Swan Surveyors Limited

Reference number: 590783

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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.

Responsible principal firm

Howden UK Brokers Limited Reference number: 307663 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.
  • Swan Surveyors Limited (FRN 590783) is an AR of Howden UK Brokers Limited (FRN 307663). When you use Swan Surveyors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Swan Surveyors, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When smbsurveyors.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0121 706 7766 is
  • Who else gives the postcode B91 3DL
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Other names (2)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Stephens McBride Trading name
  • Swan Surveyors Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Howden UK Brokers Limited, 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
07493293
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 January 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office
Malvern House, New Road, Solihull, B91 3DL, England
Nature of business
  • Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis (SIC 68320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert William Ashbourne Taylor Director Nov 1960 16 Nov 2020 None
Tariq Afzal Director Jan 1970 18 Jan 2023 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 9 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£256k

+8.3% from £236k

Cash at bank

£321k

+2.9% from £312k

Employees (average)

8

+14% from 7

Owed within a year

£120k

+56% from £76.9k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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 07493293. 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

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

Key events (10) All events (27)

2024

18 December 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Swan Surveyors Ltd"

FCA register

2023

18 August 2023

  • Helen McBride stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

5 July 2022

  • Stephen Alexander Goldstein became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2021

10 December 2021

  • Steven Owen Piercy stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Helen McBride became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Robert William Ashbourne Taylor became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Steven Owen Piercy became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

25 October 2013

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2012

6 November 2012

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2011

14 January 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

  • All 27 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 16
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Firms connected to Swan Surveyors

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Swan Surveyors

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In Solihull

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 27 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Swan Surveyors Limited FCA authorised?
Swan Surveyors Limited (FRN 590783) 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 Swan Surveyors?
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. Swan Surveyors Limited (FRN 590783) is an AR of Howden UK Brokers Limited (FRN 307663). When you use Swan Surveyors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Swan Surveyors, 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 Swan Surveyors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0121 706 7766 and the website smbsurveyors.com for Swan Surveyors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Swan Surveyors a scam or clone?
Swan Surveyors 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 Swan Surveyors?
Protection works through Howden UK Brokers Limited, the principal firm responsible for Swan Surveyors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Swan Surveyors?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Swan Surveyors: Mr Stephen Alexander Goldstein (25–50% of shares) and Mr Robert William Ashbourne Taylor (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Helen McBride and Mr Steven Owen Piercy.
Who runs Swan Surveyors?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Swan Surveyors: Robert William Ashbourne Taylor and Tariq Afzal.
How long has Swan Surveyors been in business?
The company was formed on 14 January 2011.
What do Swan Surveyors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £256k (+8.3% from £236k) and cash at bank of £321k (+2.9% from £312k).
Does Swan Surveyors use any other names?
It trades as Stephens McBride. It has previously used the name Swan Surveyors Ltd.

Sources and links

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