Broadstone Financial Solutions Limited

Reference number: 134771

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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

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 broadstone.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3869 6900 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2V 7AN
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Other names (9)

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

  • Broadstone Trading name
  • Charles Stanley Financial Solutions Limited Former name
  • CS Financial Solutions (CSFS) Limited Former name
  • CS Financial Solutions Limited Former name
  • Griffiths & Armour (Financial Services) Limited Former name
  • Anderson Griffiths & Armour Financial Services Former trading name
  • Charles Stanley Financial Solutions Former trading name
  • CS Financial Solutions Former trading name
  • Griffiths & Armour Financial Services Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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
02131269
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 May 1987 (39 years old)
Registered office
100 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7AN, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Life insurance (SIC 65110)
  • Pension funding (SIC 65300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Antonio Guilherme Ramos Gusmao Director Dec 1972 26 May 2022 26 other companies
Gordon Andrew Kerr Director Jan 1985 16 Oct 2025 12 other companies
Alistair Michael Scott-Somers Director Feb 1972 16 Oct 2025 15 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
40
closed down
11
went insolvent
7

In the full report: all 40 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 7 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 12 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 34 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2018Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£257k

No earlier figure to compare

Net assets

£504k

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Cash at bank

£97.2k

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Employees (average)

35

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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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02131269. 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

Broadstone Financial Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (14) All events (91)

2026

19 June 2026

  • Broadstone Financial Solutions Holdings Limited gave up control
  • Broadstone Holdco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2019

12 February 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "CS Financial Solutions (CSFS) Limited"

FCA register

2018

15 September 2018

  • Paul Gerard McGuckin stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

11 April 2016

  • Changed its registered name from "Charles Stanley Financial Solutions Limited"

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Broadstone Financial Solutions Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Paul Gerard McGuckin became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

2 April 2013

  • Changed its registered name from "CS Financial Solutions Limited"

FCA register

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2010

7 September 2010

  • Changed its registered name from "Griffiths & Armour (Financial Services) Limited"

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

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

FCA register · Companies House

1994

23 December 1994

  • Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date

FCA register

1987

13 May 1987

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 91 events

  • All 91 events in its history (14 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 60
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Firms connected to Broadstone Financial Solutions

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

connected firms
5
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Broadstone Financial Solutions

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

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  • 40 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 91 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Broadstone Financial Solutions Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Broadstone Financial Solutions Limited (FRN 134771) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Broadstone Financial Solutions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3869 6900 and the website broadstone.co.uk for Broadstone Financial Solutions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Broadstone Financial Solutions a scam or clone?
Broadstone Financial Solutions 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 Broadstone Financial Solutions?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Broadstone Financial Solutions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Broadstone Financial Solutions?
Broadstone Financial Solutions is owned by Broadstone Holdco Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 19 June 2026. Before that, it was controlled by Broadstone Financial Solutions Holdings Limited and Mr Paul Gerard McGuckin.
Who runs Broadstone Financial Solutions?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Broadstone Financial Solutions: Antonio Guilherme Ramos Gusmao, Gordon Andrew Kerr and Alistair Michael Scott-Somers.
How long has Broadstone Financial Solutions been in business?
The company was formed on 13 May 1987, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
What do Broadstone Financial Solutions’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2018, show profit before tax of £257k (no earlier figure to compare) and net assets of £504k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Broadstone Financial Solutions use any other names?
It trades as Broadstone. It has previously used 8 other names, including Charles Stanley Financial Solutions Limited, CS Financial Solutions (CSFS) Limited and CS Financial Solutions Limited.

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