Scales Porter Financial Services LLP: FCA regulated?

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 18 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2007
Accounts filed up to 30 September 2025

Responsible principal firm

Sesame Limited Reference number: 150427 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.
Scales Porter Financial Services LLP (FRN 474694) is an AR of Sesame Limited (FRN 150427). When you use Scales Porter Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Scales Porter Financial Services, 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.

Website

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

020 3808 4013
Address

Scales Porter Financial Services LLP, WeWork, 145 City Road, London, EC1V 1AZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When scalesporter.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 3808 4013 is
Who else gives the postcode EC1V 1AZ

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Sesame 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: OC331067 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Limited liability partnership
Incorporated: 3 September 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office: 15 Canfield Place, London, Greater London, NW6 3BT, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Anthony Martin Vellosa	LLP designated member	Dec 1978	3 Sep 2007	5 other companies
Carole Yvonne Vellosa	LLP designated member	Dec 1951	3 Sep 2007	1 other company

Other companies run by these 2 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
closed down: 1
run together: 1

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 1 company these 2 directors run together
All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Cash at bank

£8,612

−73% from £31.4k

Employees (average)

4

Same as 4

Owed within a year

£3,214

−15% from £3,775

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 to 2025
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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company OC331067. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Scales Porter Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (9)

2016

6 April 2016

Anthony Martin Vellosa became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2007

2 November 2007

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

3 September 2007

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

All 9 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 6

Firms connected to Scales Porter Financial Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Scales Porter Financial Services. 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

Firms like Scales Porter Financial Services

Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.

In London

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5 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
7 years of accounts, charted
All 9 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Scales Porter Financial Services LLP FCA authorised?

Scales Porter Financial Services LLP (FRN 474694) 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 Scales Porter Financial Services?

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. Scales Porter Financial Services LLP (FRN 474694) is an AR of Sesame Limited (FRN 150427). When you use Scales Porter Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Scales Porter Financial Services, 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 Scales Porter Financial Services’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3808 4013 and the website scalesporter.co.uk for Scales Porter Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Scales Porter Financial Services a scam or clone?

Scales Porter Financial Services 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 Scales Porter Financial Services?

Protection works through Sesame Limited, the principal firm responsible for Scales Porter Financial Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Scales Porter Financial Services?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Scales Porter Financial Services: Mr Anthony Martin Vellosa (25–50% of votes).

Who runs Scales Porter Financial Services?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Scales Porter Financial Services: Anthony Martin Vellosa and Carole Yvonne Vellosa.

How long has Scales Porter Financial Services been in business?

The company was formed on 3 September 2007.

What do Scales Porter Financial Services’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show cash at bank of £8,612 (−73% from £31.4k).