Mks Financial Planning Limited

Reference number: 118061

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When mooreks.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 4582 1000 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2A 2AP
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Other names (3)

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

  • Moore Kingston Smith Trading name
  • Augustine Limited Former name
  • Augustine Financial Planning Former trading name

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake email addresses (1)
  • info@augustinefx.com
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You 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 Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • 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.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

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

Company number
01567830
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 June 1981 (45 years old)
Registered office
6th Floor 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AP, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Richard John Read Director Jun 1963 1 Apr 1999 8 other companies
Linzi Anne Deane Director Apr 1990 12 Jun 2019 None
David Painter Director Apr 1975 5 Jan 2026 8 other companies
David Mitchell Director Aug 1967 19 Jan 2026 4 other companies
Melanie Anne Dunnett Director Nov 1978 20 Jul 2026 10 other companies
Ian Rixon Secretary Not published 31 Oct 2025 –

Other companies run by these 5 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
28
closed down
6
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 28 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 2 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£513k

+67% from £308k

Cash at bank

£485k

+109% from £232k

Owed within a year

£186k

−17% from £224k

The accounts for the year to 31 March 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £1.29m, for the year to 31 March 2023.

The accounts for the year to 31 March 2025 do not tag profit before tax in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £219k, for the year to 31 March 2024.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 01567830. 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

Mks Financial Planning’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (12) All events (31)

2025

26 November 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Augustine Limited"

FCA register

31 October 2025

  • Mksfa Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Read Financial (London) Ltd gave up control

Companies House

2017

11 January 2017

  • Tuson (Holdings) Limited stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Read Financial (London) Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Tuson (Holdings) Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

13 July 2015

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1994

24 October 1994

  • Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date

FCA register

1981

12 June 1981

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 31 events

  • All 31 events in its history (12 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Mks Financial Planning

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Mks Financial Planning. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
no longer authorised
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 28 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 31 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Mks Financial Planning Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Mks Financial Planning Limited (FRN 118061) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Mks Financial Planning’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 4582 1000 and the website mooreks.co.uk/services/advisory/financial-planning for Mks Financial Planning. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm, one of which is no longer authorised.
Is Mks Financial Planning a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Mks Financial Planning: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Mks Financial Planning, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Mks Financial Planning?
It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Mks Financial Planning to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Mks Financial Planning?
Mks Financial Planning is owned by Mksfa Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 31 October 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Read Financial (London) Ltd and Tuson (Holdings) Limited.
Who runs Mks Financial Planning?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Mks Financial Planning: Richard John Read, Linzi Anne Deane, David Painter, David Mitchell and Melanie Anne Dunnett.
How long has Mks Financial Planning been in business?
The company was formed on 12 June 1981, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
What do Mks Financial Planning’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £513k (+67% from £308k) and cash at bank of £485k (+109% from £232k).
Does Mks Financial Planning use any other names?
It trades as Moore Kingston Smith. It has previously used 2 other names: Augustine Limited and Augustine Financial Planning.

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