West End Financial Management Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 7 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2013
Accounts filed up to 28 February 2025
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

Website, phone number and address

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Website

westendfml.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01993 709911
Address

Dunraven House, 6 Meadow Court, High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6ER, United Kingdom

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

When westendfml.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01993 709911 is
Who else gives the postcode OX28 6ER

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.
Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Show FCA detail (5 permissions)

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
Debt-counselling
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: 08408688 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 19 February 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office: Dunraven House 6 Meadow Court, 41-43 High Street, Witney, Oxon, OX28 6ER
Nature of business: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
John Gerard Barker	Director	Mar 1962	19 Feb 2013	6 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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: 6
closed down: 5
still active: 1

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£168k

−21% from £212k

Employees (average)

5

+25% from 4

Owed within a year

£144k

+270% from £39.0k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2025
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 08408688. 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

West End Financial Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (8)

2018

1 November 2018

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2017

19 February 2017

Catherine Jennifer Barker became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
John Gerard Barker became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

19 February 2013

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

All 8 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 1

Firms connected to West End Financial Management

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

connected firm: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like West End Financial Management

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

In the Oxford (OX) postcode area

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6 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
6 years of accounts, charted
All 8 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is West End Financial Management Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, West End Financial Management Limited (FRN 807518) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2018 and works as a pension transfer adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is West End Financial Management’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01993 709911 and the website westendfml.co.uk for West End Financial Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is West End Financial Management a scam or clone?

West End Financial Management 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 West End Financial Management?

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 West End Financial Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns West End Financial Management?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of West End Financial Management: Mr John Gerard Barker (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Catherine Jennifer Barker (25–50% of shares).

Who runs West End Financial Management?

Companies House lists one director of West End Financial Management: John Gerard Barker.

How long has West End Financial Management been in business?

The company was formed on 19 February 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2018.

What do West End Financial Management’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2025, show net assets of £168k (−21% from £212k).