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 6 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2026
- 1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks
Responsible principal firm
St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc Reference number: 195351 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.
- Cogent Financial Partnership Ltd (FRN 935657) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Cogent Financial Partnership's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Cogent Financial Partnership, 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.
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Phone number
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Address
Floors 1-3, 116 Brompton Road, London, SW3 1JJ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- When cogentfinancial.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07988 364428 is
- Whether SW3 1JJ is a shared office: 116 other firms give it
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Matthew James Rogers Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, 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
- 17116110 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 25 March 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- 251 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8QT, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew James Rogers | Director | Jun 1993 | 25 Mar 2026 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that its director runs no other company
Key dates in its history
Cogent Financial Partnership’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
7 May 2026
- Changed its registered name from "Matthew James Rogers"
FCA register
25 March 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Matthew James Rogers took control (75–100% of shares)
- Matthew James Rogers appointed as a director
Companies House
2020
6 October 2020
- Became an appointed representative
- Began trading as "Cogent Financial Partnership"
FCA register
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
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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