Three Counties Limited
Reference number: 145005
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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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Phone number
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Address
1 Hedworths, Bowes Offices, Lambton Park, Chester Le Street, Durham, DH3 4AN, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When three-counties.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0191 230 3034 is
- Who else gives the postcode DH3 4AN
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Three Counties Financial Management Services Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Three Counties Management Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA 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 applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on P2P agreements
- Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
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Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 02353873 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 1 March 1989 (37 years old)
- Registered office
- Hedworths One Bowes Offices, Lambton Park Estate, Bournmoor, County Durham, DH3 4AN
- Nature of business
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- Financial management (SIC 70221)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Andrew David Alexander | Director | Dec 1974 | 2 Jun 2014 | 1 other company |
| Corryn Wild | Director | Oct 1985 | 2 Jul 2019 | None |
| Stuart William Allister | Director | Nov 1969 | 4 Jul 2019 | 9 other companies |
| John Hamilton Coats | Director | Dec 1963 | 4 Jul 2019 | 10 other companies |
| Stuart Alastair Ferguson Faed | Director | Dec 1964 | 4 Jul 2019 | 7 other companies |
| Colin Meiklem Frame | Director | May 1969 | 4 Jul 2019 | 10 other companies |
| Richard Gareth Kirkham | Director | Aug 1973 | 1 Feb 2024 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by these 7 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
- 16
- closed down
- 3
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 16 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- The 8 companies these 7 directors run together
- All 28 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Profit before tax
£141k
+280% from £37.0k
Net assets
£294k
+56% from £189k
Cash at bank
£293k
+56% from £188k
Owed within a year
£166k
+21% from £138k
Profit before tax
In the full report: all 6 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2025
- Both charts, 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.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02353873. 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
Three Counties’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2020
2 September 2020
- Three Counties Financial Management Holdings took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2 July 2020
- Lorna Isobel West stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2019
2 July 2019
- Peter William West stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Lorna Isobel West became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Peter William West became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2007
8 May 2007
- Changed its registered name from "Three Counties Financial Management Services Limited"
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1999
10 June 1999
- Changed its registered name from "Three Counties Management Limited"
FCA register
7 May 1999
- Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date
FCA register
1989
1 March 1989
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 60 events
- All 60 events in its history (12 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 44
Firms connected to Three Counties
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Three Counties. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share a director
- 1
- share its postcode
- 3
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Three Counties
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In Chester Le Street
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- 16 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 60 events in its history
- 4 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk