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
Openwork Limited Reference number: 408285 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.
- Leam Financial Services Limited (FRN 191201) is an AR of Openwork Limited (FRN 408285). When you use Leam Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Leam Financial Services, 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
1a Cross Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 5PB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01926 332231 is
- Who else gives the postcode CV32 5PB
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Finance with Bally Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Leam Financial Services Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Somal Mehra Associates Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Openwork 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
- 17098658 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 17 March 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- Christopher House, 94b London Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 0QS, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Financial management (SIC 70221)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anjana Mehra | Director | Nov 1967 | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 other companies |
| Gautam Mehra | Director | Jul 1967 | 17 Mar 2026 | 3 other companies |
Other companies run by these 2 directors
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
- 3
- still active
- 3
- run together
- 2
In the full report: all 3 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 2 companies these 2 directors run together
Key dates in its history
Leam Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
21 May 2026
- Changed its registered name from "Leam Financial Services"
FCA register
17 March 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Gots Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2009
16 January 2009
- Changed its registered name from "Somal Mehra Associates"
FCA register
1998
16 March 1998
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
In the full report: all 9 events
- All 9 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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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