TaxAssist Accountants (B&H) Limited

Reference number: 602298

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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

A-PLAN HOLDINGS Reference number: 310164 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.
  • TaxAssist Accountants (B&H) Limited (FRN 602298) introduces customers to A-PLAN HOLDINGS (FRN 310164). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not TaxAssist Accountants (B&H).
  • Example: if TaxAssist Accountants (B&H) refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from TaxAssist Accountants (B&H) 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 taxassist.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01582 760154 is
  • Who else gives the postcode AL5 1QQ
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Other names (4)

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

  • TaxAssist Accountants Trading name
  • Tax Accountants (Bucks & Herts) Limited Former name
  • Tax Accountants (Herts.) Ltd Former name
  • TaxAssist Accountants Harpenden Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through A-Plan Holdings, 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
05659284
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 December 2005 (20 years old)
Registered office
126 Southdown Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 1QQ, England
Nature of business
  • Accounting and auditing activities (SIC 69201)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Daren Lee Moore Director Jan 1972 31 May 2024 26 other companies
Nicholas Craig Redfern Director Jul 1974 31 May 2024 27 other companies

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
40
closed down
6
are FCA-registered
6

In the full report: all 40 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 6 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 13 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£337k

Up £336k from £383

Cash at bank

£10.1k

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

15

+15% from 13

Owed within a year

£714k

+187% from £249k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 05659284. 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

TaxAssist Accountants (B&H)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (21)

2025

3 July 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Tax Accountants (Bucks & Herts) Limited"

FCA register

2022

5 May 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Tax Accountants (Herts.) Ltd"

FCA register

2017

20 July 2017

  • Michael John Melling stopped being a part-owner
  • Penelope Irene Melling stopped being a part-owner
  • Quartet Business Services Group Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Michael John Melling became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Penelope Irene Melling became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

6 June 2013

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2012

1 October 2012

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2005

20 December 2005

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to TaxAssist Accountants (B&H)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with TaxAssist Accountants (B&H). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
8
no longer authorised
1
share a director
5

In the full report: all 8 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 40 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history
  • 8 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is TaxAssist Accountants (B&H) Limited FCA authorised?
TaxAssist Accountants (B&H) Limited (FRN 602298) 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 TaxAssist Accountants (B&H)?
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. TaxAssist Accountants (B&H) Limited (FRN 602298) introduces customers to A-PLAN HOLDINGS (FRN 310164). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not TaxAssist Accountants (B&H). Example: if TaxAssist Accountants (B&H) refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from TaxAssist Accountants (B&H) 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 TaxAssist Accountants (B&H)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01582 760154 and the website taxassist.co.uk/accountants/harpenden for TaxAssist Accountants (B&H). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is TaxAssist Accountants (B&H) a scam or clone?
TaxAssist Accountants (B&H) 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 TaxAssist Accountants (B&H)?
Protection works through A-Plan Holdings, the principal firm responsible for TaxAssist Accountants (B&H)'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns TaxAssist Accountants (B&H)?
TaxAssist Accountants (B&H) is owned by Quartet Business Services Group Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 20 July 2017. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Michael John Melling and Mrs Penelope Irene Melling.
Who runs TaxAssist Accountants (B&H)?
Companies House lists 2 directors of TaxAssist Accountants (B&H): Daren Lee Moore and Nicholas Craig Redfern.
How long has TaxAssist Accountants (B&H) been in business?
The company was formed on 20 December 2005.
What do TaxAssist Accountants (B&H)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £337k (up £336k from £383) and cash at bank of £10.1k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does TaxAssist Accountants (B&H) use any other names?
It trades as TaxAssist Accountants. It has previously used 3 other names: Tax Accountants (Bucks & Herts) Limited, Tax Accountants (Herts.) Ltd and TaxAssist Accountants Harpenden.

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