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 2 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2019
- Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026
Responsible principal firm
The Whitechurch Network Limited Reference number: 190859 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.
- James Wingate Ltd (FRN 1016747) is an AR of The Whitechurch Network Limited (FRN 190859). When you use James Wingate's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from James Wingate, 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
38 Connaught Avenue, Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5WJ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07825 210324 is
- Who else gives the postcode BN43 5WJ
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Home James Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through The Whitechurch Network 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, freeYou 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
- 12008046 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 21 May 2019 (7 years old)
- Registered office
- 38 Connaught Avenue, Shoreham-By-Sea, BN43 5WJ, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Activities of mortgage finance companies (SIC 64922)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Paul Wingate | Director | Dec 1979 | 21 May 2019 | 2 other companies |
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 companies
- 2
- closed down
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 2 companies, 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
- All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£33.3k
No earlier figure to compare
Employees (average)
2
Same as 2
Owed within a year
£10.8k
+87% from £5,759
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 7 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2026
- The chart, 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.
There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 12008046. 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
James Wingate’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
31 March 2026
- Shelley Maria Day stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2024
22 August 2024
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2019
21 May 2019
- Incorporated at Companies House
- James Paul Wingate took control (75–100% of shares)
- Shelley Maria Day became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 9 events
- All 9 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
Firms like James Wingate
Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.
In Shoreham-By-Sea
In the Brighton (BN) postcode area
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- 2 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 9 events in its history
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk