Paul Murray Investments Limited

Reference number: 604181

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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 paulmurrayinvestments.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 023 9229 5300 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PO5 2BB
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Other names (1)

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

  • Woodlands Care Planning Trading name

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.
  • 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
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • 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
07077620
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 November 2009 (16 years old)
Registered office
108 Marmion Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 2BB
Nature of business
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew Michael Cook Director Sep 1979 2 Apr 2026 4 other companies
John Robert Cooper Director Apr 1971 2 Apr 2026 7 other companies

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
8
closed down
3
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 8 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 3 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£715k

<1% from £714k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£216k

<1% from £218k

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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07077620. 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

Paul Murray Investments’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (20)

2026

2 April 2026

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
  • Heritage Financial Group Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Lisa Murray became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Lisa Murray stopped being a part-owner
  • Paul Francis Murray stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

1 September 2016

  • Paul Francis Murray became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

2 January 2014

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

FCA register

2009

16 November 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Paul Murray Investments

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Paul Murray Investments. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
4
share a director
3
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 8 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Paul Murray Investments Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Paul Murray Investments Limited (FRN 604181) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2014 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Paul Murray Investments’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 023 9229 5300 and the website paulmurrayinvestments.co.uk for Paul Murray Investments. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Paul Murray Investments a scam or clone?
Paul Murray Investments 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 Paul Murray Investments?
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 Paul Murray Investments to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Paul Murray Investments?
Paul Murray Investments is owned by Heritage Financial Group Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 2 April 2026. Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Lisa Murray and Mr Paul Francis Murray.
Who runs Paul Murray Investments?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Paul Murray Investments: Andrew Michael Cook and John Robert Cooper.
How long has Paul Murray Investments been in business?
The company was formed on 16 November 2009, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2014.
What do Paul Murray Investments’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of £715k (<1% from £714k).
Does Paul Murray Investments use any other names?
It trades as Woodlands Care Planning.

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