Independent Living Specialists Limited

Reference number: 810496

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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.
  • Independent Living Specialists Limited (FRN 810496) is an AR of Best Practice IFA Group Limited (FRN 223112). When you use Independent Living Specialists's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Independent Living Specialists, 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

    07848 467304

  • Address

    38 Woodsland Road, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8HG, United Kingdom

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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 number
07900555
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 January 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Life insurance (SIC 65110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Sally Anne Booker Director Jun 1961 6 Jan 2012 1 other company

Other companies run by its director

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 company
1
closed down
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 January 2026Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£1,844

Down £1,997 from £153

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£25.3k

+12% from £22.5k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £1,844 more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

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  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07900555. 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

Independent Living Specialists’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2018

1 June 2018

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Sally Anne Booker took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2012

6 January 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Sally Anne Booker appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms like Independent Living Specialists

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

In Hassocks

Giles Turner Financial Planning LimitedHassocksAppointed representativeChristmas Financial Planners LimitedHassocksAuthorisedFelce Management Company LimitedHassocksAuthorised

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 4 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Independent Living Specialists Limited FCA authorised?
Independent Living Specialists Limited (FRN 810496) 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 Independent Living Specialists?
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. Independent Living Specialists Limited (FRN 810496) is an AR of Best Practice IFA Group Limited (FRN 223112). When you use Independent Living Specialists's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Independent Living Specialists, 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 Independent Living Specialists’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07848 467304 for Independent Living Specialists. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Independent Living Specialists a scam or clone?
Independent Living Specialists 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 Independent Living Specialists?
Protection works through Best Practice IFA Group Limited, the principal firm responsible for Independent Living Specialists's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Independent Living Specialists?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Independent Living Specialists: Mrs Sally Anne Booker (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Independent Living Specialists?
Companies House lists one director of Independent Living Specialists: Sally Anne Booker.
How long has Independent Living Specialists been in business?
The company was formed on 6 January 2012.
What do Independent Living Specialists’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2026, show net assets of −£1,844 (down £1,997 from £153).

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