Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy Limited: FCA regulated?

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 2025
One of its directors is also a director of a firm that is no longer authorised

Responsible principal firm

Soderberg & Partners Financial Planning Limited Reference number: 671601 Authorised 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.
Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy Limited (FRN 1057310) is an AR of Soderberg & Partners Financial Planning Limited (FRN 671601). When you use Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy, 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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

0121 663 1296
Address

8 The Pavilions, Cranmore Drive, Shirley, Solihull, Solihull, B90 4SB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 0121 663 1296 is
Who else gives the postcode B90 4SB

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Soderberg & Partners Financial Planning 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, free
You 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: 16868720 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 21 November 2025 (less than a year old)
Registered office: 8 The Pavilions Cranmore Drive, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4SB, England
Nature of business: Financial management (SIC 70221)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Derek Roy Mills	Director	Mar 1965	21 Nov 2025	6 other companies
Sonja Graham	Director	Sep 1971	1 Jun 2026	1 other company
Duncan Louis James Mckillop	Director	Oct 1966	1 Jun 2026	27 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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: 34
closed down: 5
are FCA-registered: 15

In the full report: all 34 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 15 on the FCA register, including 3 no longer authorised

Key dates in its history

Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (6)

2026

3 July 2026

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2025

21 November 2025

Incorporated at Companies House
Derek Roy Mills 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: 3

Firms connected to Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy

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

connected firms: 11
no longer authorised: 2
share a director: 10

In the full report: all 11 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (10), the same postcode (1)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy

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

In Solihull

Adrian WagstaffSolihullAppointed representative AIT Business Solutions LimitedSolihullAppointed representative Andrew LangdellSolihullAppointed representative Andrew MitchellSolihullAppointed representative AW Wealth LtdSolihullAppointed representative Babar HussainSolihullAppointed representative

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

Get the full report on Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy

Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.

34 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
All 6 events in its history
11 connected firms, named, and who links them

Instant PDF One-off payment Secure checkout by Stripe

Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy Limited FCA authorised?

Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy Limited (FRN 1057310) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does appointed representative mean for Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy?

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. Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy Limited (FRN 1057310) is an AR of Soderberg & Partners Financial Planning Limited (FRN 671601). When you use Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy, 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.

What is Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0121 663 1296 for Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy a scam or clone?

Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.

Is my money safe with Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy?

Protection works through Soderberg & Partners Financial Planning Limited, the principal firm responsible for Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy: Mr Derek Roy Mills (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy: Derek Roy Mills, Sonja Graham and Duncan Louis James McKillop.

How long has Derek Mills Wealth Consultancy been in business?

The company was formed on 21 November 2025.