Ward Surveyors Limited

Reference number: 439824

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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

Your Company Matters Limited Reference number: 486123 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.
  • Ward Surveyors Limited (FRN 439824) is an AR of Your Company Matters Limited (FRN 486123). When you use Ward Surveyors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Ward Surveyors, 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

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When wardsonline.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01455 251771 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LE10 1AW
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Other names (3)

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

  • Wards Trading name
  • Ward Surveyors Ltd Former name
  • Castle Commercial Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Your Company Matters 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
04567836
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 October 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
20 Station Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1AW
Nature of business
  • Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis (SIC 68320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jonathan Richard Hubbard Director Jun 1974 8 Jun 2004 5 other companies
Ann Ronalyn Ward Director Aug 1953 30 Nov 2005 4 other companies
Harry Joseph Ward Director May 1995 14 Dec 2021 1 other company
Benjamin Stephen Moore Director Jul 1984 14 Dec 2021 1 other company
Ann Ronalyn Ward Secretary Not published 30 Nov 2005 4 other companies

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
10
closed down
2
run together
1

In the full report: all 10 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 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£185k

−4.3% from £193k

Cash at bank

£185k

+25% from £147k

Owed within a year

£132k

+33% from £99.1k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04567836. 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

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

Key events (8) All events (17)

2026

17 March 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Ward Surveyors Ltd"

FCA register

2022

21 June 2022

  • Ann Ronalyn Ward became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Vernon Ward gave up control

Companies House

2021

23 September 2021

  • Ann Ronalyn Ward gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Ann Ronalyn Ward took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Vernon Ward took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2005

22 September 2005

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2002

21 October 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Ward Surveyors

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

connected firms
3
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Ward Surveyors

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ward Surveyors Limited FCA authorised?
Ward Surveyors Limited (FRN 439824) 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 Ward Surveyors?
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. Ward Surveyors Limited (FRN 439824) is an AR of Your Company Matters Limited (FRN 486123). When you use Ward Surveyors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Ward Surveyors, 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 Ward Surveyors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01455 251771 and the website wardsonline.co.uk for Ward Surveyors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ward Surveyors a scam or clone?
Ward Surveyors 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 Ward Surveyors?
Protection works through Your Company Matters Limited, the principal firm responsible for Ward Surveyors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Ward Surveyors?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Ward Surveyors: Mrs Ann Ronalyn Ward (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Vernon Ward.
Who runs Ward Surveyors?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Ward Surveyors: Jonathan Richard Hubbard, Ann Ronalyn Ward, Harry Joseph Ward and Benjamin Stephen Moore.
How long has Ward Surveyors been in business?
The company was formed on 21 October 2002.
What do Ward Surveyors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of £185k (−4.3% from £193k) and cash at bank of £185k (+25% from £147k).
Does Ward Surveyors use any other names?
It trades as Wards. It has previously used 2 other names: Ward Surveyors Ltd and Castle Commercial.

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