The HR Dept Ltd

Reference number: 565111

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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

STRAIGHT SOLUTIONS LIMITED Reference number: 315448 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 HR Dept Ltd (FRN 565111) introduces customers to STRAIGHT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (FRN 315448). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The HR Dept.
  • Example: if The HR Dept refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The HR Dept 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When hrdept.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0345 208 1120 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode BS16 7FL
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Other names (2)

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

  • HS Dept Trading name
  • The HS Dept Ltd Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Straight Solutions 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 name
THE HR DEPT LIMITED
Company number
04479417
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 July 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
3 Brook Office Park, Emersons Green, Bristol, BS16 7FL, England
Nature of business
  • Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Keith John Sadler Director Sep 1958 1 Nov 2019 148 other companies
Felicity Ann Michelle Kenny Director Jul 1986 17 May 2020 6 other companies
Lian Michelle Mcquade Director Oct 1982 28 Apr 2021 9 other companies
Lisa Dorothy Elizabeth Davies Director May 1987 1 Jul 2025 2 other companies
Lian Michelle Mcquade Secretary Not published 21 Sep 2022 –

Other companies run by these 4 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
148
closed down
112
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 148 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 9 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£324k

+40% from £232k

Cash at bank

£348k

+73% from £202k

Employees (average)

13

−19% from 16

Owed within a year

£1.75m

−48% from £3.38m

Net assets

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04479417. 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 HR Dept’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (18)

2016

6 April 2016

  • The HR Dept Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2011

22 September 2011

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2002

8 July 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to The HR Dept

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 148 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 18 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The HR Dept Ltd FCA authorised?
The HR Dept Ltd (FRN 565111) 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 HR Dept?
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 HR Dept Ltd (FRN 565111) introduces customers to STRAIGHT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (FRN 315448). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The HR Dept. Example: if The HR Dept refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The HR Dept 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 HR Dept’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0345 208 1120 and the website hrdept.co.uk for The HR Dept. 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 The HR Dept a scam or clone?
The HR Dept 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 HR Dept?
Protection works through Straight Solutions Limited, the principal firm responsible for The HR Dept's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns The HR Dept?
The HR Dept is owned by The HR Dept Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs The HR Dept?
Companies House lists 4 directors of The HR Dept: Keith John Sadler, Felicity Ann Michelle Kenny, Lian Michelle McQuade and Lisa Dorothy Elizabeth Davies.
How long has The HR Dept been in business?
The company was formed on 8 July 2002.
What do The HR Dept’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £324k (+40% from £232k) and cash at bank of £348k (+73% from £202k).
Does The HR Dept use any other names?
It trades as HS Dept. It has previously used the name The HS Dept Ltd.

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