WFS Consulting Limited
Reference number: 191531
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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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Phone number
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Address
Quadrant House North, 61-65 Croydon Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6PB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When wingatebs.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01883 332260 is
- Who else gives the postcode CR3 6PB
Other names (10)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- ERA Employee Benefits Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- ERA Engage Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Wingate Benefit Solutions Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Wingate Engage Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Duncan Pocock (Financial Services) Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Wingate Financial Solutions Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Matrix Employee Benefit Solutions Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- VVFS Consulting Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- WFS Employee Benefit Consultancy Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Wingate Aspire Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA 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 applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- 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
- 03872950 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 8 November 1999 (26 years old)
- Registered office
- Quadrant House North, 61-65 Croydon Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6PB, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin David Clarke | Director | Dec 1969 | 1 Dec 2002 | 7 other companies |
| Paul Robert Weeks | Director | Oct 1971 | 1 Dec 2002 | 5 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
- 7
- closed down
- 2
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 7 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 5 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Total equity
£743k
No earlier figure to compare
Cash at bank
£1.20m
No earlier figure to compare
Owed within a year
£673k
No earlier figure to compare
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 03872950. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
WFS Consulting’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Benjamin David Clarke became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Paul Robert Weeks became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Wingate Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2005
29 July 2005
- Changed its registered name from "Wingate Financial Solutions Limited"
FCA register
2002
30 November 2002
- Changed its registered name from "Duncan Pocock (Financial Services) Limited"
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2000
31 March 2000
- Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date
FCA register
1999
8 November 1999
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 44 events
- All 44 events in its history (10 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 16
Firms connected to WFS Consulting
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with WFS Consulting. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share a director
- 1
- share its postcode
- 4
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like WFS Consulting
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In Caterham
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- 7 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 44 events in its history
- 4 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk