Nicholas Phillips

Reference number: 695295

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Appointed representative

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

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.
  • Nicholas Phillips (FRN 695295) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Nicholas Phillips's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Nicholas Phillips, 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07809 313599

  • Address

    30 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9BQ, United Kingdom

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Other names (2)

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

  • NP Financial Consultancy Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Nicholas Phillip Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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

Nicholas Phillips’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

16 August 2016

  • Changed its registered name from "Nicholas Phillip"

FCA register

2015

14 May 2015

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "NP Financial Consultancy"

FCA register

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

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  • All 3 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Nicholas Phillips FCA authorised?
Nicholas Phillips (FRN 695295) 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 Nicholas Phillips?
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. Nicholas Phillips (FRN 695295) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Nicholas Phillips's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Nicholas Phillips, 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 Nicholas Phillips’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07809 313599 for Nicholas Phillips. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Nicholas Phillips a scam or clone?
Nicholas Phillips 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 Nicholas Phillips?
Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, the principal firm responsible for Nicholas Phillips's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Nicholas Phillips use any other names?
It trades as NP Financial Consultancy. It has previously used the name Nicholas Phillip.

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