Richmond Wealth & Investment Limited

Reference number: 829742

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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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When complaints-sos.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 028 9532 0044 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BT18 9AZ
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Other names (8)

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

  • Complaints SOS Trading name
  • Richmond Wealth Trading name
  • SIPP SOS Trading name
  • Complaints SOS Limited Former name
  • SOS FINANCIAL ADVICE LIMITED Former name
  • CSOS Money Former trading name
  • howtosaveit.co.uk Former trading name
  • SOS Financial Advice Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Claims management No FSCS cover
    Money you pay a claims company is not FSCS protected, but FCA rules cap what it may charge you for a financial services claim. Complaints about this firm go to the Financial Ombudsman Service free of charge.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (4 permissions)
  • Advice, investigation or representation in relation to a financial services or financial product claim
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt-counselling
  • Seeking out, referrals and identification of claims or potential claims (personal injury claim; financial services or financial product claim; housing disrepair claim; claim for a specified benefit; criminal injury claim; employment related claim)

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
NI648039
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 September 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
2a High Street, Holywood, BT18 9AZ, Northern Ireland
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Samuel Christopher Bryans Director Aug 1965 14 Sep 2017 2 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
2
closed down
2

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£845k

+3.1% from £820k

Employees (average)

4

Same as 4

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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 NI648039. 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

Richmond Wealth & Investment’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (20)

2025

12 March 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "SOS FINANCIAL ADVICE LIMITED"

FCA register

2023

15 March 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "Complaints SOS Limited"

FCA register

2019

24 October 2019

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

31 March 2019

  • No longer regulated by the Claims Management Regulator

FCA register

2018

22 October 2018

  • Regulated by the Claims Management Regulator from this date

FCA register

2017

14 September 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Samuel Christopher Bryans took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms like Richmond Wealth & Investment

Other firms of the same type (claims management firm), nearest first.

In the Belfast (BT) postcode area

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Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Richmond Wealth & Investment Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Richmond Wealth & Investment Limited (FRN 829742) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2019 and works as a claims management firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Richmond Wealth & Investment’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 028 9532 0044 and the website complaints-sos.co.uk for Richmond Wealth & Investment. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Richmond Wealth & Investment a scam or clone?
Richmond Wealth & Investment 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 Richmond Wealth & Investment?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Richmond Wealth & Investment handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Richmond Wealth & Investment to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Richmond Wealth & Investment?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Richmond Wealth & Investment: Mr Samuel Christopher Bryans (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Richmond Wealth & Investment?
Companies House lists one director of Richmond Wealth & Investment: Samuel Christopher Bryans.
How long has Richmond Wealth & Investment been in business?
The company was formed on 14 September 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2019.
What do Richmond Wealth & Investment’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £845k (+3.1% from £820k).
Does Richmond Wealth & Investment use any other names?
It trades as Complaints SOS, Richmond Wealth and SIPP SOS. It has previously used 5 other names, including Complaints SOS Limited, SOS FINANCIAL ADVICE LIMITED and CSOS Money.

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