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.
- Appointed for 7 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2019
- Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026
Responsible principal firm
Astute Private Wealth Limited Reference number: 531465 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.
- Astute Wealth Services Ltd (FRN 911751) is an AR of Astute Private Wealth Limited (FRN 531465). When you use Astute Wealth Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Astute Wealth Services, 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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
2nd Floor, Vista Building, St David's Park, Ewloe, Flintshire, CH5 3DT, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01244 660793 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode CH5 3DT
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Astute Private Wealth 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, freeYou 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
- 12043326 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 11 June 2019 (7 years old)
- Registered office
- 2nd Floor Vista Building, St David's Park, Ewloe, Flintshire, CH5 3DT, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gary Lee | Director | Nov 1970 | 11 Jun 2019 | 11 other companies |
| Neil Coleman | Director | Jul 1960 | 11 Jun 2019 | None |
| Andrew John Neale | Director | Jul 1970 | 11 Jun 2019 | 2 other companies |
| Neil Terence Ransome | Director | Sep 1970 | 11 Jun 2019 | None |
| Richard Brocklehurst | Director | Aug 1975 | 11 Jun 2019 | None |
| Cathryn Jones | Director | Nov 1976 | 1 Sep 2020 | None |
Other companies run by these 6 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
- 12
- closed down
- 9
- are FCA-registered
- 2
In the full report: all 12 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 2 on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 6 directors run together
- All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Total equity
£469k
+64% from £285k
Cash at bank
£5,186
−34% from £7,825
Owed within a year
£23.4k
−88% from £192k
Total equity
In the full report: all 7 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2026
- The chart, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 12043326. 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
Astute Wealth Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
12 May 2025
- Christopher Newland stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2020
1 September 2020
- Christopher Newland became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2019
29 July 2019
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
11 June 2019
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Astute Private Wealth Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 13 events
- All 13 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 8
Firms connected to Astute Wealth Services
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Astute Wealth Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share a director
- 2
- share its phone number
- 2
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Astute Wealth Services
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In Ewloe
In the Chester (CH) postcode area
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- 12 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 13 events in its history
- 4 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk