the cabinet office ltd: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

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

Appointed for 1 year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2006
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025
On its latest accounts it owed £16.3k more than it owned

Responsible principal firm

SME HCI Limited Reference number: 626422 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.
the cabinet office ltd (FRN 1031301) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not the cabinet office.
Example: if the cabinet office refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from the cabinet office 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

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.

Website

cabinetoffice.gov.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07711 822450
Address

The Cabinet Office 1 Horse Guards Road, London, Westminster, SW1A 2HQ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When cabinetoffice.gov.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07711 822450 is
Who else gives the postcode SW1A 2HQ

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through SME HCI 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: 05756325 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 24 March 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office: Unit 3 Station Yard, Station, Road, Hatton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5DU
Nature of business: Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Grant Lee Widlake	Director	Nov 1960	24 Mar 2006	3 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: 3
closed down: 2
went insolvent: 1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
The one that went into liquidation or administration
All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£16.3k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£8,845

+440% from £1,637

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£55.5k

+3.7% from £53.5k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £16.3k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2025
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 05756325. 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

The cabinet office’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (6)

2025

29 March 2025

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Grant Lee Widlake took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2006

24 March 2006

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 6 events

All 6 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 3

Firms connected to the cabinet office

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

connected firms: 3
share its postcode: 3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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3 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 6 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is the cabinet office ltd FCA authorised?

the cabinet office ltd (FRN 1031301) 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 the cabinet office?

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. the cabinet office ltd (FRN 1031301) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not the cabinet office. Example: if the cabinet office refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from the cabinet office 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 the cabinet office’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07711 822450 and the website cabinetoffice.gov.uk for the cabinet office. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is the cabinet office a scam or clone?

the cabinet office 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 the cabinet office?

Protection works through SME HCI Limited, the principal firm responsible for the cabinet office's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns the cabinet office?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of the cabinet office: Mr Grant Lee Widlake (75–100% of shares).

Who runs the cabinet office?

Companies House lists one director of the cabinet office: Grant Lee Widlake.

How long has the cabinet office been in business?

The company was formed on 24 March 2006.

What do the cabinet office’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of −£16.3k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £8,845 (+440% from £1,637).