Watersheds Partners Limited

Reference number: 934425

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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

  • When watersheds.ltd.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01604 660511 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NN4 8HP
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Other names (1)

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

  • Watersheds Partners LtdV Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • Investments & pensions 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.
  • 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)

Limits on what they may do

  • Corporate finance business only.
    The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than corporate finance business.

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
12769933
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 July 2020 (6 years old)
Registered office
The Old Granary Cotton End, South Bridge Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8HP, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial management (SIC 70221)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Richard Buzzoni Director Apr 1960 27 Jul 2020 4 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
4
still active
2
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£33.5k

−70% from £112k

Cash at bank

£461k

+4% from £443k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 12769933. 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

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

2025

31 March 2025

  • Richard Buzzoni gave up control
  • Watersheds Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2023

6 November 2023

  • FCA recorded a standard requirement (Financial Promotions for own firm, ARs and other members of the group)

FCA register

2021

20 May 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "Watersheds Partners LtdV"

FCA register

19 May 2021

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Changed its registered name from "Watersheds Partners Limited"
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Corporate finance business only.)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2020

27 July 2020

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Richard Buzzoni took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Richard Buzzoni appointed as a director

Companies House

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

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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Watersheds Partners Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Watersheds Partners Limited (FRN 934425) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2021 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Watersheds Partners’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01604 660511 and the website watersheds.ltd.uk for Watersheds Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Watersheds Partners a scam or clone?
Watersheds Partners 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 Watersheds Partners?
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 Watersheds Partners to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Watersheds Partners?
Watersheds Partners is owned by Watersheds Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes, can appoint and remove the board and held through a firm, since 31 March 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Richard Buzzoni.
Who runs Watersheds Partners?
Companies House lists one director of Watersheds Partners: Richard Buzzoni.
How long has Watersheds Partners been in business?
The company was formed on 27 July 2020, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2021.
What do Watersheds Partners’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £33.5k (−70% from £112k) and cash at bank of £461k (+4% from £443k).
Does Watersheds Partners use any other names?
It has previously used the name Watersheds Partners LtdV.

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