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The Financial Advice Service Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Neil Peter Simmons 2018-2020 Director View profile
  2. Daniel David Olley 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. Craig Parsons 2014-2018 Director View profile
  4. Jonathan Patrick Robert Gains 2014-2018 Director View profile
  5. Gary David Bell 2014-2018 Director View profile
  6. Philip Edwin Dibb 2014-2018 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/06/2014

Ownership

Owned by (4) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. The Financial Advice Service Limited is controlled by Gary David Bell
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-01, ceased 2018-02-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gary David Bell.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£940,440
Total assets
£968,750
Cash
£10,603
Employees
0.06
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

1 directors on the board

8.3y median 8.3y
average tenure
8.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 4Professional services 2

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
09076401
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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