Regulatory Information

Howsons is the trading name of Howsons (Stoke) Limited, Howsons (Audit & Assurance) Limited.

Regulation

Howsons (Stoke) Limited is registered in England & Wales under company number 09455886 with a registered office at Winton House , Stoke Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2RW. It is regulated for a range of investment activities and licensed to carry out the reserved activity of non-contentious probate in England and Wales by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. In the unlikely event that we cannot meet our liabilities to you, you may be able to seek a grant from ICAEW's Probate Compensation Scheme. Generally, applications for a grant must be made to ICAEW within 12 months of the time you become aware, or reasonably ought to have become aware, of the loss. Further information about the scheme and the circumstances in which grants may be made is available on ICAEW's website: www.icaew.com/probate-services

Its ICAEW firm number is C004212691.

Howsons (Audit & Assurance) Limited is registered in England & Wales under company number 09560926 with a registered office at Winton House, Stoke Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2RW. It is registered to carry on audit work in the UK and regulated for a range of investment activities by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. Its ICAEW firm number is C004205169.

Companies operate under a group VAT registration number: 397408063

Public Registers

Details of our audit registrations can be viewed at www.auditregister.org.uk for the UK under reference number C004205169.

Details of our probate registration can be viewed at www.icaew.com/probate and the probate regulations can be accessed at www.icaew.com/regulations.

Details of our investment business and insurance mediation registration can be viewed at www.fca.org.uk/firms/financial-services-register.

Regulation/Codes of Conduct

For audit work the Audit Regulations and Guidance can be found at www.icaew.com/auditnews and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) at www.frc.org.uk.

For investment business (including corporate finance work) the Designated Professional Body Handbook can be found at www.icaew.com/regulations.

We also comply with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales Code of Ethics which can be found at www.icaew.com/regulations and, for audit, the Revised Ethical Standard 2016 which can be found at www.frc.org.uk. These are in English.

Provision of Service Regulations 2009

We carry professional indemnity insurance cover at a level appropriate to our activities and which is reviewed annually. A copy of our current certificate showing the level of cover (£2,000,000 for each and every claim) is available for inspection at Winton House, Stoke Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2RW. Our professional indemnity insurer is QBE European Operations, 30 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3BD Territorial coverage is worldwide excluding the United States of America and Canada and any action brought in any court in the United States of America and Canada.

Accreditations 

  • ICAEW Authorised ACA Training Employer
  • ACCA Platinum Employer
    • Trainee Development
    • Practicing Development
    • Practicing Certificate Development
  • Xero Certified Adviser
  • QuickBooks Certified Adviser