Simpler Law 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 under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2016
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2024

Responsible principal firm

IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD Reference number: 703401 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.
Simpler Law Limited (FRN 1048829) is an AR of IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). When you use Simpler Law's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Simpler Law, 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

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

0333 600 1000
Address

1st Floor, Pinnacle House, Lincoln, LN6 3SE, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When simplerlaw.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0333 600 1000 is
Who else gives the postcode LN6 3SE

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, 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: 10212566 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 3 June 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office: 1st Floor, Pinnacle House, 991 Doddington Road, Lincoln, LN6 3SE, England
Nature of business: Administration of financial markets (SIC 66110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Ian Peace	Director	Jul 1972	3 Jun 2016	25 other companies
Andrew Christian Townsend	Director	Feb 1968	3 Jun 2016	30 other companies
Helen Claydon	Director	Feb 1978	1 Jan 2019	12 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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: 43
closed down: 21
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 43 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
The 18 companies these 3 directors run together
All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Small company accountsAudited

Net assets

£111k

−59% from £271k

Cash at bank

£115k

+6.8% from £108k

Employees (average)

0

−100% from 38

Owed within a year

£1.06m

−35% from £1.62m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 to 2024
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 10212566. 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

Simpler Law’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (12)

2025

23 December 2025

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2023

6 March 2023

Haig Legal Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

3 June 2016

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

All 12 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 9

Firms connected to Simpler Law

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

past link: 1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

1 past link through former directors

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43 other companies its directors have run, named
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6 years of accounts, charted
All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Simpler Law Limited FCA authorised?

Simpler Law Limited (FRN 1048829) 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 Simpler Law?

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. Simpler Law Limited (FRN 1048829) is an AR of IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). When you use Simpler Law's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Simpler Law, 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 Simpler Law’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 600 1000 and the website simplerlaw.co.uk for Simpler Law. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Simpler Law a scam or clone?

Simpler Law 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 Simpler Law?

Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Simpler Law's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Simpler Law?

Simpler Law is owned by Haig Legal Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 March 2023.

Who runs Simpler Law?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Simpler Law: Ian Peace, Andrew Christian Townsend and Helen Claydon.

How long has Simpler Law been in business?

The company was formed on 3 June 2016.

What do Simpler Law’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of £111k (−59% from £271k) and cash at bank of £115k (+6.8% from £108k).