Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
03224580
Last scraped
2 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    3 Princes Buildings
    Bath
    Somerset
    BA1 2ED
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401225314999
  • Complaints Contact

    Advanta Wealth Ltd
    Ailsa Court
    121 West Regent Street
    Glasgow
    Glasgow City
    G2 2SD
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4403450340200

What this firm is allowed to do

The regulated activities the FCA has granted this firm permission to carry out.

  • 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 Professional, 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

    Show 2 limitations
    • · 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.
    • · This activity is limited to the provision of advice in relation to the conversion or transfer of benefits from pension policies with a Guaranteed Annuity Rate.
  • 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

    Show 1 limitation
    • · 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

    Show 1 limitation
    • · 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

    Show 1 limitation
    • · 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

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Limited to debt counselling excluding giving advice about debt management plans. In this limitation “debt management plans” is defined as: “a non-statutory agreement between a customer and one or more of the customer's lenders the aim of which is to discharge or liquidate the customer's debts, by making regular payments to a third party which administers the plan and distributes the money to the lenders”.
  • 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

    Show 1 limitation
    • · 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.
  • Credit Score Services

    Show 1 limitation
    • · This permission is limited to not carrying out credit repair services

Approved individuals

Senior staff personally approved by the FCA to hold their roles here.

  • Gregory Seath

    IRN GXS01317

    • Responsibility for MCD Intermediation (since 6 Jan 2026)
    • Responsible for Insurance Distribution (since 6 Jan 2026)
    • SMF16 Compliance Oversight (since 6 Jan 2026)
    • SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (since 6 Jan 2026)
  • Iain Alexander Valentine

    IRN IAV01003

    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 18 Sep 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (21 Oct 2024 to 19 Jan 2026)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (21 Oct 2024 to 19 Jan 2026)
  • Ian Potter

    IRN IXP00003

    • CF30 Customer (15 Dec 2008 to 28 Apr 2011)
  • James Cairns Boyd

    IRN JCB00026

    • CF30 Customer (1 Aug 2012 to 28 Dec 2012)
  • John Paul Davies

    IRN JPD00029

    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 31 Dec 2021)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (9 Dec 2019 to 31 Dec 2021)
    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF24 Pension Transfer Specialist (24 Feb 2006 to 31 Oct 2007)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (3 Jan 2006 to 31 Oct 2007)
  • John Robert Downs

    IRN JRD00006

    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 28 Dec 2007)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (3 Jan 2006 to 31 Oct 2007)
  • Julia Davies - Cousins

    IRN JXC00312

    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 30 Sep 2011)
    • CF22 Investment Adviser (Trainee) (17 Jul 2007 to 31 Oct 2007)
  • Julian Ernest Oakey

    IRN JEO00006

    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (9 Dec 2019 to 1 Aug 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 1 Aug 2025)
    • CF30 Customer (24 Apr 2013 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Kenneth Broughton

    IRN KXB00064

    • 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)
    • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
    • 21. Advising or arranging (bringing about) equity release transactions
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 13 Aug 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 13 Aug 2025)
  • Kevin Alexander Gray

    IRN KAG01029

    • CF1 Director (AR) (1 Dec 2007 to 4 Dec 2014)

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