Saint Andrews Bureau Limited

Reference number: 743640

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Global Property Ventures Limited Reference number: 797026 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Saint Andrews Bureau Limited (FRN 743640) introduces customers to Global Property Ventures Limited (FRN 797026). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Saint Andrews Bureau.
  • Example: if Saint Andrews Bureau refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Saint Andrews Bureau itself.
  • 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When sab.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01223 352170 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CB25 0NW
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Other names (3)

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

  • SAB Trading name
  • St Andrews Bureau Trading name
  • St Andrews Bureau Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Global Property Ventures 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
00628433
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 May 1959 (67 years old)
Registered office
The Barn Station Road, Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridge, CB25 0NW, England
Nature of business
  • Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis (SIC 68320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Colin Paul Astin Director Jan 1947 30 Dec 1996 33 other companies
Simone Susan Astin Director Nov 1948 30 Dec 1996 2 other companies
Kane Scott Astin Director Jul 1974 14 Jan 1997 10 other companies
Damon Paul Astin Director Jun 1972 31 Oct 1997 7 other companies
Claire Baron Director May 1979 1 Apr 2016 None
Adam James Knight Director May 1967 1 Apr 2016 1 other company
Colin Paul Astin Secretary Not published 30 Dec 1996 33 other companies

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
39
closed down
3
run together
10

In the full report: all 39 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 10 companies these 6 directors run together
  • All 9 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

Net assets

£3.06m

+13% from £2.71m

Cash at bank

£467k

+130% from £203k

Employees (average)

40

Same as 40

Owed within a year

£476k

−4.7% from £499k

Assets and liabilities

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 00628433. 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

Saint Andrews Bureau’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (18)

2016

2 December 2016

  • Changed its registered name from "St Andrews Bureau Limited"

FCA register

11 April 2016

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Shelford Investments Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1996

30 December 1996

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 3 new directors took over

Companies House

1959

19 May 1959

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to Saint Andrews Bureau

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

connected firms
3
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 39 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 18 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Saint Andrews Bureau Limited FCA authorised?
Saint Andrews Bureau Limited (FRN 743640) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Saint Andrews Bureau?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Saint Andrews Bureau Limited (FRN 743640) introduces customers to Global Property Ventures Limited (FRN 797026). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Saint Andrews Bureau. Example: if Saint Andrews Bureau refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Saint Andrews Bureau itself. 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 Saint Andrews Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01223 352170 and the website sab.co.uk for Saint Andrews Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Saint Andrews Bureau a scam or clone?
Saint Andrews Bureau 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 Saint Andrews Bureau?
Protection works through Global Property Ventures Limited, the principal firm responsible for Saint Andrews Bureau's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Saint Andrews Bureau?
Saint Andrews Bureau is owned by Shelford Investments Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Saint Andrews Bureau?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Saint Andrews Bureau: Colin Paul Astin, Simone Susan Astin, Kane Scott Astin, Damon Paul Astin, Claire Baron and Adam James Knight.
How long has Saint Andrews Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 19 May 1959.
What do Saint Andrews Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £3.06m (+13% from £2.71m) and cash at bank of £467k (+130% from £203k).
Does Saint Andrews Bureau use any other names?
It trades as SAB and St Andrews Bureau. It has previously used the name St Andrews Bureau Limited.

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