Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management Ltd

Reference number: 973886

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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

Openwork Limited Reference number: 408285 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.
  • Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management Ltd (FRN 973886) is an AR of Openwork Limited (FRN 408285). When you use Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth 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

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    029 2111 3950

  • Address

    Suite 2.08, Second Floor, 12 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9LJ, United Kingdom

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Other names (1)

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

  • Dugdale Taylor Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection 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, 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.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
13875627
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 January 2022 (4 years old)
Registered office
12 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9LJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding (SIC 66290)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gareth John Lewis Director Apr 1975 27 Jan 2022 1 other company

Other companies run by its director

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other company
1
still active
1

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  • 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£65.1k

−5.9% from £69.1k

Cash at bank

£19.0k

−58% from £45.1k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£296k

−7.2% from £319k

Assets and liabilities

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 13875627. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2024

23 September 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Dugdale Taylor Ltd"

FCA register

2022

8 April 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

27 January 2022

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Gareth John Lewis took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Gareth John Lewis appointed as a director

Companies House

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management Ltd FCA authorised?
Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management Ltd (FRN 973886) 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 Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth 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. Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management Ltd (FRN 973886) is an AR of Openwork Limited (FRN 408285). When you use Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth 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 Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 029 2111 3950 for Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management a scam or clone?
Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth 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 Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management?
Protection works through Openwork Limited, the principal firm responsible for Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management: Mr Gareth John Lewis (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management?
Companies House lists one director of Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management: Gareth John Lewis.
How long has Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management been in business?
The company was formed on 27 January 2022.
What do Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £65.1k (−5.9% from £69.1k) and cash at bank of £19.0k (−58% from £45.1k).
Does Lewis Financial Planning & Wealth Management use any other names?
It has previously used the name Dugdale Taylor Ltd.

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