Kearsley Financial Management

Reference number: 617861

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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

St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc Reference number: 195351 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.
  • Kearsley Financial Management (FRN 617861) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Kearsley Financial Management's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Kearsley Financial Management, 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 kearsleyfinancialmanagement.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07957 379436 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CH41 5AS
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Other names (1)

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

  • Simon Kearsley Former name

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

Kearsley Financial Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

19 April 2016

  • Changed its registered name from "Simon Kearsley"
  • Stopped trading as "Kearsley Financial Management"

FCA register

2014

18 March 2014

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Kearsley Financial Management"

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Kearsley Financial Management

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

connected firms
5
share its postcode
5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Kearsley Financial Management

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

In Birkenhead

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 4 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Kearsley Financial Management FCA authorised?
Kearsley Financial Management (FRN 617861) 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 Kearsley Financial Management?
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. Kearsley Financial Management (FRN 617861) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Kearsley Financial Management's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Kearsley Financial Management, 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 Kearsley Financial Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07957 379436 and the website kearsleyfinancialmanagement.co.uk for Kearsley Financial Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Kearsley Financial Management a scam or clone?
Kearsley Financial 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 Kearsley Financial Management?
Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, the principal firm responsible for Kearsley Financial Management's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Kearsley Financial Management use any other names?
It has previously used the name Simon Kearsley.

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