Advisory Financial Services

Reference number: 158853

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Appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

STONEBRIDGE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED Reference number: 454811 Authorised View 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.
  • Advisory Financial Services (FRN 158853) is an AR of STONEBRIDGE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED (FRN 454811). When you use Advisory Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Advisory Financial Services, 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.

Website, phone number and address

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01202 862515

  • Address

    Arena Business Centre, 9 Nimrod Way, East Dorset Trade Park, Wimbourne, Dorset, BH21 7UH, United Kingdom

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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Advisory Mortgage Services Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

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

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Key dates in its history

Advisory Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

26 May 2026

  • Stopped trading as "Advisory Mortgage Services"

FCA register

2005

16 February 2005

  • Began trading as "Advisory Mortgage Services"

FCA register

1989

1 October 1989

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms like Advisory Financial Services

Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.

In the Bournemouth (BH) postcode area

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  • All 3 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Advisory Financial Services FCA authorised?
Advisory Financial Services (FRN 158853) 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 Advisory Financial Services?
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. Advisory Financial Services (FRN 158853) is an AR of STONEBRIDGE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED (FRN 454811). When you use Advisory Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Advisory Financial Services, 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.
What is Advisory Financial Services’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01202 862515 for Advisory Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Advisory Financial Services a scam or clone?
Advisory Financial Services is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Advisory Financial Services?
Protection works through Stonebridge Mortgage Solutions Limited, the principal firm responsible for Advisory Financial Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Advisory Financial Services use any other names?
It has previously used the name Advisory Mortgage Services.

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