Westongate Associates Ltd

Reference number: 440320

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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 westongateassociates.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01625 667124 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SK11 8BT
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Other names (9)

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

  • Bollington Money Trading name
  • Simply Insure EU Trading name
  • Simply Loans Trading name
  • Simply Mortgage EU Trading name
  • Simply Mortgages Trading name
  • Simply Risk Management Trading name
  • Westongate Assist Trading name
  • Bollington Money Ltd Former name
  • Simply Risk Management Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments 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.
  • 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.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (8 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • 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
05011213
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 January 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
St Georges Chambers, St Georges Place, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8BT
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Christopher Ashley Jones Director Jun 1960 9 Jan 2004 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
9
went insolvent
2

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 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£34.4k

+34% from £25.7k

Cash at bank

£20.1k

Up £19.3k from £778

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£229k

<1% from £227k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 05011213. 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

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

Key events (9) All events (30)

2020

30 September 2020

  • Gareth John Ainsworth stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Christopher Ashley Jones took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Gareth John Ainsworth became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2009

23 July 2009

  • Changed its registered name from "Simply Risk Management Ltd"

FCA register

2008

25 April 2008

  • Changed its registered name from "Bollington Money Ltd"

FCA register

2006

12 January 2006

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2004

9 January 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 30 events

  • All 30 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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  • 17 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 30 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Westongate Associates Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Westongate Associates Ltd (FRN 440320) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2006 and works as a mortgage adviser or broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Westongate Associates’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01625 667124 and the website westongateassociates.com for Westongate Associates. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Westongate Associates a scam or clone?
Westongate Associates 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 Westongate Associates?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Westongate Associates to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Westongate Associates?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Westongate Associates: Mr Christopher Ashley Jones (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Gareth John Ainsworth.
Who runs Westongate Associates?
Companies House lists one director of Westongate Associates: Christopher Ashley Jones.
How long has Westongate Associates been in business?
The company was formed on 9 January 2004, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2006.
What do Westongate Associates’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £34.4k (+34% from £25.7k) and cash at bank of £20.1k (up £19.3k from £778).
Does Westongate Associates use any other names?
It trades as Bollington Money, Simply Insure EU, Simply Loans, Simply Mortgage EU and Simply Mortgages, and 2 more names. It has previously used 2 other names: Bollington Money Ltd and Simply Risk Management Ltd.

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