Yorwaste Limited: 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 1 year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1991

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.
Yorwaste Limited (FRN 1023189) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Yorwaste.
Example: if Yorwaste refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Yorwaste 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

yorwaste.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01609 774400
Address

Yorwaste Ltd, Mount View, Standard Way Business Park, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 2YD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When yorwaste.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01609 774400 is
Who else gives the postcode DL6 2YD

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: 02666908 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 25 November 1991 (34 years old)
Registered office: Mount View, Standard Way, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 2YD
Nature of business: Collection of non-hazardous waste (SIC 38110)
Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste (SIC 38210)
Recovery of sorted materials (SIC 38320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
John Keith Weighell	Director	Jul 1942	28 Aug 2015	5 other companies
Alexander Boyle	Director	Nov 1970	24 Aug 2017	6 other companies
Karl Battersby	Director	Jun 1971	2 Nov 2020	14 other companies
Gregory Brian White (Councillor)	Director	Nov 1964	17 Jun 2025	5 other companies
David Phillip Atkinson	Director	Apr 1975	1 Sep 2025	None
Anna Eleanor Baxter (Councillor)	Director	Sep 2002	22 May 2026	None

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: 26
closed down: 11
are FCA-registered: 3

In the full report: all 26 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 3 on the FCA register
The 3 companies these 6 directors run together
All 30 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (4) All events (53)

2025

13 January 2025

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

City Of York Council gained significant control
The North Yorkshire Council took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1991

25 November 1991

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 53 events

All 53 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 49

Firms connected to Yorwaste

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

connected firms: 2
share a director: 2
past link: 1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
1 past link through former directors

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26 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 53 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Yorwaste Limited FCA authorised?

Yorwaste Limited (FRN 1023189) 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 Yorwaste?

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. Yorwaste Limited (FRN 1023189) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Yorwaste. Example: if Yorwaste refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Yorwaste 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 Yorwaste’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01609 774400 and the website yorwaste.co.uk for Yorwaste. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Yorwaste a scam or clone?

Yorwaste 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 Yorwaste?

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

Who owns Yorwaste?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Yorwaste: The North Yorkshire Council (75–100% of shares) and City Of York Council (significant influence or control).

Who runs Yorwaste?

Companies House lists 6 directors of Yorwaste: John Keith Weighell, Alexander Boyle, Karl Battersby, Gregory Brian White (Councillor), David Phillip Atkinson and Anna Eleanor Baxter (Councillor).

How long has Yorwaste been in business?

The company was formed on 25 November 1991.