Lavender Financial Planners Limited

Reference number: 803757

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Best Practice IFA Group Limited Reference number: 223112 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Lavender Financial Planners Limited (FRN 803757) is an AR of Best Practice IFA Group Limited (FRN 223112). When you use Lavender Financial Planners's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Lavender Financial Planners, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • 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

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

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  • When lavenderfp.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07403 870477 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SG5 2LU
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Best Practice IFA Group 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, free
    You 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
11177968
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
30 January 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
11 Lavender Way, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 2LU, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Martin Jon Gorvett Director Jun 1974 30 Jan 2018 None
Michelle Gorvett Secretary Not published 30 Jan 2018 –

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  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£360k

+4.9% from £343k

Cash at bank

£84.0k

−43% from £146k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

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
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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 11177968. 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

Lavender Financial Planners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2018

9 March 2018

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

30 January 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Martin Jon Gorvett became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Michelle Gorvett became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Martin Jon Gorvett appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Lavender Financial Planners Limited FCA authorised?
Lavender Financial Planners Limited (FRN 803757) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Lavender Financial Planners?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Lavender Financial Planners Limited (FRN 803757) is an AR of Best Practice IFA Group Limited (FRN 223112). When you use Lavender Financial Planners's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Lavender Financial Planners, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. 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.
What is Lavender Financial Planners’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07403 870477 and the website lavenderfp.com for Lavender Financial Planners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Lavender Financial Planners a scam or clone?
Lavender Financial Planners 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 Lavender Financial Planners?
Protection works through Best Practice IFA Group Limited, the principal firm responsible for Lavender Financial Planners's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Lavender Financial Planners?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Lavender Financial Planners: Mr Martin Jon Gorvett (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Michelle Gorvett (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Lavender Financial Planners?
Companies House lists one director of Lavender Financial Planners: Martin Jon Gorvett.
How long has Lavender Financial Planners been in business?
The company was formed on 30 January 2018.
What do Lavender Financial Planners’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £360k (+4.9% from £343k) and cash at bank of £84.0k (−43% from £146k).

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