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
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Address
Skipton Financial Services Ltd, The Bailey, Skipton, N Yorkshire, BD23 1DN, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01756 705000 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode BD23 1DN
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Medical Insurance Agency (MIA) Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- NAHT Personal Financial Services Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- SFS Invest Direct 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.
- 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)
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- 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
- 02061788 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 6 October 1986 (40 years old)
- Registered office
- The Bailey, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1DN
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stuart Chambers | Director | Apr 1967 | 26 Mar 2024 | 92 other companies |
| Jasvinder Kaur Gakhal | Director | Mar 1981 | 28 Apr 2025 | 7 other companies |
| David Roy Travis | Secretary | Not published | 24 Apr 2023 | – |
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
- 99
- closed down
- 61
- went insolvent
- 6
In the full report: all 99 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The 6 that went into liquidation or administration
- The 8 on the FCA register
- All 34 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Skipton Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Skipton Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1995
9 January 1995
- Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date
FCA register
1986
6 October 1986
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 83 events
- All 83 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 67
Firms connected to Skipton Financial Services
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Skipton Financial Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share its phone number
- 1
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 8 past links through former directors
Firms like Skipton Financial Services
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In Skipton
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- 99 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 83 events in its history
- 2 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