Sophie Wilkins

Reference number: 1024723

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Appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc Reference number: 195351 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.
  • Sophie Wilkins (FRN 1024723) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Sophie Wilkins's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Sophie Wilkins, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When bowwoodfinancialplanning.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07539 376583 is
  • Who else gives the postcode B90 8AR
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Other names (1)

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

  • Bow Wood Financial Planning Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection 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, 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

Sophie Wilkins’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

23 January 2025

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Bow Wood Financial Planning"

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Sophie Wilkins

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Sophie Wilkins. 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
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Firms like Sophie Wilkins

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

In Solihull

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Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 2 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sophie Wilkins FCA authorised?
Sophie Wilkins (FRN 1024723) 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 Sophie Wilkins?
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. Sophie Wilkins (FRN 1024723) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Sophie Wilkins's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Sophie Wilkins, 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 Sophie Wilkins’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07539 376583 and the website bowwoodfinancialplanning.co.uk for Sophie Wilkins. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sophie Wilkins a scam or clone?
Sophie Wilkins 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 Sophie Wilkins?
Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, the principal firm responsible for Sophie Wilkins's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Sophie Wilkins use any other names?
It trades as Bow Wood Financial Planning.

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