OCS Financial Planning Ltd

Reference number: 771082

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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

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.
  • OCS Financial Planning Ltd (FRN 771082) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use OCS Financial Planning's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from OCS Financial Planning, 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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When ocsfinancialplanning.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0115 901 7868 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NG2 6AU
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Other names (2)

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

  • OCS Wealth Management Ltd Former name
  • OCS Wealth Management Former trading 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.

Companies House record

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

Company number
10548231
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 January 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
Bridgford Business Centre Bridgford Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 6AU, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial management (SIC 70221)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Olivia Clare Shipstone Director Apr 1991 5 Jan 2017 None
Benjamin William Milnes Director Sep 1991 18 Nov 2019 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 January 2026Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£71.7k

+3.5% from £69.3k

Employees (average)

0

−100% from 1

Owed within a year

£3,710

Up £3,100 from £610

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • The chart, 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 10548231. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (10)

2023

2 March 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "OCS Wealth Management Ltd"

FCA register

2018

18 November 2018

  • Benjamin William Milnes became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2017

7 February 2017

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

5 January 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Olivia Clare Shipstone became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Firms connected to OCS Financial Planning

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like OCS Financial Planning

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

In Nottingham

Adrian WrightNottinghamAppointed representativeAltitude Financial Solutions LtdNottinghamAppointed representativeAndrew OrwinNottinghamAppointed representativeAnuj DalNottinghamAppointed representativeArtemis Financial Planning LimitedNottinghamAppointed representativeAshleyjai Wealth Management LimitedNottinghamAppointed representative

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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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is OCS Financial Planning Ltd FCA authorised?
OCS Financial Planning Ltd (FRN 771082) 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 OCS Financial Planning?
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. OCS Financial Planning Ltd (FRN 771082) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use OCS Financial Planning's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from OCS Financial Planning, 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 OCS Financial Planning’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0115 901 7868 and the website ocsfinancialplanning.co.uk for OCS Financial Planning. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is OCS Financial Planning a scam or clone?
OCS Financial Planning 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 OCS Financial Planning?
Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, the principal firm responsible for OCS Financial Planning's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns OCS Financial Planning?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of OCS Financial Planning: Miss Olivia Clare Shipstone (25–50% of shares) and Mr Benjamin William Milnes (25–50% of shares).
Who runs OCS Financial Planning?
Companies House lists 2 directors of OCS Financial Planning: Olivia Clare Shipstone and Benjamin William Milnes.
How long has OCS Financial Planning been in business?
The company was formed on 5 January 2017.
What do OCS Financial Planning’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2026, show net assets of £71.7k (+3.5% from £69.3k).
Does OCS Financial Planning use any other names?
It has previously used 2 other names: OCS Wealth Management Ltd and OCS Wealth Management.

Sources and links

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