Vaughan Wealth

Reference number: 577494

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Appointed representative

Vaughan Wealth 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

St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc Reference number: 195351 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.
  • Vaughan Wealth (FRN 577494) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Vaughan Wealth's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Vaughan 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

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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When vaughanwealth.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7333 1900 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
  • Whether WC2B 6UJ is a shared office: 88 other firms give it
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Other names (2)

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

  • Andrew Vaughan Former name
  • Andrew Vaughan Wealth Management Former name

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

Vaughan Wealth’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2020

14 December 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Andrew Vaughan Wealth Management"
  • Stopped trading as "Vaughan Wealth"

FCA register

16 October 2020

  • Began trading as "Vaughan Wealth"

FCA register

2015

20 May 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "Andrew Vaughan"

FCA register

2012

16 March 2012

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Vaughan Wealth

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

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Vaughan Wealth

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

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 5 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Vaughan Wealth FCA authorised?
Vaughan Wealth (FRN 577494) 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 Vaughan Wealth?
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. Vaughan Wealth (FRN 577494) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Vaughan Wealth's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Vaughan 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.
What is Vaughan Wealth’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7333 1900 and the website vaughanwealth.co.uk for Vaughan Wealth. 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 3 other FCA firms.
Is Vaughan Wealth a scam or clone?
Vaughan Wealth 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 Vaughan Wealth?
Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, the principal firm responsible for Vaughan Wealth's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Vaughan Wealth use any other names?
It has previously used 2 other names: Andrew Vaughan and Andrew Vaughan Wealth Management.

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