WHN Solicitors Limited

Reference number: 811803

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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 whnsolicitors.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01706 213356 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BB4 6NW
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Other names (4)

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

  • Woodcocks Haworth & Nuttall Trading name
  • Woodcock & Sons with Cotton & Garnett Former trading name
  • Woodcock & Sons with J V Pilling & Co Former trading name
  • Woodcock & Sons with Whiteside & Lord Former trading 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.
  • 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.
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  • Acting as a CBTL advisor
  • Acting as a CBTL arranger
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)

Limits on what they may do

  • Only rights to/interests in permitted investments
    The firm may carry on a REGULATED ACTIVITY in relation to rights to or interests in investments only where those investments are themselves of a type permitted for that REGULATED ACTIVITY
  • No CORPORATE FIN. BUSINESS unless non-mainstream
    The firm must not carry on any CORPORATE FINANCE BUSINESS that is a REGULATED ACTIVITY unless it is a NON-MAINSTREAM REGULATED ACTIVITY.
  • The firm must not act as an ISA manager.
    The firm must not act as an ISA manager.
  • Regulated activities incidental only.
    The firm must not carry on the specified REGULATED ACTIVITIES otherwise than in an incidental manner in the course of the provision by it of professional services (that is, services which do not consist of REGULATED ACTIVITIES)
  • No actions to stabilise market price
    The firm must not act in any way to stabilise the market price of any investment.
  • Derivatives as incidental services only.
    The firm must not carry on a permitted activity concerning the sale of an option (including a commodity option), future (including commodity future) or contract for difference (including spread bet or rolling spot forex contract), except where the activity is incidental to services to a particular client.
  • Not to act as Broker Fund Adviser
    The firm must not operate as a BROKER FUND ADVISER

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Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
11177391
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
30 January 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
61 Bank Street, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 7QN
Nature of business
  • Solicitors (SIC 69102)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Anthony Connor Director May 1965 30 Jan 2018 1 other company
Stephen James Parr Director Aug 1975 25 Apr 2018 2 other companies
Nicola Barbara Phelps Director Jan 1963 25 Apr 2018 None
Michael David Shroot Director Aug 1975 25 Apr 2018 None
Daniel James Long Director Feb 1987 25 Apr 2018 1 other company
Sara Elizabeth Beaumont Director Aug 1984 25 Apr 2018 1 other company
David Connor Secretary Not published 30 Jan 2018 –

Other companies run by these 6 directors

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other companies
3
closed down
2
run together
1

In the full report: all 3 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 1 company these 6 directors run together
  • All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£347k

+7.9% from £322k

Cash at bank

£329k

−21% from £418k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 11177391. 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

WHN Solicitors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (16) All events (46)

2018

5 November 2018

  • David Anthony Connor stopped being a part-owner
  • David Michael McCann stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

1 November 2018

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Supervised by The Law Society from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Derivatives as incidental services only.)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Firm to abide by Deed Poll regarding past business)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (No actions to stabilise market price)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (No CORPORATE FIN. BUSINESS unless non-mainstream)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not to act as Broker Fund Adviser)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Only rights to/interests in permitted investments)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Regulated activities incidental only.)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (The firm must not act as an ISA manager.)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

30 January 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • David Anthony Connor became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • David Michael McCann became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 46 events

  • All 46 events in its history (16 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 22
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 46 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is WHN Solicitors Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, WHN Solicitors Limited (FRN 811803) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2018 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 7 limits on what it may do.
What is WHN Solicitors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01706 213356 and the website whnsolicitors.co.uk for WHN Solicitors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is WHN Solicitors a scam or clone?
WHN Solicitors 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 WHN Solicitors?
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 WHN Solicitors to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns WHN Solicitors?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of WHN Solicitors now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr David Michael McCann and Mr David Anthony Connor.
Who runs WHN Solicitors?
Companies House lists 6 directors of WHN Solicitors: David Anthony Connor, Stephen James Parr, Nicola Barbara Phelps, Michael David Shroot, Daniel James Long and Sara Elizabeth Beaumont.
How long has WHN Solicitors been in business?
The company was formed on 30 January 2018, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2018.
What do WHN Solicitors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show net assets of £347k (+7.9% from £322k) and cash at bank of £329k (−21% from £418k).
Does WHN Solicitors use any other names?
It trades as Woodcocks Haworth & Nuttall. It has previously used 3 other names: Woodcock & Sons with Cotton & Garnett, Woodcock & Sons with J V Pilling & Co and Woodcock & Sons with Whiteside & Lord.

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