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.
- Appointed for 5 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2025
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House
Responsible principal firm
Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) Limited Reference number: 535515 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.
- Sally Nichols & Associates LLP (FRN 938751) is an AR of Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) Limited (FRN 535515). When you use Sally Nichols & Associates's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Sally Nichols & Associates, 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
24 The Quay, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2EZ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07889 186137 is
- Who else gives the postcode EX39 2EZ
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Marble Life Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Rosemount Partners Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Sally Nichols & Associates Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) Limited, 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.
Concerns on the company record
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
- Company number
- OC455258 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 24 January 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- 24 The Quay, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2EZ, United Kingdom
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Andrew Nichols | LLP designated member | Mar 1998 | 24 Jan 2025 | 1 other company |
| Sally Ann Nichols | LLP designated member | Oct 1968 | 24 Jan 2025 | None |
| James Anthony Behn | LLP member | Feb 1966 | 24 Jan 2025 | None |
Other companies run by these 3 directors
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 company
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
Key dates in its history
Sally Nichols & Associates’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
11 March 2025
- Changed its registered name from "Sally Nichols & Associates"
FCA register
24 January 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- James Anthony Behn gained 25–50% of the votes
- James Anthony Behn no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
- Luke Andrew Nichols gained 25–50% of the votes
- Luke Andrew Nichols no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
- Sally Ann Nichols took control (75–100% of votes)
Companies House
2020
18 November 2020
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
In the full report: all 13 events
- All 13 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
Firms like Sally Nichols & Associates
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In Bideford
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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