Astute Financial Solutions LLP

• Principal Place of Business

  The Woodlands

  Anslow Lane

  Rolleston-on-Dove

  Burton-on-Trent

  Staffordshire

  DE13 9DS

  UNITED KINGDOM

  Phone

  +441283812219

• Complaints Contact

  The Woodlands

  Anslow Lane

  Rolleston-On-Dove

  Burton-On-Trent

  Staffordshire

  DE13 9DS

  UNITED KINGDOM

  Phone

  +441283812219

• Buy-to-Let Mortgage Advice

• Buy-to-Let Mortgage Arranging

• P2P Lending Advice

  For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance)

• Pension Transfer Advice

  For Retail (Investment), Life Policy, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit

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  • · This activity is limited to the provision of advice in relation to the conversion or transfer of benefits from: i) pension policies with a Guaranteed Annuity Rate (for the avoidance of doubt, this includes policies which are retirement annuity contracts with a minimum guaranteed income, where that income satisfies limb (b) of the Glossary definition of Guaranteed Annuity Rate); ii) defined contribution occupational schemes without safeguarded benefits.
  • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.

• Equity Release Advice

  For Customer, Home reversion plans

• Investment Advice (no pensions)

  For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Certificates representing certain security, Debenture, Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Structured Deposits, Unit, Warrant

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  • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.

• Mortgage Advice

  For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

• Authorised to Operate

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  • · The firm can only agree to carry on the regulated activities specified in this Notice.

• Equity Release Arranging

  For Customer, Home reversion plans

• Arranges Investments

  For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Certificates representing certain security, Debenture, Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Structured Deposits, Unit, Warrant

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  • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.

• Mortgage Arranging

  For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

• Buy-to-Let Start Date

• Buy-to-Let Status

• Credit Brokering

• Debt Advice

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  • · This permission is limited to debt counselling with no debt management activity

• Consumer Loans

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  • · Limited to lending where no charge (by way of interest or otherwise) is payable by the borrower in connection with the provision of credit under the regulated credit agreement

• Loan Servicing

• Equity Release Setup

  For Customer, Home reversion plans

• Mortgage Setup

  For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

• Investment Setup

  For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Certificates representing certain security, Debenture, Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Structured Deposits, Unit, Warrant

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  • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.

• James Daniel Lefèvre

  IRN JXL00679

  • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
  • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
  • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
  • SMF27 Partner (since 1 Aug 2025)
  • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 1 Jun 2023)
  • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 1 Jun 2023)
• James Johnathon Geoffrey Lovatt

  IRN JJL01101

  • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
  • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
  • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
  • SMF27 Partner (since 15 Feb 2020)
  • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
  • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
  • CF30 Customer (14 May 2018 to 8 Dec 2019)
• John Edward Pycroft

  IRN JEP00029

  • SMF27 Partner (9 Dec 2019 to 1 Apr 2020)
  • CF30 Customer (9 Oct 2012 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • CF4 Partner (9 Oct 2012 to 8 Dec 2019)
• John Frederick Hodgkins

  IRN JFH01088

  • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
  • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
  • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
  • Responsibility for MCD Intermediation (since 11 Aug 2025)
  • Responsible for Insurance Distribution (since 11 Aug 2025)
  • SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (since 1 Aug 2025)
  • SMF16 Compliance Oversight (since 1 Aug 2025)
  • SMF27 Partner (since 15 Feb 2020)
  • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
  • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
  • CF30 Customer (25 Jan 2018 to 8 Dec 2019)
• Mark John Lovatt

  IRN MJL00056

  • SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (9 Dec 2019 to 1 Sep 2025)
  • SMF27 Partner (9 Dec 2019 to 1 Sep 2025)
  • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (9 Dec 2019 to 18 Aug 2025)
  • SMF16 Compliance Oversight (9 Dec 2019 to 1 Sep 2025)
  • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 18 Aug 2025)
  • Responsible for Insurance Distribution (1 Oct 2018 to 1 Sep 2025)
  • Responsibility for MCD Intermediation (21 Mar 2016 to 1 Sep 2025)
  • Responsible for Insurance Mediation (9 Oct 2012 to 30 Sep 2018)
  • CF4 Partner (9 Oct 2012 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • CF30 Customer (9 Oct 2012 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (9 Oct 2012 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • CF10 Compliance Oversight (9 Oct 2012 to 8 Dec 2019)
• Philip Scott Ward

  IRN PSW00026

  • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
  • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
  • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
  • SMF27 Partner (since 9 Dec 2019)
  • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
  • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
  • CF30 Customer (9 Oct 2012 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • CF4 Partner (9 Oct 2012 to 8 Dec 2019)
• Ryan Alexander Charles Lovatt

  IRN RAL01194

  • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
  • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
  • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
  • 21. Advising or arranging (bringing about) equity release transactions
  • SMF27 Partner (since 15 Feb 2020)
  • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
  • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
  • CF30 Customer (14 Jul 2018 to 8 Dec 2019)

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