Yorkshire Learning Trust: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 4 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2018

Responsible principal firm

SME HCI Limited Reference number: 626422 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
Yorkshire Learning Trust (FRN 970033) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Yorkshire Learning Trust.
Example: if Yorkshire Learning Trust refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Yorkshire Learning Trust itself.
Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

web.starmat.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07878 904372
Address

Tadcaster Grammar School, Toulston, Tadcaster, LS24 9NB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When web.starmat.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07878 904372 is
Who else gives the postcode LS24 9NB

Other names (1)

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

The STAR Multi Academy Trust Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through SME HCI Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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: 11291523 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 4 April 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office: Tadcaster Grammar School, Toulston, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, LS24 9NB
Nature of business: Primary education (SIC 85200)
General secondary education (SIC 85310)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Richard James Coy	Director	Oct 1980	4 Apr 2018	1 other company
Kevin Nicholas Parnell Sheppard	Director	Jan 1973	4 Apr 2018	1 other company
Thomas Edward Fielden	Director	Nov 1970	4 Apr 2018	29 other companies
Julie Charge	Director	Jun 1970	5 Apr 2022	3 other companies
David Andrew Mccready	Director	Dec 1963	6 Sep 2024	None
David Ian Donnelly	Director	Jan 1960	16 Dec 2024	None
Alison Smith	Director	Sep 1972	6 Jan 2025	4 other companies
Ian Warman	Director	Feb 1971	1 Sep 2025	None
Simon Charles Geoffery Mennell	Director	Jul 1965	1 Sep 2025	5 other companies
Sandra Burnhill	Director	Sep 1964	1 Sep 2025	1 other company
Ian Phillip Dolben	Director	Jan 1956	1 Sep 2025	3 other companies
Melissa Sadelle Boyes	Secretary	Not published	21 Jun 2018	–

Other companies run by these 11 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: 44
closed down: 4
are FCA-registered: 3

In the full report: all 44 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 11 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 3 on the FCA register
The 2 companies these 11 directors run together
All 22 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Yorkshire Learning Trust’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (39)

2025

15 August 2025

Changed its registered name from "The STAR Multi Academy Trust"

FCA register

2022

17 February 2022

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2018

4 April 2018

Incorporated at Companies House
Diocese Of York Educational Trust gained significant control

Companies House

In the full report: all 39 events

All 39 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 35

Firms connected to Yorkshire Learning Trust

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Yorkshire Learning Trust. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1
past links: 2

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
2 past links through former directors

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44 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 39 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Yorkshire Learning Trust FCA authorised?

Yorkshire Learning Trust (FRN 970033) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for Yorkshire Learning Trust?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Yorkshire Learning Trust (FRN 970033) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Yorkshire Learning Trust. Example: if Yorkshire Learning Trust refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Yorkshire Learning Trust itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

What is Yorkshire Learning Trust’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07878 904372 and the website web.starmat.uk for Yorkshire Learning Trust. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Yorkshire Learning Trust a scam or clone?

Yorkshire Learning Trust 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 Yorkshire Learning Trust?

Protection works through SME HCI Limited, the principal firm responsible for Yorkshire Learning Trust's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Yorkshire Learning Trust?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Yorkshire Learning Trust: Diocese Of York Educational Trust (can appoint and remove the board).

Who runs Yorkshire Learning Trust?

Companies House lists 11 directors of Yorkshire Learning Trust: Richard James Coy, Kevin Nicholas Parnell Sheppard, Thomas Edward Fielden, Julie Charge, David Andrew McCready, David Ian Donnelly and 5 more.

How long has Yorkshire Learning Trust been in business?

The company was formed on 4 April 2018.

Does Yorkshire Learning Trust use any other names?

It has previously used the name The STAR Multi Academy Trust.