Scope Utility Solutions Ltd: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

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

Appointed for under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2019
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2023

Responsible principal firm

HTG Finance Limited Reference number: 825534 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.
Scope Utility Solutions Ltd (FRN 1061597) introduces customers to HTG Finance Limited (FRN 825534). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Scope Utility Solutions.
Example: if Scope Utility Solutions refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Scope Utility Solutions 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.

Website

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

0191 917 0815
Address

Unit 6, Princes Park, Princesway, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, Gateshead, NE11 0NF, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When scopeutilitysolutions.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0191 917 0815 is
Who else gives the postcode NE11 0NF

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through HTG Finance 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: 12245281 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 4 October 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office: Unit 6 Princes Park Princesway North, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0NF, England
Nature of business: Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 43999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Matthew Bulmer	Director	Dec 1988	17 Dec 2020	6 other companies
Steven Ross	Director	Apr 1982	21 Aug 2025	None

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: 6
closed down: 3
still active: 3

In the full report: all 6 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
All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2023Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£734k

+36% from £538k

Cash at bank

£177k

+7.3% from £165k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£577k

+1.8% from £567k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2023
The chart, over every year
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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 12245281. 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

Scope Utility Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (10)

2026

4 August 2026

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2022

22 June 2022

Adam Pearson no longer has significant control
Matt Bulmer became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2019

4 October 2019

Incorporated at Companies House
Adam Pearson gained significant control

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

All 10 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 5

Firms connected to Scope Utility Solutions

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Scope Utility Solutions. 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

Firms like Scope Utility Solutions

Other firms of the same type (home improvement or trades), nearest first.

In Gateshead

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6 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
4 years of accounts, charted
All 10 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Scope Utility Solutions Ltd FCA authorised?

Scope Utility Solutions Ltd (FRN 1061597) 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 Scope Utility Solutions?

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. Scope Utility Solutions Ltd (FRN 1061597) introduces customers to HTG Finance Limited (FRN 825534). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Scope Utility Solutions. Example: if Scope Utility Solutions refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Scope Utility Solutions 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 Scope Utility Solutions’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0191 917 0815 and the website scopeutilitysolutions.co.uk for Scope Utility Solutions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Scope Utility Solutions a scam or clone?

Scope Utility 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 Scope Utility Solutions?

Protection works through HTG Finance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Scope Utility Solutions's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Scope Utility Solutions?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Scope Utility Solutions: Mr Matt Bulmer (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Adam Pearson.

Who runs Scope Utility Solutions?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Scope Utility Solutions: Matthew Bulmer and Steven Ross.

How long has Scope Utility Solutions been in business?

The company was formed on 4 October 2019.

What do Scope Utility Solutions’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2023, show net assets of £734k (+36% from £538k) and cash at bank of £177k (+7.3% from £165k).