Mr W J Pickering & Mrs A Pickering

Reference number: 587839

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Appointed representative

the Pickering partnership does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc Reference number: 195351 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.
  • Mr W J Pickering & Mrs A Pickering (FRN 587839) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use the Pickering partnership's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from the Pickering partnership, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When wjpickering.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07793 502473 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NN16 9LL
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Other names (2)

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

  • John Pickering Trading name
  • Mr W J Pickering & Mrs A Pickering Pickering Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, 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.

Key dates in its history

The Pickering partnership’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

3 March 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "Mr W J Pickering & Mrs A Pickering Pickering"

FCA register

10 February 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "John Pickering"
  • Began trading as "John Pickering"

FCA register

2012

10 September 2012

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

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

Firms connected to the Pickering partnership

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
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
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Firms like the Pickering partnership

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

In Kettering

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Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 4 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Mr W J Pickering & Mrs A Pickering FCA authorised?
Mr W J Pickering & Mrs A Pickering (FRN 587839) 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 the Pickering partnership?
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. Mr W J Pickering & Mrs A Pickering (FRN 587839) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use the Pickering partnership's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from the Pickering partnership, 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 the Pickering partnership’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07793 502473 and the website wjpickering.co.uk for the Pickering partnership. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is the Pickering partnership a scam or clone?
the Pickering partnership 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 the Pickering partnership?
Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, the principal firm responsible for the Pickering partnership's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does the Pickering partnership use any other names?
It trades as John Pickering. It has previously used the name Mr W J Pickering & Mrs A Pickering Pickering.

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