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
New Leaf Distribution Limited Reference number: 460421 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.
- McKnight Wealth Management Ltd (FRN 1054908) is an AR of New Leaf Distribution Limited (FRN 460421). When you use McKnight Wealth Management's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from McKnight 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
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Phone number
Also given by a firm that is no longer authorised. Check you are dealing with the firm on this page.
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Address
2 Arkley Court, Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL6 2YR, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01702 431130 is, and the 152 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode SL6 2YR
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Socium Wealth Management Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through New Leaf Distribution 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
- 17034097 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 16 February 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- 2 Arkley Court, Maidenhead, SL6 2YR, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemma Alexandra Mcknight | Director | Jan 1986 | 16 Feb 2026 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by its director
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- 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
McKnight Wealth Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
4 June 2026
- Changed its registered name from "Socium Wealth Management Ltd"
FCA register
20 May 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
16 February 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Gemma Alexandra McKnight took control (75–100% of shares)
- Gemma Alexandra McKnight appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to McKnight Wealth Management
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with McKnight Wealth Management. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 12
- share its phone number
- 12
In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same phone number (12)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like McKnight Wealth Management
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In Maidenhead
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
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- 12 connected firms, 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