AFH Independent Financial Services Limited

Reference number: 216704

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When afhwm.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01527 577775 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode B60 4JE
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Other names (18)

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

  • AFH Trading name
  • AFH Direct Trading name
  • AFH Wealth Management Trading name
  • AFH Wealth Management (Bishops Stortford) Trading name
  • AFH Wealth Management (Nantwich) Trading name
  • AFH Wealth Management (St Albans) Trading name
  • AFH Wealth Management (Watford) Trading name
  • LifeAssureOnline Trading name
  • VisionWealth Trading name
  • AFH Brightwells Limited Former name
  • AFH Insync. Former trading name
  • Arden Court Wealth Management Former trading name
  • Bell Chambers Former trading name
  • Davisons Financial Management Former trading name
  • FSB Independent Financial Services Former trading name
  • Get Invested Former trading name
  • Hammett Financial Services Former trading name
  • Judy Ward Financial Services Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Acting as a CBTL advisor
  • Acting as a CBTL arranger
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Debt-counselling
  • 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 regulated mortgage contracts
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Options for Per-se Professional clients and Eligible Counterparties only
    The firm must conduct business in the course of carrying of regulated activities that relate to Options with Per-se Professional clients and Eligible Counterparties, as defined in the FCA Handbook
  • The firm may control
    The firm may control, but not hold, client money

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.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
04049180
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 August 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office
Afh House Buntsford Drive, Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 4JE
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alan Hudson Director Jul 1958 8 Aug 2000 20 other companies
Alexis Larvin Director Jul 1982 23 Jun 2011 9 other companies
Austin David Broad Director Apr 1963 2 Dec 2019 1 other company
Hayden David Robinson Director Jun 1970 15 Jun 2023 28 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
54
closed down
41
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 54 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 3 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£27.9m

+6.9% from £26.1m

Total equity

£102.3m

+38% from £74.3m

Profit before tax

About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04049180. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (10) All events (54)

2026

7 July 2026

  • Afh Financial Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Afh Group Limited gave up control

Companies House

2021

25 May 2021

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Options for Per-se Professional clients and Eligible Counterparties only)

FCA register

2016

8 August 2016

  • Afh Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2007

26 November 2007

  • FCA imposed a requirement (The firm may control)

FCA register

2003

11 February 2003

  • Changed its registered name from "AFH Brightwells Limited"

FCA register

2002

2 December 2002

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2000

8 August 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 54 events

  • All 54 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms connected to AFH Independent Financial Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with AFH Independent Financial Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
3
share a director
3
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like AFH Independent Financial Services

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

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  • 54 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 54 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is AFH Independent Financial Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, AFH Independent Financial Services Limited (FRN 216704) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2002 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is AFH Independent Financial Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01527 577775 and the website afhwm.co.uk for AFH Independent Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 2 other FCA firms.
Is AFH Independent Financial Services a scam or clone?
AFH Independent 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 AFH Independent Financial Services?
It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about AFH Independent Financial Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns AFH Independent Financial Services?
AFH Independent Financial Services is owned by Afh Financial Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 7 July 2026. Before that, it was controlled by Afh Group Limited.
Who runs AFH Independent Financial Services?
Companies House lists 4 directors of AFH Independent Financial Services: Alan Hudson, Alexis Larvin, Austin David Broad and Hayden David Robinson.
How long has AFH Independent Financial Services been in business?
The company was formed on 8 August 2000, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2002.
What do AFH Independent Financial Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show profit before tax of £27.9m (+6.9% from £26.1m) and total equity of £102.3m (+38% from £74.3m).
Does AFH Independent Financial Services use any other names?
It trades as AFH, AFH Direct, AFH Wealth Management, AFH Wealth Management (Bishops Stortford) and AFH Wealth Management (Nantwich), and 4 more names. It has previously used 9 other names, including AFH Brightwells Limited, AFH Insync. and Arden Court Wealth Management.

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