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.
Responsible principal firm
Quilter Financial Services Limited Reference number: 440703 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.
- Converse Financial Limited (FRN 1054080) is an AR of Quilter Financial Services Limited (FRN 440703). When you use Converse Financial's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Converse Financial, 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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Midway House, Staverton Technology Park, Herrick Way, Staverton, Cheltenham, GL51 6TQ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01242 430440 is
- Who else gives the postcode GL51 6TQ
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Quilter Financial Services 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
- 17026737 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 11 February 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- Midway House, Staverton Technology Park Herrick Way, Staverton, Cheltenham, GL51 6TQ, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary John Lewis | Director | Apr 1970 | 11 Feb 2026 | 2 other companies |
Other companies run by its director
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
- 2
- still active
- 2
In the full report: all 2 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
Key dates in its history
Converse Financial’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
27 April 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
11 February 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Gary Lewis took control (75–100% of shares)
- Gary John Lewis appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to Converse Financial
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Converse Financial. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share its postcode
- 4
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Converse Financial
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In Cheltenham
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- 2 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 4 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