Anne St Ives

Reference number: 228154

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Appointed representative

Anne St Ives 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

Acer Consultancy Services Ltd Reference number: 750786 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.
  • Anne St Ives (FRN 228154) is an AR of Acer Consultancy Services Ltd (FRN 750786). When you use Anne St Ives's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Anne St Ives, 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

    01223 841070

  • Address

    21 Gresham House, Partridge Close, Trumpington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 9AR, United Kingdom

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Other names (2)

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

  • Anne St Ives Independent Financial Adviser Trading name
  • Anne St Ives Independent Financial Adviser (Suspended) Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Acer Consultancy Services Ltd, 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

Anne St Ives’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2019

9 October 2019

  • Began trading as "Anne St Ives Independent Financial Adviser"

FCA register

2015

23 September 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "Anne St Ives Independent Financial Adviser (Suspended)"

FCA register

2014

30 May 2014

  • Changed its registered name from "Anne St Ives Independent Financial Adviser"

FCA register

2003

29 August 2003

  • 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 Anne St Ives FCA authorised?
Anne St Ives (FRN 228154) 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 Anne St Ives?
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. Anne St Ives (FRN 228154) is an AR of Acer Consultancy Services Ltd (FRN 750786). When you use Anne St Ives's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Anne St Ives, 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 Anne St Ives’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01223 841070 for Anne St Ives. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Anne St Ives a scam or clone?
Anne St Ives 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 Anne St Ives?
Protection works through Acer Consultancy Services Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Anne St Ives's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Anne St Ives use any other names?
It trades as Anne St Ives Independent Financial Adviser. It has previously used the name Anne St Ives Independent Financial Adviser (Suspended).

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