Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers Ltd: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 6 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2019
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025

Website, phone number and address

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Website

pearsonlegal.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0161 785 3500
Address

31 Queen Street, Oldham, OL1 1RD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When pearsonlegal.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0161 785 3500 is
Who else gives the postcode OL1 1RD

Other names (1)

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

Pearson Legal and Financial Advisers Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
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.
Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
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
Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
Dealing in investments as agent
Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
Managing investments
Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
Sending dematerialised instructions

Limits on what they may do

Regulated activities incidental only.

The firm must not carry on the specified REGULATED ACTIVITIES otherwise than in an incidental manner in the course of the provision by it of professional services (that is, services which do not consist of REGULATED ACTIVITIES)

FCA disciplinary action

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number: 12024416 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 30 May 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office: 31 Queen Street, Oldham, OL1 1RD, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Solicitors (SIC 69102)
Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 69109)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Christopher Gerard Burke	Director	Oct 1965	30 May 2019	3 other companies
Richard Michael Eastwood	Director	Aug 1975	2 Jul 2019	4 other companies
Joanne Patricia Ormston	Director	Feb 1980	2 Jul 2019	2 other companies
Victoria Louise Marshall	Director	Oct 1987	29 Jun 2021	None
Joanne Patricia Ormston	Secretary	Not published	2 Jul 2019	–

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: 5
still active: 5
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 5 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 one on the FCA register
The 3 companies these 4 directors run together
All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.73m

+54% from £1.12m

Cash at bank

£1.20m

+55% from £772k

Owed within a year

£3.17m

−4.4% from £3.32m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

Every year from 2021 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 12024416. 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

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (22)

2020

30 September 2020

Changed its registered name from "Pearson Legal and Financial Advisers Ltd"

FCA register

3 August 2020

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Supervised by The Law Society from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Firm to abide by Deed Poll regarding past business)
FCA imposed a requirement (Regulated activities incidental only.)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2019

18 September 2019

Christopher Gerard Burke became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Joanne Patricia Ormston became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Richard Michael Eastwood became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

30 May 2019

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

All 22 events in its history (10 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 10

Connected firms

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

connected firms: 2
share a director: 1
share its postcode: 2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Similar firms

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

In Oldham

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Elsewhere in the UK

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5 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
5 years of accounts, charted
All 22 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers Ltd FCA authorised?

Yes, Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers Ltd (FRN 917832) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2020 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 785 3500 and the website pearsonlegal.co.uk for Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers a scam or clone?

Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers 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 Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers?

It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers?

Companies House lists 3 people with significant control of Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers: Mr Richard Michael Eastwood (25–50% of shares), Ms Joanne Patricia Ormston (25–50% of shares) and Mr Christopher Gerard Burke (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers: Christopher Gerard Burke, Richard Michael Eastwood, Joanne Patricia Ormston and Victoria Louise Marshall.

How long has Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers been in business?

The company was formed on 30 May 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2020.

What do Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £1.73m (+54% from £1.12m) and cash at bank of £1.20m (+55% from £772k).

Does Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers use any other names?

It has previously used the name Pearson Legal and Financial Advisers Ltd.