Swainstons Limited

Reference number: 1047431

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD Reference number: 703401 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Swainstons Limited (FRN 1047431) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Swainstons.
  • Example: if Swainstons refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Swainstons itself.
  • 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When swainstons.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01642 605445 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TS18 1RW
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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
04285168
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 September 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
Kcs Business Centre, Hutchinson Street, Stockton-On-Tees, TS18 1RW, England
Nature of business
  • Manufacture of other plastic products (SIC 22290)
  • Glazing (SIC 43342)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Karl Christopher Swainston Director Jan 1978 23 Mar 2017 4 other companies

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 companies
4
closed down
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 4 companies, 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
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£451k

−1.7% from £459k

Cash at bank

£88.4k

−61% from £226k

Employees (average)

18

Same as 18

Owed within a year

£344k

−5.7% from £365k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 04285168. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (12)

2025

3 December 2025

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2018

18 December 2018

  • Garry Gerrard Swainston gave up control
  • Karl Christopher Swainston took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Garry Gerrard Swainston took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2001

11 September 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Swainstons Limited FCA authorised?
Swainstons Limited (FRN 1047431) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Swainstons?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Swainstons Limited (FRN 1047431) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Swainstons. Example: if Swainstons refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Swainstons itself. 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 Swainstons’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01642 605445 and the website swainstons.co.uk for Swainstons. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Swainstons a scam or clone?
Swainstons 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 Swainstons?
Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Swainstons's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Swainstons?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Swainstons: Mr Karl Christopher Swainston (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Garry Gerrard Swainston.
Who runs Swainstons?
Companies House lists one director of Swainstons: Karl Christopher Swainston.
How long has Swainstons been in business?
The company was formed on 11 September 2001.
What do Swainstons’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £451k (−1.7% from £459k) and cash at bank of £88.4k (−61% from £226k).

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