Talbot and Muir Limited

Reference number: 776228

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When talbotmuir.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0370 414 7000 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode SP1 2BP
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Other names (1)

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

  • TM Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Establishing/operating/winding up a personal pension scheme
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.

FCA disciplinary action

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
02869547
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 November 1993 (32 years old)
Registered office
Suite B & C, First Floor Milford House, 43-55 Milford Street, Salisbury, SP1 2BP, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Pension funding (SIC 65300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alastair James Clarkson Director Feb 1966 21 Dec 2022 15 other companies
Cathryn Elizabeth Riley Director Apr 1962 1 May 2024 6 other companies
Andrew John Ring Director Jun 1983 1 Oct 2025 7 other companies
Richard Alexander Rowney Director Nov 1970 1 Oct 2025 65 other companies
Gordon Alexander Wilson Director Jun 1966 1 Oct 2025 1 other company
Helen Mary Wakeford Secretary Not published 4 Feb 2026 –

Other companies run by these 5 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
74
closed down
18
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 74 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 18 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 11 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 23 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2021Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£5.83m

+1.3% from £5.76m

Profit before tax

£1.48m

<1% from £1.48m

Net assets

£6.42m

−9.1% from £7.06m

Cash at bank

£3.63m

−9.3% from £4.00m

Turnover and profit

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02869547. 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

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

Key events (10) All events (52)

2020

30 October 2020

  • Curtis Banks Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Graham Macdonald Muir stopped being a part-owner
  • Joseph Brian Talbot stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2017

2 October 2017

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Firm to abide by Deed Poll regarding past business)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money & Assets)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Graham Macdonald Muir became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Joseph Brian Talbot became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1993

5 November 1993

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 52 events

  • All 52 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 39
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Firms connected to Talbot and Muir

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

connected firms
10
share a director
10
share its phone number
3

In the full report: all 10 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (10), the same phone number (3), the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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  • 74 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 52 events in its history
  • 10 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Talbot and Muir Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Talbot and Muir Limited (FRN 776228) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2017 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Talbot and Muir’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0370 414 7000 and the website talbotmuir.co.uk for Talbot and Muir. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 3 other FCA firms.
Is Talbot and Muir a scam or clone?
Talbot and Muir 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 Talbot and Muir?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Talbot and Muir to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Talbot and Muir?
Talbot and Muir is owned by Curtis Banks Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 30 October 2020. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Joseph Brian Talbot and Mr Graham Macdonald Muir.
Who runs Talbot and Muir?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Talbot and Muir: Alastair James Clarkson, Cathryn Elizabeth Riley, Andrew John Ring, Richard Alexander Rowney and Gordon Alexander Wilson.
How long has Talbot and Muir been in business?
The company was formed on 5 November 1993, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2017.
What do Talbot and Muir’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2021, show turnover of £5.83m (+1.3% from £5.76m) and profit before tax of £1.48m (<1% from £1.48m).
Does Talbot and Muir use any other names?
It trades as TM.

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