Talis Financial Advisers Ltd

Reference number: 150458

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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 talisifa.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01233 722999 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode TN23 1RD
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Other names (3)

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

  • Stennings Trading name
  • Talis Independent Financial Advisers Trading name
  • Stenning Insurance Services Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A 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 apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages · Arrange equity release FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • 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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  • Acting as a CBTL advisor
  • Acting as a CBTL arranger
  • Advising on a home reversion plan
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging (bringing about) a home reversion plan
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Making arrangements with a view to a home reversion plan
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • 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
02654846
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
17 October 1991 (35 years old)
Registered office
Stoke House, Church Road, Ashford, TN23 1RD, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Peter Cole Director Jan 1978 18 Mar 2019 4 other companies
Rebecca Leanne Hammett Director Sep 1979 24 Jan 2026 1 other company
James Peter Cole Secretary Not published 18 Mar 2019 –

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
5
still active
5
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£513k

−21% from £649k

Cash at bank

£200k

+5.8% from £189k

Owed within a year

£208k

−28% from £287k

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02654846. 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

Talis Financial Advisers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (14) All events (42)

2019

25 March 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "Stenning Insurance Services Limited"

FCA register

18 March 2019

  • Board replaced: both directors left and a new director took over
  • Clive Scott Galbraith stopped being a part-owner
  • Duncan Alistair Coleman stopped being a part-owner
  • James Peter Cole took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2017

6 June 2017

  • Clive Scott Galbraith became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Duncan Alistair Coleman became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Green Insurance Brokers Limited gave up control

Companies House

2016

30 June 2016

  • Green Insurance Brokers 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

1994

17 October 1994

  • Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date

FCA register

1991

17 October 1991

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 42 events

  • All 42 events in its history (14 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 22
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Firms connected to Talis Financial Advisers

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

connected firms
3
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Talis Financial Advisers

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

In Ashford

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 42 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Talis Financial Advisers Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Talis Financial Advisers Ltd (FRN 150458) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Talis Financial Advisers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01233 722999 and the website talisifa.com for Talis Financial Advisers. 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 one other FCA firm.
Is Talis Financial Advisers a scam or clone?
Talis Financial Advisers 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 Talis Financial Advisers?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Talis Financial Advisers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Talis Financial Advisers?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Talis Financial Advisers: Mr James Peter Cole (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Green Insurance Brokers Limited, Mr Duncan Alistair Coleman and Mr Clive Scott Galbraith.
Who runs Talis Financial Advisers?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Talis Financial Advisers: James Peter Cole and Rebecca Leanne Hammett.
How long has Talis Financial Advisers been in business?
The company was formed on 17 October 1991, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
What do Talis Financial Advisers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £513k (−21% from £649k) and cash at bank of £200k (+5.8% from £189k).
Does Talis Financial Advisers use any other names?
It trades as Stennings and Talis Independent Financial Advisers. It has previously used the name Stenning Insurance Services Limited.

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