Town Close Financial Planning Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 12 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2013
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026
2 things worth a closer look in the background checks

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

townclose.money (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07379 246440
Address

124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks, 2 things worth a closer look

When townclose.money first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07379 246440 is
Whether EC1V 2NX is a shared office: 213 other firms give it

Other names (2)

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

Askew Investment Management Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Barras Capital Management Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You 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
Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
Dealing in investments as agent
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.

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: 08390032 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 5 February 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office: 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, England
Nature of business: Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Jeremy Sinclair Askew	Director	Jun 1972	5 Feb 2013	5 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: 5
closed down: 4
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 5 companies, 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
The one on the FCA register
All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Total equity

£214k

−36% from £334k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£8,165

−91% from £90.8k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2026
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 08390032. 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

Town Close Financial Planning’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (14)

2020

22 December 2020

FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Jeremy Sinclair Askew took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

2 January 2014

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2013

5 February 2013

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

All 14 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 3

Firms connected to Town Close Financial Planning

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Town Close Financial Planning

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

In London

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5 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details, 2 flagged
7 years of accounts, charted
All 14 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Town Close Financial Planning Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Town Close Financial Planning Limited (FRN 608526) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2014 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Town Close Financial Planning’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07379 246440 and the website townclose.money for Town Close Financial Planning. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Town Close Financial Planning a scam or clone?

Town Close Financial Planning 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 Town Close Financial Planning?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Town Close Financial Planning to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Town Close Financial Planning?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Town Close Financial Planning: Mr Jeremy Sinclair Askew (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Town Close Financial Planning?

Companies House lists one director of Town Close Financial Planning: Jeremy Sinclair Askew.

How long has Town Close Financial Planning been in business?

The company was formed on 5 February 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2014.

What do Town Close Financial Planning’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show total equity of £214k (−36% from £334k).

Does Town Close Financial Planning use any other names?

It has previously used 2 other names: Askew Investment Management and Barras Capital Management.