Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
04490633
Last scraped
3 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    Best Practice I F A Group Ltd
    Broadlands Business Campus
    Langhurstwood Road
    Horsham
    West Sussex
    RH12 4QP
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +441403334455
  • Complaints Contact

    Best Practice I F A Group Ltd
    Broadlands Business Campus
    Langhurstwood Road
    Horsham
    West Sussex
    RH12 4QP
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +441403334455

What this firm is allowed to do

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

  • Buy-to-Let Mortgage Advice

  • Buy-to-Let Mortgage Arranging

  • P2P Lending Advice

    For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance)

  • Pension Transfer Advice

    For Professional, Retail (Investment), Life Policy, Personal pension scheme, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit

  • Equity Release Advice

    For Customer, Home reversion plans

  • 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.
  • Mortgage Advice

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • Authorised to Operate

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

    For Customer, Home reversion plans

  • 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.
  • Mortgage Arranging

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • Buy-to-Let Start Date

  • Buy-to-Let Status

  • Credit Brokering

  • Debt Advice

    Show 2 limitations
    • · This permission is limited to debt counselling with no debt management activity
    • · This permission is limited to debt counselling which is provided in connection with investment advice or advice on buy to let mortgages.
  • Equity Release Setup

    For Customer, Home reversion plans

  • Mortgage Setup

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • 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.

  • Geoffrey Andrew Battram

    IRN GAB00006

    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 30 Jul 2024)
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (9 Dec 2019 to 30 Jul 2024)
    • CF1 Director (AR) (21 Jul 2014 to 30 Jul 2024)
    • CF30 Customer (20 Aug 2012 to 30 Jul 2024)
    • CF4 Partner (AR) (20 Aug 2012 to 6 Oct 2015)
  • Geoffrey Binning Cook

    IRN GBC00001

    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (9 Dec 2019 to 18 Jan 2021)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 18 Jan 2021)
    • CF30 Customer (4 May 2017 to 18 Jan 2021)
  • Geoffrey Dyckes

    IRN GXD00035

    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (9 Dec 2019 to 16 Oct 2023)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 16 Oct 2023)
    • CF1 Director (AR) (8 Sep 2009 to 13 Oct 2023)
    • CF30 Customer (8 Sep 2009 to 13 Oct 2023)
  • Geoffrey Ronald Paffett

    IRN GRP00018

    • CF1 Director (AR) (since 10 Sep 2010)
    • CF30 Customer (10 Sep 2010 to 25 Mar 2020)
  • George Christopher THOMAS

    IRN GXT09357

    • 12. Giving personal recommendations on and dealing in securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • 2. Giving personal recommendations on securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
    • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
    • 9A. Advising on P2P agreements
    • CF1 Director (AR) (since 2 Sep 2024)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 17 May 2024)
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (since 17 May 2024)
    • CF30 Customer (since 16 May 2024)
  • George Smith

    IRN GXS00138

    • 2. Giving personal recommendations on securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • 12. Giving personal recommendations on and dealing in securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
    • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
    • 9A. Advising on P2P agreements
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 27 Oct 2025)
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (since 27 Oct 2025)
    • CF1 Director (AR) (since 22 Oct 2025)
    • CF30 Customer (since 22 Oct 2025)
  • George William Ewin

    IRN GXE12755

    • 11. Pension transfer specialist
    • 12. Giving personal recommendations on and dealing in securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • 2. Giving personal recommendations on securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
    • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
    • 7. Giving personal recommendations on long-term care insurance contracts
    • 9A. Advising on P2P agreements
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (since 19 Jun 2023)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 19 Jun 2023)
    • CF30 Customer (since 15 Jun 2023)
  • George William Rolls

    IRN GXR00207

    • 12. Giving personal recommendations on and dealing in securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • 2. Giving personal recommendations on securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
    • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
    • 9A. Advising on P2P agreements
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 7 Nov 2022)
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (since 7 Nov 2022)
    • CF30 Customer (since 4 Nov 2022)
  • Georgina Fay Bennett

    IRN GFB01035

    • CF30 Customer (31 Aug 2012 to 14 Aug 2015)
    • CF1 Director (AR) (31 Aug 2012 to 14 Aug 2015)
  • Georgina Jane Talbot

    IRN GJP01107

    • 12. Giving personal recommendations on and dealing in securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • 2. Giving personal recommendations on securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
    • 21. Advising or arranging (bringing about) equity release transactions
    • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
    • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
    • 7. Giving personal recommendations on long-term care insurance contracts
    • 9A. Advising on P2P agreements
    • CF1 Director (AR) (since 6 Sep 2024)
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (since 10 Oct 2023)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 10 Oct 2023)
    • CF30 Customer (since 1 Apr 2023)

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