Victor Hydon Limited

Reference number: 833758

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When yourclaimmatters.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01902 939000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WV3 0SR
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Other names (5)

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

  • Claims1 Trading name
  • UClaim4Me Trading name
  • Your Claim Matters Trading name
  • Airtravel Claim Former trading name
  • Claims Advisory Services Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Claims management No FSCS cover
    Money you pay a claims company is not FSCS protected, but FCA rules cap what it may charge you for a financial services claim. Complaints about this firm go to the Financial Ombudsman Service free of charge.
  • 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
09086740
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 June 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
Swinford House, Albion Street, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3EE, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of call centres (SIC 82200)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Karen Anne Chilton Director Jul 1973 10 Apr 2017 17 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
17
closed down
15
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 17 companies, named

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

Year to 30 June 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£1.24m

Up £69.3k from −£1.31m

Net assets

£1.01m

−55% from £2.23m

Cash at bank

£1,712

−88% from £14.3k

Owed within a year

£8.90m

+72% from £5.18m

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09086740. 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

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

Key events (8) All events (32)

2021

31 March 2021

  • Karen Anne Chilton gave up control
  • Tanan Tech Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2020

2 June 2020

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

FCA register

2019

31 March 2019

  • No longer regulated by the Claims Management Regulator

FCA register

2017

12 April 2017

  • Karen Anne Chilton took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

11 June 2015

  • Regulated by the Claims Management Regulator from this date

FCA register

2014

16 June 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 32 events

  • All 32 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 13
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Firms connected to Victor Hydon

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

connected firms
4
share its postcode
4
past link
1

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Victor Hydon

Other firms of the same type (claims management firm), nearest first.

In Wolverhampton

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Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 17 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 32 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Victor Hydon Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Victor Hydon Limited (FRN 833758) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2020 and works as a claims management firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Victor Hydon’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01902 939000 and the website yourclaimmatters.co.uk for Victor Hydon. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Victor Hydon a scam or clone?
Victor Hydon 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 Victor Hydon?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Victor Hydon handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Victor Hydon to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Victor Hydon?
Victor Hydon is owned by Tanan Tech Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 31 March 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Karen Anne Chilton.
Who runs Victor Hydon?
Companies House lists one director of Victor Hydon: Karen Anne Chilton.
How long has Victor Hydon been in business?
The company was formed on 16 June 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2020.
What do Victor Hydon’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show profit before tax of −£1.24m (up £69.3k from −£1.31m) and net assets of £1.01m (−55% from £2.23m).
Does Victor Hydon use any other names?
It trades as Claims1, UClaim4Me and Your Claim Matters. It has previously used 2 other names: Airtravel Claim and Claims Advisory Services.

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