Aspire 2011 LLP

Reference number: 552224

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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

Quilter Financial Services Limited Reference number: 440703 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.
  • Aspire 2011 LLP (FRN 552224) is an AR of Quilter Financial Services Limited (FRN 440703). When you use Aspire 2011's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Aspire 2011, 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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When aspirefinancialadvisers.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01928 735510 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WA16 0SD
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Other names (46)

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

  • Aspire Trading name
  • Aspire Financial Advisers Trading name
  • Aspire Financial Services Trading name
  • Aspire Group Trading name
  • Aspire Mortgages Trading name
  • Elite Mortgages Trading name
  • JLA Financial Trading name
  • JML Mortgage Solutions Trading name
  • MIP Finance Trading name
  • More Than Financial Trading name
  • Motus Mortgages Trading name
  • Stephenson Mortgages Trading name
  • Swanhill Financial Trading name
  • The Mortgage Lady UK Trading name
  • Winrose Mortgage Services Trading name
  • The Manchester Investment Partnership LLP Former name
  • Alex Former trading name
  • Alex Financial Services Former trading name
  • Barlow Irvin Former trading name
  • Blair Financial Management Former trading name
  • Complete Financial Solutions Former trading name
  • GAH & Associates Former trading name
  • Gemini Mortgages Former trading name
  • Hamilton Hamad Financial Brokers Former trading name
  • How Financial Former trading name
  • How Financial Review Former trading name
  • Indigo Mortgages UK Former trading name
  • Link Mortgage and Insurance Services Former trading name
  • Link Wealth Management Former trading name
  • Link Wealth Management Services Former trading name
  • Momentum Mortgage Brokers Former trading name
  • More Than Home Sales Former trading name
  • Mortgage Hub UK Former trading name
  • Move Wealth Former trading name
  • Mrs Helen Ruth Armitage Former trading name
  • Net Mortgage Adviser Former trading name
  • Search Mortgages & Insurance Services Former trading name
  • Sisodia Mortgages Former trading name
  • Source Mortgages Former trading name
  • Source Mortgage Services Former trading name
  • The Mortgage Hub Former trading name
  • The Wealth Hub Former trading name
  • TRB Financial Services Former trading name
  • Watersons Mortgage Advisers Former trading name
  • Watersons Mortgage Services Former trading name
  • White Eagle Mortgages Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Quilter Financial Services 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 number
OC337443
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
20 May 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
17 George Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1DB

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alan Grenville Woosey LLP designated member Jul 1955 20 May 2008 7 other companies
Mark Douglas Hamilton LLP designated member Oct 1970 1 Dec 2013 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
7
closed down
6
run together
2

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 5 April 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Cash at bank

£259k

+61% from £161k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£262k

+62% from £162k

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • 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 OC337443. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Aspire 2011’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (85)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Alan Grenville Woosey became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2011

14 October 2011

  • Changed its registered name from "The Manchester Investment Partnership LLP"

FCA register

26 May 2011

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2008

20 May 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 85 events

  • All 85 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 85 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Aspire 2011 LLP FCA authorised?
Aspire 2011 LLP (FRN 552224) 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 Aspire 2011?
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. Aspire 2011 LLP (FRN 552224) is an AR of Quilter Financial Services Limited (FRN 440703). When you use Aspire 2011's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Aspire 2011, 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 Aspire 2011’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01928 735510 and the website aspirefinancialadvisers.co.uk for Aspire 2011. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Aspire 2011 a scam or clone?
Aspire 2011 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 Aspire 2011?
Protection works through Quilter Financial Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for Aspire 2011's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Aspire 2011?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Aspire 2011: Mr Alan Grenville Woosey (50–75% of votes).
Who runs Aspire 2011?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Aspire 2011: Alan Grenville Woosey and Mark Douglas Hamilton.
How long has Aspire 2011 been in business?
The company was formed on 20 May 2008.
What do Aspire 2011’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 5 April 2025, show cash at bank of £259k (+61% from £161k).
Does Aspire 2011 use any other names?
It trades as Aspire, Aspire Financial Advisers, Aspire Financial Services, Aspire Group and Aspire Mortgages, and 10 more names. It has previously used 31 other names, including The Manchester Investment Partnership LLP, Alex and Alex Financial Services.

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