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
M&G ADVICE PARTNERS LIMITED Reference number: 584256 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.
- Underwood Private Wealth Ltd (FRN 1044021) is an AR of M&G ADVICE PARTNERS LIMITED (FRN 584256). When you use Underwood Private Wealth's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Underwood Private Wealth, 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
33 Vanessa Way, Bexley, Kent, DA5 2JS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07780 484120 is
- Who else gives the postcode DA5 2JS
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through M&g Advice Partners 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
- 16620580 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 31 July 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- 33 Vanessa Way, Bexley, DA5 2JS, England
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Edward Alexander Underwood | Director | Sep 1983 | 31 Jul 2025 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that its director runs no other company
Key dates in its history
Underwood Private Wealth’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
10 November 2025
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
31 July 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Mark Edward Alexander Underwood took control (75–100% of shares)
- Mark Edward Alexander Underwood appointed as a director
Companies House
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
- 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