GWA Asset Management Ltd: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 4 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2021
Accounts filed up to 30 April 2025

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.

Website

qualisfunds.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01289 306688
Address

17 Walkergate, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1DJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When qualisfunds.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01289 306688 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode TD15 1DJ

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.
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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Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
Dealing in investments as agent
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
Managing 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.

Companies House record

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

Company number: 13214974 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 22 February 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office: 17 Walkergate, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1DJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Stuart Alastair Ferguson Faed	Director	Dec 1964	22 Feb 2021	7 other companies
Stuart William Allister	Director	Nov 1969	22 Feb 2021	9 other companies
John Hamilton Coats	Director	Dec 1963	22 Feb 2021	10 other companies
Colin Meiklem Frame	Director	May 1969	22 Feb 2021	10 other companies
Andrew David Alexander	Director	Dec 1974	15 Jul 2021	1 other company
Neil Stuart Robertson	Director	Apr 1990	15 Dec 2022	None
Richard Gareth Kirkham	Director	Aug 1973	1 Feb 2024	1 other company

Other companies run by these 7 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: 3
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 16 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
The 8 companies these 7 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£227k

+85% from £123k

Net assets

£463k

+58% from £292k

Cash at bank

£499k

+23% from £404k

Owed within a year

£116k

−38% from £188k

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

Every year from 2022 to 2025
Both charts, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 13214974. 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

GWA Asset Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (15)

2025

30 April 2025

Greaves West & Ayre Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Three Counties Financial Management Holdings gave up control

Companies House

2022

9 August 2022

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2021

22 February 2021

Incorporated at Companies House
Three Counties Financial Management Holdings took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

All 15 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 7

Firms connected to GWA Asset Management

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

connected firms: 2
share a director: 1
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

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

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16 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
4 years of accounts, charted
All 15 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is GWA Asset Management Ltd FCA authorised?

Yes, GWA Asset Management Ltd (FRN 960246) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2022 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is GWA Asset Management’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01289 306688 and the website qualisfunds.co.uk for GWA Asset 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 one other FCA firm.

Is GWA Asset Management a scam or clone?

GWA Asset Management 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 GWA Asset Management?

It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about GWA Asset Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns GWA Asset Management?

GWA Asset Management is owned by Greaves West & Ayre Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 30 April 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Three Counties Financial Management Holdings.

Who runs GWA Asset Management?

Companies House lists 7 directors of GWA Asset Management: Stuart Alastair Ferguson Faed, Stuart William Allister, John Hamilton Coats, Colin Meiklem Frame, Andrew David Alexander, Neil Stuart Robertson and 1 more.

How long has GWA Asset Management been in business?

The company was formed on 22 February 2021, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2022.

What do GWA Asset Management’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show profit before tax of £227k (+85% from £123k) and net assets of £463k (+58% from £292k).