 other companies |
| Charlotte India Scott | Director | Jun 1995 | 8 Feb 2017 | None |
| Lucy Catherine Scott (Dr) | Director | Jan 1993 | 8 Jan 2020 | None |
| Lesley Carolyn Scott | Secretary | Not published | 27 Nov 2008 | – |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 3
- still active
- 3
- run together
- 2
In the full report: all 3 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 2 companies these 4 directors run together
Filed accounts and finances
Turnover
£919k
Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time
Profit before tax
£439k
Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time
Net assets
£487k
−16% from £579k
Cash at bank
£84.2k
−55% from £188k
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 6 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 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 06759774. 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
Independent Advice’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
9 August 2025
- Changed its registered name from "Independent Advice Limited"
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Howard John Scott became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Lesley Carolyn Scott became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2012
14 August 2012
- FCA imposed a requirement (The firm must not hold client money or assets)
FCA register
2010
2 August 2010
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
29 July 2010
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
2008
27 November 2008
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 16 events
- All 16 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 4
Firms connected to Independent Advice
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Independent Advice. 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
Firms like Independent Advice
Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.
In Bolton
In the Bolton (BL) postcode area
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 16 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk