Karl Wiltshire

Reference number: 570948

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Appointed representative

Karl Wiltshire does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.

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.
  • Karl Wiltshire (FRN 570948) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Karl Wiltshire's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Karl Wiltshire, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When wiltshirewm.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01380 813337 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SN10 1DS
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Other names (2)

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

  • Wiltshire Wealth Management Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Wiltshire Wealth Management Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, 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.

Key dates in its history

Karl Wiltshire’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2015

20 May 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "Wiltshire Wealth Management Limited"

FCA register

2014

14 November 2014

  • Changed its registered name from "Karl Wiltshire"

FCA register

11 April 2014

  • Began trading as "Wiltshire Wealth Management"

FCA register

2011

13 December 2011

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

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

Firms like Karl Wiltshire

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

In Devizes

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Karl Wiltshire FCA authorised?
Karl Wiltshire (FRN 570948) 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 Karl Wiltshire?
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. Karl Wiltshire (FRN 570948) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Karl Wiltshire's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Karl Wiltshire, 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 Karl Wiltshire’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01380 813337 and the website wiltshirewm.co.uk for Karl Wiltshire. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Karl Wiltshire a scam or clone?
Karl Wiltshire 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 Karl Wiltshire?
Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, the principal firm responsible for Karl Wiltshire's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Karl Wiltshire use any other names?
It trades as Wiltshire Wealth Management. It has previously used the name Wiltshire Wealth Management Limited.

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