RCUK Advisory Limited

Reference number: 950672

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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.

Responsible principal firm

Messels Limited Reference number: 403323 Authorised 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.
  • RCUK Advisory Limited (FRN 950672) is an AR of Messels Limited (FRN 403323). When you use RCUK Advisory's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from RCUK Advisory, 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

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07710 586165

  • Address

    C/O One Bean, Church Farm, Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 9LG, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 07710 586165 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CB2 9LG
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Other names (3)

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

  • Ravenscroft Capital (UK) Limited Former name
  • Ravenscroft Capital (UK) Ltd Former name
  • RCUK Advisory Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Messels 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 number
13259976
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 March 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office
Church Farm Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 9LG, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Security and commodity contracts dealing activities (SIC 66120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Oliver Goad Director Jun 1977 11 Mar 2021 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • Both people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£142k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£45.0k

−18% from £54.8k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

No turnover or profit for the year to 31 December 2025: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £134k turnover and £358k profit, for the year to 31 December 2024.

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 13259976. 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

RCUK Advisory’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (12) All events (15)

2025

1 October 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "RCUK Advisory"

FCA register

2 July 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Ravenscroft Capital (UK) Limited"

FCA register

2024

18 January 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Ravenscroft Capital (UK) Ltd"

FCA register

2023

19 June 2023

  • Ravenscroft Holdings Limited stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2022

9 March 2022

  • Margaret Alison Lansdown stopped being a part-owner
  • Ravenscroft Holdings Limited became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Stephen Phillip Lansdown stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2021

9 May 2021

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

11 March 2021

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Margaret Alison Lansdown became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Oliver Goad became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Stephen Phillip Lansdown became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (12 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to RCUK Advisory

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is RCUK Advisory Limited FCA authorised?
RCUK Advisory Limited (FRN 950672) 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 RCUK Advisory?
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. RCUK Advisory Limited (FRN 950672) is an AR of Messels Limited (FRN 403323). When you use RCUK Advisory's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from RCUK Advisory, 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 RCUK Advisory’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07710 586165 for RCUK Advisory. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is RCUK Advisory a scam or clone?
RCUK Advisory 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 RCUK Advisory?
Protection works through Messels Limited, the principal firm responsible for RCUK Advisory's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns RCUK Advisory?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of RCUK Advisory: Mr Oliver Goad (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Stephen Phillip Lansdown, Mrs Margaret Alison Lansdown and Ravenscroft Holdings Limited.
Who runs RCUK Advisory?
Companies House lists one director of RCUK Advisory: Oliver Goad.
How long has RCUK Advisory been in business?
The company was formed on 11 March 2021.
What do RCUK Advisory’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £142k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £45.0k (−18% from £54.8k).
Does RCUK Advisory use any other names?
It has previously used 3 other names: Ravenscroft Capital (UK) Limited, Ravenscroft Capital (UK) Ltd and RCUK Advisory.

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