Navigate Financial Ltd

Reference number: 1012632

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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.

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.
  • Navigate Financial Ltd (FRN 1012632) is an AR of Best Practice IFA Group Limited (FRN 223112). When you use Navigate Financial's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Navigate Financial, 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When navigatefinancial.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01226 107122 is
  • Who else gives the postcode S75 1JL
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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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 February 2024 (2 years old)
Registered office
Unit 10, Building 4 The Business Village, Innovation Way, Barnsley, S75 1JL, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Abigail Michelle Hinchliffe Director Nov 1995 7 Feb 2024 None
Ryan Thomas Snowball Director May 1996 7 Feb 2024 1 other company
Harry Andrew Totty Director Nov 1994 7 Feb 2024 1 other company
Colin Glyn Chadburn Director Mar 1960 23 Feb 2024 2 other companies
Simon Snowball Director Oct 1970 23 Feb 2024 1 other company
Steven Andrew Totty Director May 1966 23 Feb 2024 2 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
5
closed down
4
run together
2

In the full report: all 5 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 2 companies these 6 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£76.5k

+38% from £55.6k

Employees (average)

9

+13% from 8

Owed within a year

£105k

+57% from £66.9k

Assets and liabilities

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 15471662. 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

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

2025

24 July 2025

  • Colin Glyn Chadburn stopped being a part-owner
  • Harry Andrew Totty stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2024

29 May 2024

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

23 April 2024

  • Abigail Michelle Hinchliffe stopped being a part-owner
  • Colin Glyn Chadburn became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Ryan Thomas Snowball stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

7 February 2024

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Abigail Michelle Hinchliffe became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Harry Andrew Totty became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Ryan Thomas Snowball became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms like Navigate Financial

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

In the Sheffield (S) postcode area

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Navigate Financial Ltd FCA authorised?
Navigate Financial Ltd (FRN 1012632) 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 Navigate Financial?
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. Navigate Financial Ltd (FRN 1012632) is an AR of Best Practice IFA Group Limited (FRN 223112). When you use Navigate Financial's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Navigate Financial, 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 Navigate Financial’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01226 107122 and the website navigatefinancial.co.uk for Navigate Financial. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Navigate Financial a scam or clone?
Navigate Financial 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 Navigate Financial?
Protection works through Best Practice IFA Group Limited, the principal firm responsible for Navigate Financial's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Navigate Financial?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Navigate Financial now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Colin Glyn Chadburn, Mr Harry Andrew Totty and Mr Ryan Thomas Snowball.
Who runs Navigate Financial?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Navigate Financial: Abigail Michelle Hinchliffe, Ryan Thomas Snowball, Harry Andrew Totty, Colin Glyn Chadburn, Simon Snowball and Steven Andrew Totty.
How long has Navigate Financial been in business?
The company was formed on 7 February 2024.
What do Navigate Financial’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £76.5k (+38% from £55.6k).

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