Stepwoods Financial Planning Ltd

Date authorised
1 September 2025
Companies House
16116215
Last scraped
5 days ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    Stepwoods Financial Planning
    Office F5 The Plaza
    Rutherford Park
    Braintree
    Essex
    CM77 7AU
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401376311492
    Web
    https://www.stepwoods.com

  • Complaints Contact

    Stepwoods Financial Planning
    Office F5 The Plaza
    Rutherford Park
    Braintree
    Essex
    CM77 7AU
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401376311491

What this firm is allowed to do

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

  • 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

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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.
    • · 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.

  • 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.

  • Authorised to Operate

    Show 1 limitation
    • · The firm can only agree to carry on the regulated activities specified in this Notice.

  • 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.

  • Debt Advice

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    • · 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”.

  • 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.

Approved individuals

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

  • Daniel Colin Bowen

    IRN DCB01183

    • 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
    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 1 Sep 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 1 Sep 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 1 Sep 2025)
    • Responsible for Insurance Distribution (since 1 Sep 2025)
    • SMF16 Compliance Oversight (since 1 Sep 2025)
    • SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (since 1 Sep 2025)
  • Megan Johns

    IRN MXJ00523

    • 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
    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 1 Sep 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 1 Sep 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 1 Sep 2025)

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