CST Wealth Management Limited

Reference number: 602496

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

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.

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

  • When cstwealth.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7499 6424 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
  • Whether EC3A 2BJ is a shared office: 49 other firms give it
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Other names (1)

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

  • Brooks Financial Trading name: A name it trades under now.

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake email addresses (1)
  • info@cstrades.com
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

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.
  • 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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  • Acting as a CBTL advisor
  • Acting as a CBTL arranger
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 March 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
40 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2BJ, England
Nature of business
  • Financial management (SIC 70221)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Martin James Lindsey Director Apr 1977 24 Nov 2025 5 other companies
Andrea Gertrude Martha Montague Director Apr 1975 16 Feb 2026 20 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
21
closed down
3
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 21 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 8 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 4 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

CST Wealth Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2024

29 October 2024

  • Brooks Macdonald Group PLC took control (75–100% of shares)
  • David Gwyn Jones Williams stopped being a part-owner
  • Karen Ailsa Williams stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • David Gwyn Jones Williams became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Karen Ailsa Williams became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

20 October 2014

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2013

7 November 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Supervised by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

4 March 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to CST Wealth Management

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

connected firms
7
share a director
7
share its phone number
3

In the full report: all 7 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (7), the same phone number (3), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like CST Wealth Management

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

In London

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  • 21 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 19 events in its history
  • 7 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is CST Wealth Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, CST Wealth Management Limited (FRN 602496) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2013 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is CST Wealth Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7499 6424 and the website cstwealth.co.uk for CST Wealth Management. 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 3 other FCA firms.
Is CST Wealth Management a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated CST Wealth Management: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for CST Wealth Management, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with CST Wealth Management?
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 CST Wealth Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns CST Wealth Management?
CST Wealth Management is owned by Brooks Macdonald Group PLC, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 29 October 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr David Gwyn Jones Williams and Karen Ailsa Williams.
Who runs CST Wealth Management?
Companies House lists 2 directors of CST Wealth Management: Martin James Lindsey and Andrea Gertrude Martha Montague.
How long has CST Wealth Management been in business?
The company was formed on 4 March 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2013.
Does CST Wealth Management use any other names?
It trades as Brooks Financial.

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