LFS Wealth Limited
Reference number: 433142
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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 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.
- LFS Wealth Limited (FRN 433142) is an AR of Openwork Limited (FRN 408285). When you use LFS Wealth's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from LFS Wealth, 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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Phone number
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Address
Eagle House, Cranleigh Close, South Croydon, CR2 9LH, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When leadingfinancialsolutions.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 8253 9580 is
- Who else gives the postcode CR2 9LH
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Leading Financial Solutions Trading name: A name it trades under now.
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
- 16986912 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 26 January 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- Eagle House, Cranleigh Close, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 9LH, United Kingdom
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Adele Williams | Director | Feb 1989 | 26 Jan 2026 | 1 other company |
| Shane Kenny Didd | Secretary | Not published | 26 Jan 2026 | – |
Other companies run by its director
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 company
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, named
- 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
Key dates in its history
LFS Wealth’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
19 February 2026
- Changed its registered name from "Leading Financial Solutions"
- Began trading as "Leading Financial Solutions"
FCA register
26 January 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Charlotte Adele Williams took control (75–100% of shares)
- Charlotte Adele Williams appointed as a director
Companies House
2005
25 May 2005
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms like LFS Wealth
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In South Croydon
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 6 events in its history
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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