Stephen Grail (a director of A+ Financial Services Limited) was jailed for 5 years in February this year, after being convicted for obtaining property by deception, abuse of position, theft, and fraud. The amount stolen estimated at around £1.65 million, between 1997 and 2018, 5 years before A+ Financial Services Limited was established. The stolen funds were used to maintain a failing company and personal lifestyle .

Confidently Grail operated a ponzi scheme for 20 years (type of fraud – luring new investors, which pays profits to earlier investors with funds from new investors), claiming funds were being invested (pensions and investment bonds). To maintain his pretence, Grail provided his victims with false documentation to support supposedly new investments and increase level of investments. Investments that were made, profited, moved into his own accounts.

With 10 claims against them, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) confirms the firm to be in default. Based in Hertfordshire A+ Financial Services Limited liquidated in October 2018, trading as Grosvenor Trust & Saving and A-plus, the firm defaults after operating for 20 years. The firm began operating in January 2002, regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) until October 2020. Over the years, A+ Financial Services Limited, also traded as:

A1 Life LLP, Audley Financial Services Limited, D C Thomson Enterprise Finance Limited,
DisabledGo Financial Services Limited, Edited Financial Services Limited,
Grosvenor Wealth Management, MailLife Financial Services Limited, Readers Digest
Financial Services Limited, Temelco Limited & Vivat Finance Limited.

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If you had your pension transferred by Acklam Financial Ltd, you may be liable for compensation worth 000’s. With over 25 Years of experience in the field and registration with the Bar Standards Board, we will handle your case with professionalism, clarity and transparency. Get in touch with us today and protect your assets

If you had your pension transferred by A+ Financial Services Limited, you may be liable for compensation worth 000’s. With over 25 Years of experience in the field and registration with the Bar Standards Board, we will handle your case with professionalism, clarity and transparency. Get in touch with us today and protect your asset

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