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.
- Appointed for 1 year
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2017
- Accounts filed up to 30 September 2025
Responsible principal firm
Capricorn Fund Managers Limited Reference number: 505252 View firm →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.
- Playing Field (Theatre) Limited (FRN 1024503) is an AR of Capricorn Fund Managers Limited (FRN 505252). When you use Playing Field (Theatre)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Playing Field (Theatre), 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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
124 Finchley Road, London, London, NW3 5JS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07971 787391 is
- Who else gives the postcode NW3 5JS
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Capricorn Fund Managers 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, freeYou 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 number
- 10814603 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 12 June 2017 (9 years old)
- Registered office
- 124 Finchley Road, London, NW3 5JS, England
- Nature of business
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- Performing arts (SIC 90010)
- Artistic creation (SIC 90030)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley John Herman | Director | Jan 1954 | 28 Mar 2018 | 27 other companies |
| Richard Hill | Director | Apr 1971 | 28 Mar 2018 | None |
| Gregory Nasmyth | Director | Feb 1968 | 26 Nov 2018 | None |
| Lisa Jayne Popham | Director | Jun 1967 | 26 Nov 2018 | 2 other companies |
| Lois Lancaster | Director | Sep 1974 | 25 Mar 2021 | None |
| Mark Wordsworth | Director | Nov 1959 | 21 Oct 2026 | None |
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
- 28
- closed down
- 1
- run together
- 1
In the full report: all 28 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 1 company these 6 directors run together
- All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£5.52m
−26% from £7.50m
Cash at bank
£388k
+576% from £57.5k
Employees (average)
8
+14% from 7
Owed within a year
£4.53m
+13% from £4.01m
Net assets
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
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 10814603. 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
Playing Field (Theatre)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
15 February 2025
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2019
1 January 2019
- The Honourable William Harold Archer gave up control
Companies House
2017
12 June 2017
- Incorporated at Companies House
- The Honourable William Harold Archer took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 18 events
- All 18 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 14
Firms connected to Playing Field (Theatre)
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Playing Field (Theatre). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 5
- no longer authorised
- 1
- share its postcode
- 5
In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (5)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Playing Field (Theatre)
Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.
In London
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- 28 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 18 events in its history
- 5 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk