Ablestoke Financial Planning LLP

Reference number: 574544

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own. It acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

The FCA register does not name a principal for this firm.

What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Ablestoke Financial Planning LLP (FRN 574544) is listed as an appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Find the principal on the FCA register before dealing with this firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Ablestoke Financial Planning, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • 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.

Identity

Check their details

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.

Also trades as
  • Ablestoke

Company details

From the company's Companies House record.

Company number
OC367708
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
1 September 2011 (14 years old)
Registered office
Admirals Offices Main Gate Road, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ

Current directors and secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed
Lee Edward Wells LLP designated member Oct 1973 1 Sep 2011
Neil Bruce Mutton LLP designated member Jan 1964 6 Apr 2014
Barnaby Balkwill LLP member May 1984 6 Apr 2018
Priyesh Patel LLP member Mar 1984 6 Apr 2018
Edmund Nelson Haley Shardlow LLP member Oct 1978 6 Apr 2018
Matthew Edward Smith LLP member Jul 1985 1 Aug 2018
Sarah Wells LLP member Jun 1974 6 Apr 2020
Andrea Wan Yee Liu LLP member Sep 1963 1 Jan 2026

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Activities and protection

What they can do, and how you are protected

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through 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: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Track record

FCA actions and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action, and no complaints recorded with the Ombudsman.

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Ablestoke Financial Planning LLP FCA authorised?
Ablestoke Financial Planning LLP (FRN 574544) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Ablestoke Financial Planning?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Ablestoke Financial Planning LLP (FRN 574544) is listed as an appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Find the principal on the FCA register before dealing with this firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Ablestoke Financial Planning, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. 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.
Is my money safe with Ablestoke Financial Planning?
Protection works through the principal firm responsible for Ablestoke Financial Planning's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Is Ablestoke Financial Planning a scam or clone?
Ablestoke Financial Planning is a genuine FCA-listed firm. However, scammers sometimes clone authorised firms. Always check that the contact details you were given match those on the FCA register before sending money or sharing information.
What is Ablestoke Financial Planning's Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
Ablestoke Financial Planning's FRN is 574544. You can verify it on the FCA register.