Whiting Group Ltd
Reference number: 118162
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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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Phone number
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Address
19-21 Albion Place, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5EG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When whitings.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01622 356999 is
- Who else gives the postcode ME14 5EG
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- James Whiting (Financial Planners) Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Whiting (Financial Planners) Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
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.
- Advise on or arrange mortgages · Arrange equity release FSCS may applyMortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
- 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 a home reversion plan
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
- Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
- Arranging (bringing about) a home reversion plan
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
- Making arrangements with a view to a home reversion plan
- 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
- 02077191 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 25 November 1986 (39 years old)
- Registered office
- 19-21 Albion Place, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5EG, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Mark Bridgeman | Director | Jun 1964 | 12 Jan 2009 | 3 other companies |
| Nicola Louise Bridgeman | Secretary | Not published | 12 Jan 2009 | – |
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
- 3
- closed down
- 1
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 3 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£169k
−22% from £215k
Cash at bank
£10.0k
−46% from £18.4k
Owed within a year
£187k
+40% from £134k
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
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 02077191. 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
Whiting Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
27 February 2024
- Nicola Louise Bridgeman gained significant control
- Nicola Louise Bridgeman no longer has significant control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- David Mark Bridgeman gained significant control
- David Mark Bridgeman no longer has significant control
- Phoenix Connect Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2009
12 January 2009
- Board replaced: both directors left and a new director took over
Companies House
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1998
10 November 1998
- Changed its registered name from "Whiting (Financial Planners) Limited"
FCA register
1996
20 December 1996
- Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date
FCA register
1990
26 November 1990
- Changed its registered name from "James Whiting (Financial Planners) Limited"
FCA register
1986
25 November 1986
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 26 events
- All 26 events in its history (13 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 8
Firms connected to Whiting Group
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Whiting Group. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
- past link
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Whiting Group
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In Maidstone
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 26 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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