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.
- Steven Walker & Partners (FRN 216426) is an AR of Openwork Limited (FRN 408285). When you use Steven Walker & Partners's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Steven Walker & Partners, 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
8 Ledbury Mews West, London, W11 2AE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 7229 4703 is
- Who else gives the postcode W11 2AE
Other names (4)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Steven Keith Harold Walker Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Steven Walker Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Steven Walker and Associates Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Steven Walker & Associates 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.
Key dates in its history
Steven Walker & Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
7 August 2026
- Stopped trading as "Steven Walker Associates"
FCA register
22 July 2026
- Changed its registered name from "Steven Walker and Associates"
FCA register
2025
9 October 2025
- Changed its registered name from "Steven Keith Harold Walker"
FCA register
2007
18 January 2007
- Changed its registered name from "Steven Walker & Associates"
- Began trading as "Steven Walker Associates"
FCA register
2004
23 July 2004
- Changed its registered name from "Steven Walker"
FCA register
2002
15 July 2002
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk