Financial Solutions Group Limited

Reference number: 432014

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Authorised by the FCA

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

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When prydis.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01392 432431 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode EX5 1GB
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Other names (14)

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

  • Prydis Wealth Trading name
  • F&T Consultants Ltd Former name
  • Prydis Wealth Limited Former name
  • Alltrust Private Clients Former trading name
  • Armstrong Wealth Former trading name
  • Financial Solutions Former trading name
  • FT Pension Management Former trading name
  • FT Wealth and Pensions Former trading name
  • Nautilus Asset Management Former trading name
  • Prydis Former trading name
  • Prydis Insurance Former trading name
  • Strawberry Former trading name
  • Strawberry Employee Benefits Former trading name
  • Strawberry Invest Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
  • 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.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages · Arrange equity release FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • 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 a home purchase plan
  • Advising on a home reversion plan
  • 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) a home purchase plan
  • Arranging (bringing about) a home reversion plan
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Making arrangements with a view to a home purchase plan
  • Making arrangements with a view to a home reversion plan
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments
  • Providing Credit Information Services

Limits on what they may do

  • This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.

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
04319996
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 November 2001 (24 years old)
Registered office
Clyst House Manor Drive, Clyst St. Mary, Exeter, Devon, EX5 1GB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Arthur Harrison Priday Director Sep 1987 30 Sep 2011 2 other companies
Paul Adrian White Director Nov 1969 4 Jun 2014 9 other companies
Adam Charles Prestwood Director Apr 1986 14 Jan 2019 4 other companies
Leanne Louise Williams Director Jul 1986 26 Nov 2025 5 other companies
Nicholas Cross Secretary Not published 28 Feb 2011 –

Other companies run by these 4 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
16
closed down
7
are FCA-registered
4

In the full report: all 16 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 4 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 3 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Financial Solutions Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (51)

2026

10 July 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Prydis Wealth Limited"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Prydis Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

14 May 2012

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

1 March 2012

  • Changed its registered name from "F&T Consultants Ltd"

FCA register

2006

7 April 2006

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

3 April 2006

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

2002

22 November 2002

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over

Companies House

2001

9 November 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 51 events

  • All 51 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 16
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Firms connected to Financial Solutions Group

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

connected firms
4
share a director
3
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Financial Solutions Group

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  • 16 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 51 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Financial Solutions Group Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Financial Solutions Group Limited (FRN 432014) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2006 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Financial Solutions Group’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01392 432431 and the website prydis.com for Financial Solutions Group. 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 2 other FCA firms.
Is Financial Solutions Group a scam or clone?
Financial Solutions Group 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 Financial Solutions Group?
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 Financial Solutions Group to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Financial Solutions Group?
Financial Solutions Group is owned by Prydis Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Financial Solutions Group?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Financial Solutions Group: James Arthur Harrison Priday, Paul Adrian White, Adam Charles Prestwood and Leanne Louise Williams.
How long has Financial Solutions Group been in business?
The company was formed on 9 November 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2006.
Does Financial Solutions Group use any other names?
It trades as Prydis Wealth. It has previously used 13 other names, including F&T Consultants Ltd, Prydis Wealth Limited and Alltrust Private Clients.

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