Walker Crips at a glance
Walker Crips is a UK investment-management and wealth-management group with a heritage dating back more than a century. Its principal regulated investment-management entity, Walker Crips Investment Management Limited, provides discretionary, advisory and execution-only investment services, including dealing in shares, bonds, funds, structured investments and other securities. The group was acquired by PhillipCapital in March 2026 and transitioned to private ownership.
Walker Crips reports a founding year of 1914 and a head office in London, United Kingdom. It lists 1 regulator and 3 trading platforms.
BrokerBazaar verdict
Walker Crips is an established FCA-regulated UK investment-management and stockbroking business, with a long operating heritage and a focus on conventional securities, wealth management and portfolio services. Its principal risks relate to investment-market exposure, portfolio management and structured investments rather than retail leveraged CFD trading.
Legal entities, regulation and licences
Walker Crips operates through 4 legal entities, each supervised separately. Your account is with one specific entity, so the protections you receive depend on which one onboards you, not on the group's strongest licence. Overall, the group is supervised by at least one strict-tier regulator.
Licence check: Not independently checked. BrokerBazaar is currently reviewing this broker's information against public records. A company registration or general business licence is not permission to offer regulated brokerage services; only the register entries linked in the table count.
Countries accepted and restricted
Walker Crips states that it accepts clients from United Kingdom. Availability is decided per entity and can change without notice; residents of jurisdictions such as the USA, and often the EU and UK, are frequently excluded from offshore entities.
Trading products, platforms and account types
Instruments: Shares, Gilts, Bonds, Funds, ETFs, Investment Trusts, Structured Products. Platforms: Walker Crips Client Portal, Internet dealing, Telephone dealing desk. Account types: Discretionary Portfolio, Advisory Managed, Advisory Dealing, Execution Only, Stocks and Shares ISA, Junior ISA, SIPP.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: Wealth Management, Long-Term Investing, Tax-Efficient Accounts.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is Not published; the minimum quarterly custody charge makes it suited to larger portfolios. Spreads start from N/A — exchange-traded secu… and commission is Execution-only share dealing:…. Maximum leverage is Not Applicable / Not a lev…, subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: not specified. Swap type: not specified. Headline spreads are usually quoted for the most expensive account tier's cheapest instrument; compare total cost for your typical trade.
Deposits and withdrawals
Deposit methods: Bank Transfer, Cheque. Withdrawal methods: Bank Transfer.
Withdrawal speed and fees are set by the entity and payment provider. Withdrawal delays are the most common complaint category on BrokerBazaar across all brokers; keep identity documents current and withdraw to the same method you deposited with where required by anti-money-laundering rules.
Execution model, negative balance protection and client money
Negative balance protection: Not specified. Scalping allowed: Not specified. Algorithmic trading allowed: Not specified. News trading allowed: Not specified. Hedging: not specified.
Client-money rules follow the regulator of the entity that holds your account: FCA: Segregated in ring-fenced client accounts under the CASS rules. Compensation: FSCS — up to £85,000 per client.
Complaints and dispute process
Formal complaints: compliance@wcgplc.co.uk. Phone: 020 3100 8000. Clients should first contact their Investment Manager or Account Executive. If unresolved, complaints can be escalated to the Compliance Department. Walker Crips states that complaints are acknowledged promptly and investigated independently. If a final response has not been provided within eight weeks, or the client remains dissatisfied, eligible clients can refer the matter to the Financial Ombudsman Service
If the broker does not resolve a complaint, escalate to the ombudsman or regulator of the entity that holds your account. BrokerBazaar's Dispute Support Desk can help you document and escalate a case.
Strengths and limitations
- Strength: FCA-regulated investment-management entity with FRN 226344.
- Strength: Long-established UK investment business with heritage going back to 1914.
- Strength: Member of the London Stock Exchange.
- Strength: Discretionary, advisory and execution-only services.
- Strength: Stocks, bonds, funds, structured investments and other securities.
- Strength: Stocks & Shares ISA and SIPP services.
- Strength: Multiple UK offices.
- Strength: Strong focus on wealth and portfolio management.
- Strength: Acquired by PhillipCapital in March 2026.
- Limitation: Primarily a wealth/investment-management business rather than a low-cost retail trading platform.
- Limitation: Execution-only share dealing carries a 0.45% commission plus £10 compliance charge under the published tariff. (walkercrips.co.uk)
- Limitation: Management and advisory services involve additional fees.
- Limitation: No conventional MT4/MT5-style forex or CFD offering.
- Limitation: Fixed customer-support hours are not publicly specified.
- Limitation: The group underwent a significant ownership transition in 2026 following the PhillipCapital acquisition.
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
Walker Crips is most relevant to traders looking for: Wealth Management, Long-Term Investing, Tax-Efficient Accounts.
It is less suitable for anyone who needs a strict-tier regulator in their own country of residence but would be onboarded by an offshore entity, for residents of restricted jurisdictions, and for beginners who have not yet understood leverage and margin. Nothing on this page is personal financial advice.
Walker Crips change history
Every published fact change, with the previous value and the date it took effect. Each entry says whether the broker made the change itself or our editors checked it against an official source. Regulation and licence claims are always checked by an editor.
No fact changes recorded for Walker Crips yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about Walker Crips
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, FCA reference 226344 confirmed as the genuine authorised firm on the FCA's own clone firm warning page and in the firm's 2025 and 2026 legal terms; Companies House record 04774117 shows the company active with a confirmation statement filed 22 May 2026, web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. No independent licence check date is recorded yet. External ratings: Trustpilot 2.9/5; WikiFX N/A/10; Google Play Store 3.7/5; Apple App Store N/A/5; Forex Peace Army N/A/5.
Commercial disclosure. BrokerBazaar is independent and not owned by any broker. We may receive a referral fee if you open an account with Walker Crips through our links; this never affects scores or verification. How we make money. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss.