Chancery Financial Planning LLP

Reference number: 611272

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Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When amberriverchancery.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7242 3336 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC4Y 1BN
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Other names (1)

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

  • Amber River Chancery Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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.
  • 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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  • 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
  • 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

  • Deedpoll
    The firm is required to abide by the Deed Poll and Declaration in relation to the past business of Chancery Financial Planning 161508 for which the firm has accepted responsibility as regulated activates and investment business carried on by the firm

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
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
9 October 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
First Floor Mitre House, 44-46 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1BP, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
AMBER RIVER GROUP LIMITED Corporate LLP designated member Not published 30 Sep 2020 1 other company
CHANCERY FINANCIAL PLANNING HOLDINGS LIMITED Corporate LLP designated member Not published 30 Sep 2020 None

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 company
1
still active
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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 one on the FCA register
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2020Small company accountsNot audited

Cash at bank

£206k

+28% from £161k

Employees (average)

14

+40% from 10

Owed within a year

£39.3k

−35% from £60.0k

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 OC388382. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Chancery Financial Planning’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2020

30 September 2020

  • Board replaced: all 4 directors left and 2 new directors took over
  • Chancery Financial Planning Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • David Pelster stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • David Pelster became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2014

8 April 2014

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Deedpoll)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2013

9 October 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to Chancery Financial Planning

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

connected firms
4
share its phone number
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (2), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Chancery Financial Planning

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

In London

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 21 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Chancery Financial Planning LLP FCA authorised?
Yes, Chancery Financial Planning LLP (FRN 611272) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2014 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Chancery Financial Planning’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7242 3336 and the website amberriverchancery.com for Chancery Financial Planning. 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 2 other FCA firms.
Is Chancery Financial Planning a scam or clone?
Chancery Financial Planning 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 Chancery Financial Planning?
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 Chancery Financial Planning to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Chancery Financial Planning?
Chancery Financial Planning is owned by Chancery Financial Planning Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of votes, 75–100% of surplus assets and can appoint and remove the board, since 30 September 2020. Before that, it was controlled by Mr David Pelster.
Who runs Chancery Financial Planning?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Chancery Financial Planning: Amber River Group Limited and Chancery Financial Planning Holdings Limited.
How long has Chancery Financial Planning been in business?
The company was formed on 9 October 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Chancery Financial Planning’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2020, show cash at bank of £206k (+28% from £161k).
Does Chancery Financial Planning use any other names?
It trades as Amber River Chancery.

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