Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services Ltd

Reference number: 195604

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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.

Responsible principal firm

Best Practice IFA Group Limited Reference number: 223112 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.
  • Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services Ltd (FRN 195604) is an AR of Best Practice IFA Group Limited (FRN 223112). When you use Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services, 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

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    023 9234 9129

  • Address

    Holmwood House, Broadlands Business Campus, Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 4QP, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 023 9234 9129 is
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Other names (1)

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

  • Geoff Paffett Personal Planning Services Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Best Practice IFA Group 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 name
GEOFF PAFFETT PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES LIMITED
Company number
04140710
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 January 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
6 Poole Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1QE, England
Nature of business
  • Financial management (SIC 70221)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Samuel Frederick Paffett Director Aug 1995 1 Sep 2015 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 4 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£86.3k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£56.8k

+15% from £49.4k

Owed within a year

£67.1k

<1% from £67.1k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04140710. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (11)

2020

18 December 2020

  • Geoffrey Ronald Paffett stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Geoffrey Ronald Paffett became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Samuel Frederick Paffett took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2004

29 January 2004

  • Changed its registered name from "Geoff Paffett Personal Planning Services Ltd"

FCA register

2001

1 May 2001

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

15 January 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services Ltd FCA authorised?
Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services Ltd (FRN 195604) 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 Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services?
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. Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services Ltd (FRN 195604) is an AR of Best Practice IFA Group Limited (FRN 223112). When you use Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services, 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 Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 023 9234 9129 for Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services a scam or clone?
Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services 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 Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services?
Protection works through Best Practice IFA Group Limited, the principal firm responsible for Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services: Mr Samuel Frederick Paffett (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Geoffrey Ronald Paffett.
Who runs Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services?
Companies House lists one director of Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services: Samuel Frederick Paffett.
How long has Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services been in business?
The company was formed on 15 January 2001.
What do Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £86.3k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £56.8k (+15% from £49.4k).
Does Geoff Paffett Personal Financial Planning Services use any other names?
It has previously used the name Geoff Paffett Personal Planning Services Ltd.

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