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 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.
- Pinion Financial Planning Limited (FRN 1050612) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Pinion Financial Planning's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Pinion 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.
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Address
19 Queens Drive, Sedgefield, Stockton-On-Tees, County Durham, TS21 2JJ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When pinionfinancialplanning.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07870 197571 is
- Who else gives the postcode TS21 2JJ
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection 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, 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
- 16913774 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 16 December 2025 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- 19 Queens Drive, Sedgefield, Stockton-On-Tees, TS21 2JJ, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial management (SIC 70221)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Mark Wilson | Director | Oct 1984 | 16 Dec 2025 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that its director runs no other company
Key dates in its history
Pinion Financial Planning’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
6 March 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2025
16 December 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Mark Wilson took control (75–100% of shares)
- Mark Wilson appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
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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