Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers Ltd

Reference number: 558116

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No longer an appointed representative

This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Registration ended 29 July 2011.

Website, phone number and address

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  • Last known website

    mooreks.co.uk/services/advisory/financial-planning

  • Last known phone number

    020 4582 1000

  • Last known address

    9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AP, United Kingdom

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  • When mooreks.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 4582 1000 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2A 2AP
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Other names (2)

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

  • Moore Mortgages UK Trading name
  • Kingston Smith Financial Advisers Ltd Former name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • The record is closed
    Cover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.

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 name
MOORE KINGSTON SMITH FINANCIAL ADVISERS LIMITED
Company number
07694501
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 July 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office
6th Floor 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AP, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial management (SIC 70221)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Timothy Frederick John Stovold Director May 1976 8 Jul 2011 27 other companies
David Painter Director Apr 1975 1 May 2013 8 other companies
John William Staniforth Director Apr 1975 26 Aug 2017 12 other companies
David Mitchell Director Aug 1967 1 May 2021 4 other companies
Graham Arthur Tyler Director Jan 1961 1 May 2021 12 other companies
Claire Louise Roberts Director Aug 1987 31 Oct 2021 2 other companies
Ian Rixon Secretary Not published 5 Jul 2011 –

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
41
closed down
16
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 41 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 17 companies these 6 directors run together
  • All 18 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

8 months to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£123k

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£341k

−30% from £487k

Cash at bank

£66.0k

+231% from £19.9k

Owed within a year

£2.62m

+92% from £1.37m

The previous accounts cover 12 months, so turnover and profit are not compared with them.

The accounts for the 8 months to 31 December 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £1.32m, for the year to 30 April 2020.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07694501. 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

Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (44)

2025

30 April 2025

  • Devonshire Group Services Limited gave up control
  • Devonshire Group Services Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Mksfa Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Moore Kingston Smith LLP gave up control

Companies House

2020

16 March 2020

  • Argentis Financial Group Limited stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2019

18 September 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "Kingston Smith Financial Advisers Ltd"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Argentis Financial Group Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Moore Kingston Smith LLP took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2011

29 July 2011

  • Stopped being an appointed representative

FCA register

5 July 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 44 events

  • All 44 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 32
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Firms connected to Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 41 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 44 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers Ltd FCA authorised?
No. Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers Ltd (FRN 558116) is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed: no longer an appointed representative.
Is Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers a scam or clone?
Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers is not currently authorised by the FCA. Be cautious and verify any firm on the FCA register before dealing with it.
Is my money safe with Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers?
Money you handed over while it was authorised generally keeps its protection: FSCS covers firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading. New business with Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers has no cover, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
Who owns Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers?
Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers is owned by Mksfa Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 30 April 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Devonshire Group Services Limited, Moore Kingston Smith LLP and Argentis Financial Group Limited.
Who runs Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers: Timothy Frederick John Stovold, David Painter, John William Staniforth, David Mitchell, Graham Arthur Tyler and Claire Louise Roberts.
How long has Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers been in business?
The company was formed on 5 July 2011.
What do Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of −£123k (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and net assets of £341k (−30% from £487k).
Does Moore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers use any other names?
It trades as Moore Mortgages UK. It has previously used the name Kingston Smith Financial Advisers Ltd.

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