Vision Independent Financial Advisors Ltd

Reference number: 551169

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When visionifas.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0345 224 3175 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode HX6 3DY
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Other names (1)

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

  • Vision Dental Wealth Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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
06646502
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 July 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
The Old Chapel 6 Mill Bank Road, Mill Bank, Triangle, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3DY, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Charles Abel Director Oct 1988 18 Apr 2024 2 other companies
Alana Ceire Abel Director Jan 1986 18 Apr 2024 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
2
still active
2
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 2 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
  • The 2 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£165k

+24% from £134k

Cash at bank

£150k

+27% from £119k

Owed within a year

£81.9k

+40% from £58.5k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 06646502. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Vision Independent Financial Advisors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (22)

2024

18 April 2024

  • Vision IFA Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

14 April 2024

  • Kevin Gruszka gave up control

Companies House

2021

30 July 2021

  • Gordon Wayne Bareham stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

15 July 2016

  • Gordon Wayne Bareham became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Kevin Gruszka took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2011

3 August 2011

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

26 May 2011

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

2008

15 July 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Vision Independent Financial Advisors

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Vision Independent Financial Advisors. 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 Vision Independent Financial Advisors

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

In Sowerby Bridge

Dolby Financial Planning LtdSowerby BridgeAppointed representativeVision Dental Wealth Management LimitedSowerby BridgeAppointed representative

In the Halifax (HX) postcode area

Andrew Heptinstall Financial Services LLPHebden BridgeAuthorisedBolsover Render Financial Planning LtdHalifaxAuthorisedCansquared LimitedHebden BridgeAuthorisedDavid S Lowe Financial ManagementHalifaxAuthorised

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Vision Independent Financial Advisors Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Vision Independent Financial Advisors Ltd (FRN 551169) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2011 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Vision Independent Financial Advisors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0345 224 3175 and the website visionifas.co.uk for Vision Independent Financial Advisors. 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 Vision Independent Financial Advisors a scam or clone?
Vision Independent Financial Advisors 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 Vision Independent Financial Advisors?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Vision Independent Financial Advisors to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Vision Independent Financial Advisors?
Vision Independent Financial Advisors is owned by Vision IFA Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 18 April 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Gordon Wayne Bareham and Mr Kevin Gruszka.
Who runs Vision Independent Financial Advisors?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Vision Independent Financial Advisors: David Charles Abel and Alana Ceire Abel.
How long has Vision Independent Financial Advisors been in business?
The company was formed on 15 July 2008, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2011.
What do Vision Independent Financial Advisors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £165k (+24% from £134k) and cash at bank of £150k (+27% from £119k).
Does Vision Independent Financial Advisors use any other names?
It has previously used the name Vision Dental Wealth.

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