Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
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
Johnstone House, 52-54 Rose Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB10 1HA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01224 408535 is
- Who else gives the postcode AB10 1HA
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Golden Square Wealth Management Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Ledingham Chalmers Financial Services Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may applyMortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Acting as a CBTL advisor
- Acting as a CBTL arranger
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on P2P agreements
- Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
- Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
- Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
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
- SC212401 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 30 October 2000 (25 years old)
- Registered office
- Johnstone House, 52-54 Rose Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1HA
- Nature of business
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- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Murray | Director | Oct 1971 | 19 Dec 2017 | 24 other companies |
| Wayne Baber | Director | Jun 1970 | 27 May 2022 | 1 other company |
| Christopher Nigel Jones | Director | Oct 1957 | 23 Sep 2022 | 4 other companies |
| Craig Andrew Pike | Director | Aug 1977 | 12 Jan 2026 | 4 other companies |
| LC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate secretary | Not published | 14 Jan 2019 | – |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 30
- closed down
- 9
- are FCA-registered
- 2
In the full report: all 30 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 2 on the FCA register
- The 3 companies these 4 directors run together
- All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Total equity
£144k
No earlier figure to compare
Cash at bank
£188k
No earlier figure to compare
Owed within a year
£64.1k
No earlier figure to compare
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.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC212401. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
Ledingham Chalmers Financial’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2021
12 May 2021
- Changed its registered name from "Golden Square Wealth Management Limited"
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Ledingham Chalmers LLP became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2010
28 May 2010
- Changed its registered name from "Ledingham Chalmers Financial Services Limited"
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1 August 2001
- Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date
FCA register
2000
30 October 2000
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 36 events
- All 36 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 24
Firms connected to Ledingham Chalmers Financial
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Ledingham Chalmers Financial. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- past links
- 2
In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named
- 2 past links through former directors
Firms like Ledingham Chalmers Financial
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In Aberdeen
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk