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
Personal Touch Financial Services Limited Reference number: 187834 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 Winton Ltd (FRN 568520) is an AR of Personal Touch Financial Services Limited (FRN 187834). When you use James Winton's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from James Winton, 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
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Phone number
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Address
35 Pound Road, Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE28 9EF, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01480 494121 is
- Who else gives the postcode PE28 9EF
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- James Winton Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Personal Touch Financial Services 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 name
- JAMES WINTON LIMITED
- Company number
- 07977453 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 6 March 2012 (14 years old)
- Registered office
- 35 Pound Road, Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon, PE28 9EF
- Nature of business
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- Activities of mortgage finance companies (SIC 64922)
- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Nicholas Winton | Director | Apr 1961 | 6 Mar 2012 | 1 other company |
| Rachel Louise Winton | Secretary | Not published | 6 Mar 2012 | – |
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
- still active
- 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
- All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
James Winton’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2017
6 March 2017
- James Nicholas Winton took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2012
17 May 2012
- Changed its registered name from "James Winton"
FCA register
6 March 2012
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
2011
11 November 2011
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
In the full report: all 7 events
- All 7 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
Firms like James Winton
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Huntingdon
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- 2 background checks on its contact details
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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