Travis Yates Limited

Reference number: 1032004

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

ValidPath Financial Limited Reference number: 836465 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Travis Yates Limited (FRN 1032004) is an AR of ValidPath Financial Limited (FRN 836465). When you use Travis Yates's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Travis Yates, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • 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 travisyates.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01200 427210 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BB7 2BX
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through ValidPath Financial 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
04281036
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 September 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
6th Floor 3 Valentine Place, London, SE1 8QH, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Darren John Travis Director Aug 1967 19 Sep 2001 1 other company
Sean Anthony Yates Director Jul 1974 19 Sep 2001 None
Darren John Travis Secretary Not published 19 Sep 2001 1 other company

Other companies run by these 2 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 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 these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

9 months to 30 June 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£135k

−72% from £488k

Cash at bank

£299k

+38% from £217k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£262k

+91% from £138k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 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 04281036. 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

Travis Yates’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

4 April 2025

  • Darren John Travis stopped being a part-owner
  • Rfa Echo Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Sean Anthony Yates stopped being a part-owner
  • Became an appointed representative

Companies House · FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Darren John Travis became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Sean Anthony Yates became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2001

19 September 2001

  • Darren John Travis appointed as a director
  • Sean Anthony Yates appointed as a director

Companies House

4 September 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 9 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Travis Yates Limited FCA authorised?
Travis Yates Limited (FRN 1032004) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Travis Yates?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Travis Yates Limited (FRN 1032004) is an AR of ValidPath Financial Limited (FRN 836465). When you use Travis Yates's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Travis Yates, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. 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 Travis Yates’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01200 427210 and the website travisyates.com for Travis Yates. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Travis Yates a scam or clone?
Travis Yates 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 Travis Yates?
Protection works through ValidPath Financial Limited, the principal firm responsible for Travis Yates's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Travis Yates?
Travis Yates is owned by Rfa Echo Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 4 April 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Darren John Travis and Mr Sean Anthony Yates.
Who runs Travis Yates?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Travis Yates: Darren John Travis and Sean Anthony Yates.
How long has Travis Yates been in business?
The company was formed on 4 September 2001.
What do Travis Yates’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £135k (−72% from £488k) and cash at bank of £299k (+38% from £217k).

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