Simon Wardley: FCA regulated?

Appointed representative

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

Appointed for 31 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions

Responsible principal firm

2 Plan Wealth Management Limited Reference number: 461598 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.
Simon Wardley (FRN 172253) is an AR of 2 Plan Wealth Management Limited (FRN 461598). When you use Simon Wardley's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Simon Wardley, 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

01342 314067
Address

The Center, 201-203 London Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 1HA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01342 314067 is
Who else gives the postcode RH19 1HA

Other names (2)

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

CMC Independent Financial Advisers Trading name: A name it trades under now.
The Complementary & Medical Consultancy Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through 2 Plan Wealth Management 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, 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

Simon Wardley’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (5)

2015

27 May 2015

Changed its registered name from "The Complementary & Medical Consultancy"

FCA register

1995

8 March 1995

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 5 events

All 5 events in its history (2 shown here)

Firms connected to Simon Wardley

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Simon Wardley. 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

Firms like Simon Wardley

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

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2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Simon Wardley FCA authorised?

Simon Wardley (FRN 172253) 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 Simon Wardley?

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. Simon Wardley (FRN 172253) is an AR of 2 Plan Wealth Management Limited (FRN 461598). When you use Simon Wardley's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Simon Wardley, 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 Simon Wardley’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01342 314067 for Simon Wardley. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Simon Wardley a scam or clone?

Simon Wardley 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 Simon Wardley?

Protection works through 2 Plan Wealth Management Limited, the principal firm responsible for Simon Wardley's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Does Simon Wardley use any other names?

It trades as CMC Independent Financial Advisers. It has previously used the name The Complementary & Medical Consultancy.