Andrew Davies-Rounds & Michelle Davies-Rounds

Reference number: 689827

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Appointed representative

the Davies-Rounds partnership does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc Reference number: 195351 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.
  • Andrew Davies-Rounds & Michelle Davies-Rounds (FRN 689827) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use the Davies-Rounds partnership's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from the Davies-Rounds partnership, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When mercianwm.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01543 379217 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WS13 6LA
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Other names (2)

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

  • Mercian Wealth Management Trading name
  • Andrew Davies-Rounds Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, 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

The Davies-Rounds partnership’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

11 August 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "Andrew Davies-Rounds"

FCA register

2015

7 May 2015

  • Began trading as "Mercian Wealth Management"

FCA register

28 April 2015

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Andrew Davies-Rounds & Michelle Davies-Rounds FCA authorised?
Andrew Davies-Rounds & Michelle Davies-Rounds (FRN 689827) 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 the Davies-Rounds partnership?
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. Andrew Davies-Rounds & Michelle Davies-Rounds (FRN 689827) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use the Davies-Rounds partnership's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from the Davies-Rounds partnership, 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 the Davies-Rounds partnership’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01543 379217 and the website mercianwm.co.uk for the Davies-Rounds partnership. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is the Davies-Rounds partnership a scam or clone?
the Davies-Rounds partnership 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 the Davies-Rounds partnership?
Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, the principal firm responsible for the Davies-Rounds partnership's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does the Davies-Rounds partnership use any other names?
It trades as Mercian Wealth Management. It has previously used the name Andrew Davies-Rounds.

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