Birchwood Investment Management Limited

Reference number: 114617

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When birchwoodinvestment.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01438 840888 is
  • Who else gives the postcode AL6 9EN
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Other names (5)

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

  • Birchwood Financial Management Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Stonewood Invest Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • MD Financial Services Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Stonewood Financial Planning Welwyn Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Truinvest Financial Planning Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Acting as a CBTL advisor
  • Acting as a CBTL arranger
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Debt-counselling
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 January 1984 (42 years old)
Registered office
4500 Parkway Parkway, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7AZ, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Daniel Robert Underwood Director May 1983 28 Nov 2025 33 other companies
Jason Edwards Director Mar 1974 28 Nov 2025 15 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
37
closed down
10
are FCA-registered
10

In the full report: all 37 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 10 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 11 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Birchwood Investment Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

28 November 2025

  • Board replaced: all 4 directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2022

4 May 2022

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Nlp Financial Management Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1994

26 September 1994

  • Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date

FCA register

1984

24 January 1984

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 42 events

  • All 42 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 23
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Firms connected to Birchwood Investment Management

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Birchwood Investment Management. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
11
share a director
10
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 11 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (10), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Birchwood Investment Management

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

In the St Albans (AL) postcode area

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  • 37 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 42 events in its history
  • 11 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Birchwood Investment Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Birchwood Investment Management Limited (FRN 114617) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Birchwood Investment Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01438 840888 and the website birchwoodinvestment.com for Birchwood Investment Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Birchwood Investment Management a scam or clone?
Birchwood Investment Management 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 Birchwood Investment Management?
It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Birchwood Investment Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Birchwood Investment Management?
Birchwood Investment Management is owned by Nlp Financial Management Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Birchwood Investment Management?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Birchwood Investment Management: Daniel Robert Underwood and Jason Edwards.
How long has Birchwood Investment Management been in business?
The company was formed on 24 January 1984, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
Does Birchwood Investment Management use any other names?
It trades as Birchwood Financial Management and Stonewood Invest. It has previously used 3 other names: MD Financial Services, Stonewood Financial Planning Welwyn and Truinvest Financial Planning.

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