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Ware & Kay Financial Services Limited

IFA Financial Advisers · York · Est. 2012

14 years

Active Trading

Active

CH Status

08147954

Company No

2025

Accounts to

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Company Registration Details

Registered company name	Ware & Kay Financial Services Limited
Companies House number	08147954 →
Company type	Private Limited Company (Ltd)
Registered address	Sentinel House Peasholme Green, YO1 7PP
City / Region	York
Date incorporated	2012
Years trading	14 years
CH status	Active
Specialism	Recorded activity: 64999 (financial intermediation not elsewhere classified)
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About Ware & Kay Financial Services Limited

Founded in 2012, Ware & Kay Financial Services Limited has been active for 14 years — a period that spans significant change in the UK financial services landscape, including post-financial crisis regulatory reform, digital transformation and the economic disruption of recent years. The firm's continued active status through this period reflects operational stability.

The Kaeltripton Financial Index records 1663 ifa financial advisers nationally, 19 of them in York.

What IFA Financial Advisers Do

A financial adviser's independent or restricted status determines the breadth of products considered, and must be disclosed. The RDR reforms ended commission on retail investment advice; remuneration is now a disclosed fee.

Ombudsman and FSCS protection follow authorisation, which is why the register check precedes everything else.

How to Choose the Right IFA Financial Adviser

Ask about the firm's independence status, qualifications beyond Level 4, and experience with cases like yours. Ongoing charges deserve scrutiny: establish exactly what service the percentage buys each year.

Expect an initial charge for the advice work plus an ongoing charge if the firm reviews the portfolio annually.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Independence has a regulatory definition: the firm must consider a sufficiently broad range of retail investment products across the market. Restricted firms advise from a narrower set, and the status must be disclosed before advice.

How much does independent financial advice cost?

Expect a disclosed initial fee scaled to the work plus, where you take ongoing service, an annual percentage of assets commonly between 0.5% and 1%; nothing is chargeable until agreed in writing.

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

You can absolutely self-manage; the advice case strengthens as affairs grow complex, where portfolio construction, tax and inheritance interact and errors get expensive.

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?

The route is firm complaint, then Financial Ombudsman Service: authorised firms must operate a complaints procedure and respond within eight weeks, with the Ombudsman able to award redress on eligible cases.

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Ware & Kay Financial Services Limited | IFA Financial Advisers | York | Est. 2012