Carlton Smith Wills & Estate Planning Limited

IFA Financial Advisers · Stowmarket, Ipswich · Est. 2025

1 year

Active Trading

Active

CH Status

16741175

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n/a

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Company Registration Details

Registered company name	Carlton Smith Wills & Estate Planning Limited
Companies House number	16741175 →
Company type	Private Limited Company (Ltd)
Registered address	Wildwood Centre Lower Road Onehouse, IP14 3BX
City / Region	Stowmarket, Ipswich
Date incorporated	2025
Years trading	1 year
CH status	Active
Specialism	Recorded activity: 64999 (financial intermediation not elsewhere classified)
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About Carlton Smith Wills & Estate Planning Limited

Carlton Smith Wills & Estate Planning Limited was incorporated in 2025 and is registered as an active company on the Companies House register.

Ipswich accounts for 15 of the 1663 ifa financial advisers tracked on this index.

Check both firm and adviser on the register; individual advisers appear with their own reference numbers.

What IFA Financial Advisers Do

The core of advice is suitability: matching products to a client's objectives, capacity for loss and time horizon. The RDR reforms ended commission on retail investment advice; remuneration is now a disclosed fee.

Redress routes exist for authorised advice: complaints to the firm, then the Financial Ombudsman Service.

How to Choose the Right IFA Financial Adviser

Chartered or certified status signals qualification beyond the regulatory minimum and is worth asking about. Ongoing charges deserve scrutiny: establish exactly what service the percentage buys each year.

Ongoing service charges should map to a defined annual service; ask what the review actually covers.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between an independent financial adviser and a restricted adviser?

The label is regulatory, not marketing: independent means a broad market view of retail investment products, restricted means a defined subset. The firm's disclosure documents state which applies.

How much does independent financial advice cost?

Costs vary with complexity: an initial piece such as a pension review sits in the hundreds-to-thousands range, and ongoing management typically charges 0.5% to 1% of assets each year, disclosed and agreed upfront.

Do I need an IFA or can I manage my investments myself?

Neither answer is universal: platforms make DIY investing accessible, while advisers add value in the technical layers, tax wrappers, pension rules, estate planning, that compound at scale.

What qualifications should an IFA have?

Level 4 Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning is the FCA minimum; Chartered Financial Planner and Certified Financial Planner designations indicate study beyond it. Individual advisers can be verified on the FCA register.

What happens if I receive bad financial advice from an IFA?

Complain to the firm first, which must respond within eight weeks; if unresolved, the Financial Ombudsman Service can consider the case and award compensation for eligible complaints, and firms carry professional indemnity insurance behind that.

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Carlton Smith Wills & Estate Planning Limited | IFA Financial Advisers | Stowmarket | Est. 2025