Schneider Financial Solutions Limited

Reference number: 724278

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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 schneiderfs.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3411 1033 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2A 4PS
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • 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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  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

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
08668384
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 August 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
The Frames 1 Phipp Street, Office 3.13, London, EC2A 4PS, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alexander James Cooke Director Feb 1977 29 Aug 2013 11 other companies
Graeme Ashley-Fenn Director Feb 1959 1 Jan 2020 1 other company
Alexander Peter Hulbert Director Apr 1988 1 Jun 2020 2 other companies
William Peter Holwell Director Jun 1967 8 Feb 2021 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
15
closed down
9
run together
1

In the full report: all 15 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£4.57m

−12% from £5.21m

Cash at bank

£47.2k

−82% from £267k

Employees (average)

10

Same as 10

Owed within a year

£17.4m

+24% from £14.0m

No turnover or profit for the year to 31 March 2024: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £3.03m turnover and £1.08m profit, for the year to 31 March 2020.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2024
  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08668384. 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

Schneider Financial Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (11) All events (21)

2020

30 September 2020

  • Sonny David Williams Schneider no longer has significant control

Companies House

1 June 2020

  • Alexander Peter Hulbert gained significant control

Companies House

2019

31 December 2019

  • Adam Peter Lewin no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Adam Peter Lewin gained significant control
  • Alexander James Cooke gained significant control
  • Black Mane V1 Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Schneider Investment Associates LLP became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Sonny David Williams Schneider gained significant control

Companies House

7 March 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2013

29 August 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Schneider Financial Solutions

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Schneider Financial Solutions

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  • 15 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Schneider Financial Solutions Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Schneider Financial Solutions Limited (FRN 724278) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Schneider Financial Solutions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3411 1033 and the website schneiderfs.com for Schneider Financial Solutions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Schneider Financial Solutions a scam or clone?
Schneider Financial Solutions 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 Schneider Financial Solutions?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Schneider Financial Solutions handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Schneider Financial Solutions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Schneider Financial Solutions?
Companies House lists 4 people with significant control of Schneider Financial Solutions: Black Mane V1 Limited (25–50% of shares), Schneider Investment Associates LLP (25–50% of shares), Mr Alexander Peter Hulbert (significant influence or control) and Mr Alexander James Cooke (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Adam Peter Lewin and Mr Sonny David Williams Schneider.
Who runs Schneider Financial Solutions?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Schneider Financial Solutions: Alexander James Cooke, Graeme Ashley-Fenn, Alexander Peter Hulbert and William Peter Holwell.
How long has Schneider Financial Solutions been in business?
The company was formed on 29 August 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2016.
What do Schneider Financial Solutions’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2024, show net assets of £4.57m (−12% from £5.21m) and cash at bank of £47.2k (−82% from £267k).

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