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.
- Coote Financial Planning Ltd (FRN 1047124) is an AR of Quilter Financial Services Limited (FRN 440703). When you use Coote Financial Planning's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Coote Financial Planning, 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
9 Maple Close, The Bryn, Pontllanfraith, Blackwood, Caerphilly, NP12 2PH, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07492 372275 is
- Who else gives the postcode NP12 2PH
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Coote FP Trading name: A name it trades under now.
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
- 16792866 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 17 October 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- C/O Gryson House The Grove, Pontllanfraith, Blackwood, NP12 2EQ, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Financial management (SIC 70221)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis John Coote | Director | Sep 1988 | 17 Oct 2025 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that its director runs no other company
Key dates in its history
Coote Financial Planning’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
13 December 2025
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
17 October 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Lewis John Coote took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 6 events
- All 6 events in its history (3 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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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