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
Aetia Ltd Reference number: 523160 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.
- Lotan & Partners Limited (FRN 1003733) is an AR of Aetia Ltd (FRN 523160). When you use Lotan & Partners's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Lotan & Partners, 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Harwood House, 43 Harwood Road, London, Hammersmith And Fulham, SW6 4QP, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07771 714291 is
- Who else gives the postcode SW6 4QP
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Aetia Ltd, 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
- 14019357 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 1 April 2022 (4 years old)
- Registered office
- Harwood House, 43 Harwood Road, London, SW6 4QP, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varda Ruth Lotan | Director | Jun 1972 | 1 Apr 2022 | 2 other companies |
| Angus David Braham | Secretary | Not published | 11 Nov 2025 | – |
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 companies
- 2
- still active
- 2
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 2 companies, 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
- The one on the FCA register
- All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Lotan & Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
6 November 2025
- Angus David Braham became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2024
1 April 2024
- Angus David Braham stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2023
10 November 2023
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2022
1 April 2022
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Angus David Braham became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Varda Ruth Lotan became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 9 events
- All 9 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
Firms connected to Lotan & Partners
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Lotan & Partners. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
- past link
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Lotan & Partners
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
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- 2 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 9 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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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