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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Phone number
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Address
29 St John's Lane, Clerkenwell, London, EC1M 4NA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When hfmcwealth.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7400 4700 is, and the 5 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode EC1M 4NA
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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)
- Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
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
- 02540744 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 18 September 1990 (36 years old)
- Registered office
- Hfmc House, New Road, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 9BW, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Ross Hamilton Ibbotson | Director | Feb 1976 | 30 Jun 2023 | 24 other companies |
| Philip Richard Patient | Director | Oct 1975 | 30 Jun 2023 | 18 other companies |
| Mark Ellis Waller | Director | Jan 1973 | 30 Jun 2023 | 2 other companies |
| John Nicolas Jeremy Hoyland | Director | Sep 1958 | 30 Jun 2023 | 10 other companies |
| James Roberts | Director | Jul 1976 | 24 Jul 2025 | 6 other companies |
| Lisa Judy Hessey | Director | Mar 1975 | 23 Jul 2026 | 5 other companies |
| Lee Anthony Robert Paris | Secretary | Not published | 30 Jun 2023 | – |
Other companies run by these 6 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
- 25
- closed down
- 12
- are FCA-registered
- 6
In the full report: all 25 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 6 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- The 18 companies these 6 directors run together
- All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Turnover
£1.15m
Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time
Profit before tax
£653k
Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time
Total equity
£187k
No earlier figure to compare
Cash at bank
£185k
−72% from £655k
The previous accounts cover 12 months, so turnover and profit are not compared with them.
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 4 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2024
- 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 02540744. 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
Weston-Cummins’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
30 June 2023
- Board replaced: both directors left and 5 new directors took over
- Alan David Spencer Weston stopped being a part-owner
- Charles Nicholas Frank no longer has significant control
- Hfmc Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Rosemary Ann Weston stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2022
5 April 2022
- Rosemary Ann Weston became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Alan David Spencer Weston became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Charles Nicholas Frank gained significant control
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1994
31 October 1994
- Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date
FCA register
1990
18 September 1990
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 31 events
- All 31 events in its history (13 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 13
Firms connected to Weston-Cummins
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Weston-Cummins. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 6
- share a director
- 5
- share its phone number
- 5
In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same phone number (5), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Weston-Cummins
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
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- 25 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 4 years of accounts, charted
- All 31 events in its history
- 6 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk