Nationwide Employment Lawyers Ltd

Reference number: 838365

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When natemplaw.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0333 242 3851 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2V 6AA
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Other names (2)

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

  • Damian McCarthy Trading name
  • NEL Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Claims management No FSCS cover
    Money you pay a claims company is not FSCS protected, but FCA rules cap what it may charge you for a financial services claim. Complaints about this firm go to the Financial Ombudsman Service free of charge.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Limits on what they may do

  • Requirement
    Nationwide Employment Lawyers Ltd (“NEL” or the “Firm”) hereby applies to the Financial Conduct Authority (the “Authority”) under section 55L of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 for the imposition by the Authority of the following requirement on its Part 4A permission (the “Requirement”) as set out in the schedule below, with effect from the date defined at paragraph 2 (the “Effective Date”). SCHEDULE NEL agrees to the following requirement: Requirement 1. Simon Armstrong will supervise Damian McCarthy in his conduct of every case. This will include, but not be limited to, oversight of client paperwork and ensuring all client communications are handled through the Firm’s central management systems. Effective Date 2. The Requirement is to take effect immediately on its approval by the Authority. Notification of that approval will be communicated by the Authority via email to simon@armstrongslaw.co.uk. The Requirement will remain in place from that date (the “Effective Date”) until the Authority agrees to vary or cancel the Requirements following successful application by the Firm. Recording the Requirement 3. The Firm consents to the Requirement being recorded in the Firm’s entry on the Authority’s Financial Services Register.

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
08693250
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
17 September 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1RL, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 74909)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Damian Paul Mccarthy Director Nov 1969 23 Jul 2019 3 other companies
Simon Armstrong Director Aug 1972 23 Aug 2021 None

Other companies run by these 2 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
closed down
1
still active
2

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

£28.2k

−57% from £65.9k

Cash at bank

£50.0k

−29% from £70.4k

Owed within a year

£28.7k

+67% from £17.2k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 08693250. 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

Nationwide Employment Lawyers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (11) All events (19)

2021

8 November 2021

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Requirement)

FCA register

23 August 2021

  • Damian Paul McCarthy gave up control
  • Simon Armstrong took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2019

23 July 2019

  • Damian Paul McCarthy took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Howell John gave up control

Companies House

1 July 2019

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

FCA register

31 March 2019

  • No longer regulated by the Claims Management Regulator

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Howell John took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

19 August 2015

  • Regulated by the Claims Management Regulator from this date

FCA register

2013

17 September 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Nationwide Employment Lawyers Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Nationwide Employment Lawyers Ltd (FRN 838365) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2019 and works as a claims management firm. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Nationwide Employment Lawyers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 242 3851 and the website natemplaw.co.uk for Nationwide Employment Lawyers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Nationwide Employment Lawyers a scam or clone?
Nationwide Employment Lawyers 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 Nationwide Employment Lawyers?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Nationwide Employment Lawyers handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Nationwide Employment Lawyers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Nationwide Employment Lawyers?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Nationwide Employment Lawyers: Mr Simon Armstrong (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Howell John and Mr Damian Paul McCarthy.
Who runs Nationwide Employment Lawyers?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Nationwide Employment Lawyers: Damian Paul McCarthy and Simon Armstrong.
How long has Nationwide Employment Lawyers been in business?
The company was formed on 17 September 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2019.
What do Nationwide Employment Lawyers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show total equity of £28.2k (−57% from £65.9k) and cash at bank of £50.0k (−29% from £70.4k).
Does Nationwide Employment Lawyers use any other names?
It trades as Damian McCarthy and NEL.

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