Quest Corporate Finance Limited

Reference number: 674409

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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 questcorporate.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0131 225 6488 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EH3 7LA
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Other names (1)

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

  • StockBridge Advisers Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Corporate finance business only.
    The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than corporate finance business.

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
28 January 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
8 Walker Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7LA, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stephen Liston Lindsay Paterson Director Dec 1958 22 Dec 2017 55 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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other companies
55
closed down
30
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 55 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£10.0k

−3.5% from £10.4k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£200

Same as £200

Total equity

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 SC496181. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Quest Corporate Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2024

1 August 2024

  • James Derek Scott Carnegie no longer has significant control

Companies House

2021

17 June 2021

  • Stephen Liston Lindsay Paterson gained significant control

Companies House

2020

26 May 2020

  • Marcus Joseph Noble stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2018

26 July 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "StockBridge Advisers Limited"

FCA register

13 June 2018

  • James Derek Scott Carnegie gained significant control
  • Marcus Joseph Noble became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Quest Corporate Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Thomas William John Nimmo stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Thomas William John Nimmo became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

20 October 2015

  • No longer supervised by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland
  • No longer supervised by The Law Society of Scotland

FCA register

3 August 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Supervised by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland from this date
  • Supervised by The Law Society of Scotland from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Corporate finance business only.)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

28 January 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 30 events

  • All 30 events in its history (17 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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  • 55 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 30 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Quest Corporate Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Quest Corporate Finance Limited (FRN 674409) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2015 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Quest Corporate Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0131 225 6488 and the website questcorporate.com for Quest Corporate Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Quest Corporate Finance a scam or clone?
Quest Corporate Finance 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 Quest Corporate Finance?
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 Quest Corporate Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Quest Corporate Finance?
Quest Corporate Finance is owned by Quest Corporate Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 13 June 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Marcus Joseph Noble, Mr Thomas William John Nimmo and Mr James Derek Scott Carnegie.
Who runs Quest Corporate Finance?
Companies House lists one director of Quest Corporate Finance: Stephen Liston Lindsay Paterson.
How long has Quest Corporate Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 28 January 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2015.
What do Quest Corporate Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show total equity of £10.0k (−3.5% from £10.4k).
Does Quest Corporate Finance use any other names?
It has previously used the name StockBridge Advisers Limited.

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