Sherwood Financial Solutions Limited: 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 21 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2004
Accounts filed up to 30 June 2025

Responsible principal firm

HL Partnership Limited Reference number: 303397 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.
Sherwood Financial Solutions Limited (FRN 408490) is an AR of HL Partnership Limited (FRN 303397). When you use Sherwood Financial Solutions's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Sherwood Financial Solutions, 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

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

01909 512125
Address

The Turbine, Coach Close, Shireoaks Triangle Business Park, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8AP, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When equatemortgages.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01909 512125 is
Who else gives the postcode S81 8AP

Other names (1)

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

Equate Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through HL Partnership 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: 05038055 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 9 February 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office: 470 Hucknall Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 1FX, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
John Matthew Parkin	Director	Sep 1970	12 Feb 2004	2 other companies
Amanda Parkin	Director	Jan 1974	1 Nov 2020	2 other companies
John Matthew Parkin	Secretary	Not published	12 Feb 2004	2 other companies

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: 3
closed down: 3
run together: 1

In the full report: all 3 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 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£6,257

+258% from £1,747

Cash at bank

£6,728

−59% from £16.6k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

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

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 05038055. 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

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

Key events (4) All events (11)

2016

6 April 2016

Amanda Parkin became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
John Matthew Parkin became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2004

31 October 2004

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

9 February 2004

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

All 11 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 6

Firms connected to Sherwood Financial Solutions

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

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

In Worksop

ACF Mortgages LimitedWorksopAppointed representative Danube Financial Solutions LLPWorksopAppointed representative Philip J HareWorksopAppointed representative Sherwood Mortgages LtdWorksopAppointed representative

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3 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 11 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sherwood Financial Solutions Limited FCA authorised?

Sherwood Financial Solutions Limited (FRN 408490) 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 Sherwood Financial Solutions?

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. Sherwood Financial Solutions Limited (FRN 408490) is an AR of HL Partnership Limited (FRN 303397). When you use Sherwood Financial Solutions's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Sherwood Financial Solutions, 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 Sherwood Financial Solutions’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01909 512125 and the website equatemortgages.co.uk for Sherwood Financial Solutions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Sherwood Financial Solutions a scam or clone?

Sherwood 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 Sherwood Financial Solutions?

Protection works through HL Partnership Limited, the principal firm responsible for Sherwood Financial Solutions's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Sherwood Financial Solutions?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Sherwood Financial Solutions: Amanda Parkin (25–50% of shares) and Mr John Matthew Parkin (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Sherwood Financial Solutions?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Sherwood Financial Solutions: John Matthew Parkin and Amanda Parkin.

How long has Sherwood Financial Solutions been in business?

The company was formed on 9 February 2004.

What do Sherwood Financial Solutions’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £6,257 (+258% from £1,747) and cash at bank of £6,728 (−59% from £16.6k).

Does Sherwood Financial Solutions use any other names?

It trades as Equate.