Uniec Prestige Financial LLP

Reference number: 466874

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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

E. S. Walton & Co Limited Reference number: 135706 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.
  • Uniec Prestige Financial LLP (FRN 466874) is an AR of E. S. Walton & Co Limited (FRN 135706). When you use Uniec Prestige Financial's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Uniec Prestige Financial, 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    0151 236 8888

  • Address

    70 Tradewind Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 5BG, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 0151 236 8888 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode L1 5BG
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Other names (4)

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

  • E S Walton & Co Trading name
  • Steer Wealth Trading name
  • E S Walton & Co (Loans & Protection) LLP Former name
  • Steer Wealth LLP Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through E. S. Walton & Co 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.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
OC327577
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
18 April 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
70 Tradewind Square, Liberty Place, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 5BG, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Howard Gale Northover LLP designated member Jul 1964 18 Apr 2007 3 other companies
Jamie Peter Phythian LLP designated member Sep 1988 17 Jun 2013 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
5
still active
5
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£14.8k

Same as £14.8k

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company OC327577. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Uniec Prestige Financial’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (12)

2025

5 August 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Steer Wealth LLP"

FCA register

2021

15 March 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "E S Walton & Co (Loans & Protection) LLP"

FCA register

2017

18 April 2017

  • Howard Gale Northover gained significant control
  • Jamie Peter Phythian gained significant control

Companies House

2007

18 April 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Became an appointed representative

Companies House · FCA register

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Uniec Prestige Financial

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Uniec Prestige Financial

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

In Liverpool

E. S. Walton & Co LimitedLiverpoolAuthorisedParker Kelly Financial Services LimitedLiverpoolAuthorised

Elsewhere in the UK

Financial Service Solutions LtdLondonAppointed representative&together Advisory LimitedCanterburyAppointed representative3Dmt LtdLondonAppointed representativeA New View LtdLondonAppointed representative

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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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Uniec Prestige Financial LLP FCA authorised?
Uniec Prestige Financial LLP (FRN 466874) 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 Uniec Prestige Financial?
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. Uniec Prestige Financial LLP (FRN 466874) is an AR of E. S. Walton & Co Limited (FRN 135706). When you use Uniec Prestige Financial's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Uniec Prestige Financial, 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 Uniec Prestige Financial’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0151 236 8888 for Uniec Prestige Financial. 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 Uniec Prestige Financial a scam or clone?
Uniec Prestige Financial 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 Uniec Prestige Financial?
Protection works through E. S. Walton & Co Limited, the principal firm responsible for Uniec Prestige Financial's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Uniec Prestige Financial?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Uniec Prestige Financial: Mr Jamie Peter Phythian (significant influence or control) and Mr Howard Gale Northover (significant influence or control).
Who runs Uniec Prestige Financial?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Uniec Prestige Financial: Howard Gale Northover and Jamie Peter Phythian.
How long has Uniec Prestige Financial been in business?
The company was formed on 18 April 2007.
What do Uniec Prestige Financial’s latest accounts show?
Does Uniec Prestige Financial use any other names?
It trades as E S Walton & Co and Steer Wealth. It has previously used 2 other names: E S Walton & Co (Loans & Protection) LLP and Steer Wealth LLP.

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