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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
Also given by a firm that is no longer authorised. Check you are dealing with the firm on this page.
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Address
Anton House, Chantry Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1DE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07367 025255 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode SP10 1DE
Other names (8)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Simplyhealth Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Practice Plan for Vets Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Care & Mobility (Midlands) Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Care & Mobility (UK) Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Independent Living Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Practice Plan Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- The Unlimited Company Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- The Unlimited Company from Simplyhealth Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on P2P agreements
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Credit Broking
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Debt Administration
- Debt-collecting
- Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
- 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)
- Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
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
- 03681199 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 9 December 1998 (27 years old)
- Registered office
- Anton House, Chantry Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1DE, England
- Nature of business
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- Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Paul Jakob Robert Schreier (Dr) | Director | Jan 1969 | 5 Jul 2024 | 22 other companies |
| Tracy Dunley-Owen | Director | Mar 1972 | 30 Jul 2025 | 10 other companies |
| Julie Hopes | Director | Jan 1968 | 11 Jun 2026 | 10 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
- 40
- closed down
- 3
- are FCA-registered
- 13
In the full report: all 40 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 13 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 23 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Simplyhealth Funding Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
13 October 2016
- Changed its registered name from "Practice Plan for Vets Limited"
FCA register
6 April 2016
- Simplyhealth Access took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2014
31 March 2014
- Board replaced: all 5 directors left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2007
11 October 2007
- Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 5 new directors took over
Companies House
2005
14 January 2005
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1998
9 December 1998
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 65 events
- All 65 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 41
Firms connected to Simplyhealth Funding Services
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Simplyhealth Funding Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 8
- no longer authorised
- 1
- share a director
- 7
In the full report: all 8 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (7), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 4 past links through former directors
Firms like Simplyhealth Funding Services
Other firms of the same type (lender), nearest first.
In Andover
In the Salisbury (SP) postcode area
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- 40 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 65 events in its history
- 8 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk