Larcomes Financial Services Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 12 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 1991
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026

Website, phone number and address

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Website

larcomesfs.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

023 9244 8135
Address

166-168 London Road, North End, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 9DN, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When larcomesfs.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 023 9244 8135 is
Who else gives the postcode PO2 9DN

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
A 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 apply
Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
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 (6 permissions)

Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
Advising on P2P agreements
Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
Providing basic advice on stakeholder products

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: 02663780 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 18 November 1991 (34 years old)
Registered office: 168 London Road, North End, Portsmouth, PO2 9DN
Nature of business: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Richard Paul Hopgood	Director	Feb 1972	30 Jan 2014	3 other companies
Lisa Jane Moore	Director	Mar 1981	30 Jan 2014	2 other companies
Julian Mark Quartermain	Director	Oct 1960	30 Jan 2014	4 other companies
Mark Tooley	Director	Dec 1961	30 Jan 2014	3 other companies
Janice Suzanne Ward	Director	Sep 1963	30 Jan 2014	3 other companies
Michael Russell Crispin Leach	Director	Apr 1967	1 Apr 2014	3 other companies

Other companies run by these 6 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
closed down: 4
run together: 3

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 3 companies these 6 directors run together
All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£373k

+9.9% from £340k

Cash at bank

£366k

+18% from £310k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£57.5k

+41% from £40.8k

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 02663780. 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

Larcomes Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (20)

2014

1 April 2014

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

FCA register · Companies House

30 January 2014

Board replaced: both directors left and 7 new directors took over

Companies House

1991

18 November 1991

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

All 20 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 14

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In Portsmouth

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7 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
7 years of accounts, charted
All 20 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Larcomes Financial Services Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Larcomes Financial Services Limited (FRN 615332) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2014 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Larcomes Financial Services’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 023 9244 8135 and the website larcomesfs.co.uk for Larcomes Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Larcomes Financial Services a scam or clone?

Larcomes Financial Services 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 Larcomes Financial Services?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Larcomes Financial Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs Larcomes Financial Services?

Companies House lists 6 directors of Larcomes Financial Services: Richard Paul Hopgood, Lisa Jane Moore, Julian Mark Quartermain, Mark Tooley, Janice Suzanne Ward and Michael Russell Crispin Leach.

How long has Larcomes Financial Services been in business?

The company was formed on 18 November 1991, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.

What do Larcomes Financial Services’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £373k (+9.9% from £340k) and cash at bank of £366k (+18% from £310k).