Stuart Gilbert

Reference number: 494476

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Appointed representative

Stuart Gilbert 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

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.
  • Stuart Gilbert (FRN 494476) is an AR of 2 Plan Wealth Management Limited (FRN 461598). When you use Stuart Gilbert's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Stuart Gilbert, 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 platinumadvice.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8658 2001 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode BR3 1AG
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Other names (5)

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

  • Platinum Financial Solutions Trading name
  • Platinum Mortgage Solutions Trading name
  • Platinum Financial Review Ltd Former name
  • Platinum Financial Review Former trading name
  • Platinum Mortgage Services Former trading name

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

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

Key events (2) All events (8)

2010

21 July 2010

  • Changed its registered name from "Platinum Financial Review Ltd"

FCA register

2009

12 January 2009

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (2 shown here)
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Firms connected to Stuart Gilbert

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

connected firms
5
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Stuart Gilbert

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

In Beckenham

Langley Park Wealth LimitedBeckenhamAppointed representativeSilverwood Financial Solutions LtdBeckenhamAppointed representativeUni-Plan Financial Solutions LimitedBeckenhamAppointed representativeBlue Sky Financial Group LimitedBeckenhamAuthorisedF3 Wealth Management LimitedBeckenhamAuthorisedFuture Directions Financial Services LimitedBeckenhamAuthorised

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 8 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Stuart Gilbert FCA authorised?
Stuart Gilbert (FRN 494476) 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 Gilbert?
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 Gilbert (FRN 494476) is an AR of 2 Plan Wealth Management Limited (FRN 461598). When you use Stuart Gilbert's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Stuart Gilbert, 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 Gilbert’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8658 2001 and the website platinumadvice.co.uk for Stuart Gilbert. 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 one other FCA firm.
Is Stuart Gilbert a scam or clone?
Stuart Gilbert 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 Gilbert?
Protection works through 2 Plan Wealth Management Limited, the principal firm responsible for Stuart Gilbert's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Stuart Gilbert use any other names?
It trades as Platinum Financial Solutions and Platinum Mortgage Solutions. It has previously used 3 other names: Platinum Financial Review Ltd, Platinum Financial Review and Platinum Mortgage Services.

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