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
Openwork Limited Reference number: 408285 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.
- SM Financial Advice Ltd (FRN 798521) is an AR of Openwork Limited (FRN 408285). When you use SM Financial Advice's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from SM Financial Advice, 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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
SM Financial Advice, 1 Spiersbridge Way, Spiersbridge Business Park, Thornliebank, Glasgow, G46 8NG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0141 639 3841 is
- Who else gives the postcode G46 8NG
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Gregory Jenkins Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Openwork 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.
- Company number
- SC852429 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 16 June 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- 1 Spiersbridge Way, Spiersbridge Business Park, Thornliebank, G46 8FG, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Lee Jenkins | Director | Oct 1978 | 16 Jun 2025 | 1 other company |
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 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 its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
Key dates in its history
SM Financial Advice’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
18 March 2026
- Changed its registered name from "Gregory Jenkins"
FCA register
2025
16 June 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Gregory Lee Jenkins took control (75–100% of shares)
- Gregory Lee Jenkins appointed as a director
Companies House
2018
12 January 2018
- Became an appointed representative
- Began trading as "SM Financial Advice"
FCA register
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to SM Financial Advice
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with SM Financial Advice. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 5
- share its postcode
- 5
In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (5)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like SM Financial Advice
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In Glasgow
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 6 events in its history
- 5 connected firms, named, and who links them
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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