Astute Financial Solutions LLP
Reference number: 586071
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Identity
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Verified phone number
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Verified address
The Woodlands, Anslow Lane, Rolleston-on-Dove, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 9DS, United Kingdom
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- OC308515
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 5 July 2004 (22 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Scott Ward | LLP designated member | May 1968 | 5 Jul 2004 |
| James Johnathon Geoffrey Lovatt | LLP designated member | Apr 1989 | 1 Apr 2020 |
| Ryan Alexander Charles Lovatt | LLP designated member | Sep 1993 | 1 Apr 2020 |
| John Frederick Hodgkins | LLP designated member | Jun 1984 | 1 Apr 2020 |
| James Daniel Lefevre | LLP designated member | May 1994 | 1 Aug 2025 |
Activities and protection
What they can do, and how you are protected
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Advise on or arrange mortgages · Arrange equity release FSCS may applyMortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
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- Acting as a CBTL advisor
- Acting as a CBTL arranger
- Advising on a home reversion plan
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on P2P agreements
- Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
- Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
- Arranging (bringing about) a home reversion plan
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
- Credit Broking
- Debt-counselling
- Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Making arrangements with a view to a home reversion plan
- Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
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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