Aims Financial Ltd

Reference number: 229426

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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

Best Practice IFA Group Limited Reference number: 223112 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.
  • Aims Financial Ltd (FRN 229426) is an AR of Best Practice IFA Group Limited (FRN 223112). When you use Aims Financial's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Aims Financial, 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When aims.financial first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01233 638300 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TN24 8ET
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Best Practice IFA Group 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.

Companies House record

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

Company name
AIMS FINANCIAL LIMITED
Company number
03379937
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
3 June 1997 (29 years old)
Registered office
Suite 1 Caxton House, Wellesley Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8ET, England
Nature of business
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Dylan Tomkins Director Jul 1972 5 Dec 2014 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£11.5k

+283% from £2,993

Employees (average)

5

+25% from 4

Owed within a year

£26.1k

−5.9% from £27.8k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03379937. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (5) All events (8)

2024

26 July 2024

  • David Arthur Wing gave up control
  • Dylan Tomkins took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2017

6 April 2017

  • David Arthur Wing took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2003

13 November 2003

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1997

3 June 1997

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Aims Financial Ltd FCA authorised?
Aims Financial Ltd (FRN 229426) 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 Aims Financial?
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. Aims Financial Ltd (FRN 229426) is an AR of Best Practice IFA Group Limited (FRN 223112). When you use Aims Financial's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Aims Financial, 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 Aims Financial’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01233 638300 and the website aims.financial for Aims Financial. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Aims Financial a scam or clone?
Aims Financial 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 Aims Financial?
Protection works through Best Practice IFA Group Limited, the principal firm responsible for Aims Financial's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Aims Financial?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Aims Financial: Mr Dylan Tomkins (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr David Arthur Wing.
Who runs Aims Financial?
Companies House lists one director of Aims Financial: Dylan Tomkins.
How long has Aims Financial been in business?
The company was formed on 3 June 1997.
What do Aims Financial’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £11.5k (+283% from £2,993).

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