The Home Improvement Project Ltd

Reference number: 979102

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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

IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD Reference number: 703401 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 HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECT LTD (FRN 979102) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not THE HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
  • Example: if THE HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECT refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from THE HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 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 thehomeimprovementproject.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01480 714174 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PE19 2JL
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, 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
11197728
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 February 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
9 Levellers Lane, Eynesbury, St Neots, PE19 2JL, England
Nature of business
  • Other building completion and finishing (SIC 43390)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Carl Peter Mercer Director Mar 1987 9 Feb 2018 1 other company

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 company
1
closed down
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

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

Year to 28 February 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£120k

−40% from £199k

Cash at bank

£48.3k

+51% from £32.0k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

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
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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 11197728. 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 Home Improvement Project’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (7)

2024

15 October 2024

  • Lauren Mercer became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2022

14 July 2022

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2018

9 February 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Carl Peter Mercer took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 7 events

  • All 7 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms like The Home Improvement Project

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 7 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Home Improvement Project Ltd FCA authorised?
The Home Improvement Project Ltd (FRN 979102) 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 Home Improvement Project?
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 Home Improvement Project Ltd (FRN 979102) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The Home Improvement Project. Example: if The Home Improvement Project refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The Home Improvement Project 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 Home Improvement Project’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01480 714174 and the website thehomeimprovementproject.co.uk for The Home Improvement Project. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is The Home Improvement Project a scam or clone?
The Home Improvement Project 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 Home Improvement Project?
Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, the principal firm responsible for The Home Improvement Project's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns The Home Improvement Project?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of The Home Improvement Project: Mr Carl Peter Mercer (75–100% of shares) and Mrs Lauren Mercer (25–50% of shares).
Who runs The Home Improvement Project?
Companies House lists one director of The Home Improvement Project: Carl Peter Mercer.
How long has The Home Improvement Project been in business?
The company was formed on 9 February 2018.
What do The Home Improvement Project’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2025, show net assets of £120k (−40% from £199k) and cash at bank of £48.3k (+51% from £32.0k).

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