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
17 Wildspur Grove, New Mill, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 1JB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01484 687965 is
- Who else gives the postcode HD9 1JB
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.
- Lend or arrange credit 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.
Show FCA detail (4 permissions)
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Debt-counselling
- 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
- 07051093 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 20 October 2009 (17 years old)
- Registered office
- Gresham House, 5-7 St. Pauls Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 2JG
- Nature of business
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- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Patrick Mclaughlin | Director | Mar 1961 | 22 Oct 2009 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by its director
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 company
- 1
- still active
- 1
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£8,491
No earlier figure to compare
Owed within a year
£12.5k
−14% from £14.5k
Total equity
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 07051093. 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
Smcl3’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2017
3 May 2017
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Shaun Patrick McLaughlin took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2009
20 October 2009
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 12 events
- All 12 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 5
Firms connected to Smcl3
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Smcl3. 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
Firms like Smcl3
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In Holmfirth
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 12 events in its history
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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