Cottons Wealth Limited
Reference number: 1057736
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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 under a year
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2026
- 1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks
Responsible principal firm
Longhurst Limited Reference number: 924828 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.
- Cottons Wealth Limited (FRN 1057736) is an AR of Longhurst Limited (FRN 924828). When you use Cottons Wealth's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Cottons Wealth, 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
Appletree Court Office, 2a Churchill Heath Farm, Kingham, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6UJ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- When cottonswealth.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01604 346969 is
- Who else gives the postcode OX7 6UJ
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Longhurst 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
- 17086296 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 11 March 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- 1 Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5AL, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Financial management (SIC 70221)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Charles Broome | Director | Nov 1980 | 11 Mar 2026 | 1 other company |
| William Smart | Director | Oct 1973 | 11 Mar 2026 | 2 other companies |
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 companies
- 3
- still active
- 3
In the full report: all 3 companies, 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
Key dates in its history
Cottons Wealth’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
10 July 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
11 March 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Christopher Charles Broome became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Cottons Group Limited became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
- Christopher Charles Broome appointed as a director
- William Smart appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to Cottons Wealth
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Cottons Wealth. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Cottons Wealth
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In Chipping Norton
In the Oxford (OX) postcode area
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 6 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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