Veritau Limited: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 5 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2009
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025

Responsible principal firm

SME HCI Limited Reference number: 626422 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.
Veritau Limited (FRN 949381) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Veritau.
Example: if Veritau refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Veritau 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.

Website

veritau.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01904 552943
Address

West Offices, Station Rise, York, YO1 6GA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When veritau.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01904 552943 is
Who else gives the postcode YO1 6GA

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through SME HCI 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: VERITAU LTD
Company number: 06794890 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 19 January 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office: Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business: Accounting and auditing activities (SIC 69201)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Maximilian Aidan Thomas	Director	Apr 1965	24 Feb 2009	3 other companies
Deborah Mitchell	Director	Jul 1972	17 Nov 2020	1 other company
Anthony Hodge	Director	May 1969	11 Jun 2026	1 other company
Robert Webb	Director	Apr 1987	19 Sep 2026	None

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: 3
closed down: 1
run together: 1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 1 company these 4 directors run together
All 24 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£531k

−3.9% from £553k

Cash at bank

£298k

−39% from £491k

Owed within a year

£884k

+78% from £497k

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

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 06794890. 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

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

Key events (4) All events (50)

2021

20 April 2021

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

City Of York Council became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
The North Yorkshire Council became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2009

19 January 2009

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 50 events

All 50 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 46

Firms connected to Veritau

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

connected firms: 2
share its postcode: 2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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3 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 50 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Veritau Limited FCA authorised?

Veritau Limited (FRN 949381) 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 Veritau?

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. Veritau Limited (FRN 949381) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Veritau. Example: if Veritau refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Veritau 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 Veritau’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01904 552943 and the website veritau.co.uk for Veritau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Veritau a scam or clone?

Veritau 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 Veritau?

Protection works through SME HCI Limited, the principal firm responsible for Veritau's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Veritau?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Veritau: The North Yorkshire Council (25–50% of shares) and City Of York Council (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Veritau?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Veritau: Maximilian Aidan Thomas, Deborah Mitchell, Anthony Hodge and Robert Webb.

How long has Veritau been in business?

The company was formed on 19 January 2009.

What do Veritau’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £531k (−3.9% from £553k) and cash at bank of £298k (−39% from £491k).