Mentor Services Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 21 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 1984
Accounts filed up to 30 September 2025

Website, phone number and address

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No website on the FCA register
Phone number

01438 759965
Address

213 Fairview Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2NA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01438 759965 is
Who else gives the postcode SG1 2NA

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.
Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You 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
Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
Dealing in investments as agent
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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: 01827193 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 25 June 1984 (42 years old)
Registered office: Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis (SIC 68320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Jenni Louise Grantham	Director	Sep 1973	23 Mar 2023	18 other companies
Lucy Victoria Jackson	Director	Nov 1974	23 Mar 2023	15 other companies
Christine Margaret Blake	Director	Oct 1952	Not published	23 other companies
Peter Blake	Director	Feb 1947	Not published	35 other companies
Peter Blake	Secretary	Not published	Not published	35 other companies

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: 43
closed down: 1
run together: 29

In the full report: all 43 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 29 companies these 4 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£1.74m

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£116k

−79% from £554k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£96.2k

−21% from £122k

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 01827193. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (10)

2016

30 June 2016

Christine Blake became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Peter Blake became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1984

25 June 1984

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

All 10 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 2

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43 other companies its directors have run, named
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6 years of accounts, charted
All 10 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Mentor Services Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Mentor Services Limited (FRN 308055) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2005 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Mentor Services’ phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01438 759965 for Mentor Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Mentor Services a scam or clone?

Mentor 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 Mentor 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 Mentor Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Mentor Services?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Mentor Services: Peter Blake (25–50% of shares) and Christine Blake (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Mentor Services?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Mentor Services: Jenni Louise Grantham, Lucy Victoria Jackson, Christine Margaret Blake and Peter Blake.

How long has Mentor Services been in business?

The company was formed on 25 June 1984, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.

What do Mentor Services’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show total equity of £1.74m (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £116k (−79% from £554k).