Stuart Blake

Reference number: 966834

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Appointed representative

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

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.
  • Stuart Blake (FRN 966834) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Stuart Blake's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Stuart Blake, 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 partnership.sjp.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0131 459 9200 is, and the 13 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode KY3 0DB
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Other names (1)

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

  • Blake Wealth Management Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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

Stuart Blake’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2022

6 January 2022

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Blake Wealth Management"

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Stuart Blake

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Stuart Blake. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
12
no longer authorised
1
share its phone number
12

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (12)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Stuart Blake

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

In the Kirkcaldy (KY) postcode area

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
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Stuart Blake FCA authorised?
Stuart Blake (FRN 966834) 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 Stuart Blake?
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. Stuart Blake (FRN 966834) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Stuart Blake's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Stuart Blake, 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 Stuart Blake’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0131 459 9200 and the website partnership.sjp.co.uk/partner/stuartblake for Stuart Blake. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 13 other FCA firms, 2 of which are no longer authorised.
Is Stuart Blake a scam or clone?
Stuart Blake 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 Stuart Blake?
Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, the principal firm responsible for Stuart Blake's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Stuart Blake use any other names?
It trades as Blake Wealth Management.

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