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Essential Financial Services Limited

Tax adviser in Bury BL9

Verified & RegulatedTrust Score85/100Excellent

Companies House: 074977735 St Mary's Place, Bury, BL9 0DZData updated 07 Jul 2026

Formerly known asPeel Willwriting Services Limited

Verified Accountants assessment

Essential Financial Services Limited is a UK limited company based in Bury, incorporated in 2011 and trading for 15 years.It was previously known as Peel Willwriting Services Limited.

Public records confirm it is anti-money-laundering supervised by HMRC, up to date with its accounts (last filed 31 Jan 2025), and running a confirmed website. Its most recent filed accounts, for the year to 31 Jan 2025, report net assets of £7,147.

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Verification record and Trust Score

85/100

Trust Score

Excellent
Public record
AML supervised · HMRC
Active company
Filing compliant
Trading 15 years
Professional qualification
  • ICAEW
  • ACCA
  • AAT
Contact
Websitepending
Phonepending
Emailn/a

The Trust Score is the share of the applicable public signals we have verified, scored out of 100 - fully deterministic, never subjective. How it is scored, and every signal's points →

Companies HouseActiveno. 07497773 (opens in new tab)incorporated 2011Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Registered activity
  • SIC 69203 - Tax consultancy
The business activity the firm registered with Companies House (its Standard Industrial Classification).Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Filing complianceAccounts and confirmation statement filed on timelast accounts 31 Jan 2025 (opens in new tab)Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Anti-money-launderingSupervised by HMRCMLR XVML00000177544By law, every UK accountant must be supervised for anti-money-laundering, by HMRC or an approved professional body. Being on the HMRC supervised register means this firm is monitored and operating legitimately.HMRC AML register · checked 20 Jul
Sources: Companies House (opens in new tab), HMRC AML register (opens in new tab)
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People at Essential Financial Services Limited

Persons with significant control (2)

  • Mr Simon John BaxendaleSignificant influence or control
  • Mrs Julia BenthamSignificant influence or control

Source: Companies House register (opens in new tab).

Financials (as filed)

Companies House filing history (opens in new tab) | 2017 to 2025
Net assets
£7.1k
as at 31 Jan 2025+£6.7k vs 2024
Current assets
£9.1k
as at 31 Jan 2025+£3.2k vs 2024
Average employees
2
as at 31 Jan 2025
Current assets (cash, debtors, other) and net assets by year, in £. Latest year first.
202520242023202220212020201920182017
CashDebtorsOtherNet assets
Full figures
As filed31 Jan 202531 Jan 202431 Jan 202331 Jan 202231 Jan 202131 Jan 202031 Jan 201931 Jan 201831 Jan 2017
Average employees22211111
Net assets£7,147£454£116£71£2,480£170£976£2,831£107
Current assets£9,075£5,829£9,584£12,345£11,995£5,199£3,755£4,332£2,827
Shareholders equity£7,147£454£116£71£2,480£170£976£2,831£107

Figures as reported in this firm's accounts filed at Companies House. Net assets is total assets less what the company owes; a figure below zero means recorded liabilities exceed assets. Small companies may file abbreviated accounts that omit turnover and profit. Public record, reproduced as facts.

Timeline

  1. 2011Company incorporated
  2. 2025Latest accounts filed
  3. 2026Verified on this directory

Frequently asked questions

Is Essential Financial Services Limited a regulated accountant?

Yes. Essential Financial Services Limited is supervised for anti-money-laundering by HMRC (registration XVML00000177544). Every UK accountant must be supervised for anti-money-laundering, by HMRC or an approved professional body, so this confirms the firm is authorised to practise and monitored for compliance.

How long has Essential Financial Services Limited been established?

Essential Financial Services Limited was incorporated at Companies House in 2011, so it has been on the register for about 15 years. A longer trading history is one sign of an established, accountable firm, though a newer firm is not necessarily less capable.

Does Essential Financial Services Limited file its accounts on time?

Yes. According to Companies House, Essential Financial Services Limited's most recent statutory accounts were filed by their due date. On-time filing is a basic sign that a company is being administered properly.

How do you verify Essential Financial Services Limited?

We build this record only from public, authoritative sources - for this firm, Companies House and HMRC AML register, and stamp every claim with its source and the date we last checked it. We show only what we can verify and say so plainly when we cannot. How we verify →

How is the Trust Score calculated?

The Trust Score is fully deterministic: fixed points for public, verified signals - an active company, anti-money-laundering supervision, filing compliance, a confirmed website and trading history. Essential Financial Services Limited scores 85/100. Nothing in the score is subjective, and every rule is listed on this page. How we verify →

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