Date authorised
5 January 2018
Companies House
10890457
Last scraped
1 week ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    Blackbear Financial Group Ltd
    Unit 4
    Rossmore Business Village
    Inward Way
    Ellesmere Port
    Cheshire West And Chester
    CH65 3EY
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401513176800
  • Complaints Contact

    Blackbear Financial Group Ltd
    Unit 4
    Rossmore Business Village
    Inward Way
    Ellesmere Port
    Cheshire West And Chester
    CH65 3EY
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401513176800

What this firm is allowed to do

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

  • P2P Lending Advice

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

  • Pension Transfer Advice

    For Life Policy, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit

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    • · 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.
    • · This activity is limited to the provision of advice in relation to the conversion or transfer of benefits from: i) pension policies with a Guaranteed Annuity Rate (for the avoidance of doubt, this includes policies which are retirement annuity contracts with a minimum guaranteed income, where that income satisfies limb (b) of the Glossary definition of Guaranteed Annuity Rate); ii) defined contribution occupational schemes without safeguarded benefits.
  • 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

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    • · 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.
  • Authorised to Operate

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

  • Debt Advice

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Limited to debt counselling excluding giving advice about debt management plans. In this limitation “debt management plans” is defined as: “a non-statutory agreement between a customer and one or more of the customer's lenders the aim of which is to discharge or liquidate the customer's debts, by making regular payments to a third party which administers the plan and distributes the money to the lenders”.
  • 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

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    • · 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.
  • Credit Score Services

    Show 1 limitation
    • · This permission is limited to not carrying out credit repair services

Approved individuals

Senior staff personally approved by the FCA to hold their roles here.

  • Andrew George Anderson

    IRN AGA00001

    • 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)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • SMF16 Compliance Oversight (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • Responsible for Insurance Distribution (since 1 Oct 2018)
    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (9 Dec 2019 to 7 Dec 2023)
    • CF1 Director (5 Jan 2018 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • Responsible for Insurance Mediation (5 Jan 2018 to 30 Sep 2018)
    • CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (5 Jan 2018 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (5 Jan 2018 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF30 Customer (5 Jan 2018 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Charles Sebastian Beck

    IRN CSB01143

    • 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)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 4 Dec 2023)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 4 Dec 2023)
  • Christopher John Sands

    IRN CJS01405

    • 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)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • CF30 Customer (16 Apr 2018 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Garry Charles Ridley

    IRN GXR16909

    • 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)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Apr 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Apr 2025)
  • JOSHUA COOKE

    IRN JXC01663

    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (1 Aug 2024 to 16 Jan 2026)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (1 Aug 2024 to 16 Jan 2026)
  • Karen Margaret Anderson

    IRN KMA01094

    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • CF1 Director (5 Jan 2018 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Max Anderson

    IRN MXA01353

    • 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)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 14 Mar 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 14 Mar 2025)
  • Stephen Baxter

    IRN SXB00129

    • 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)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 21 Oct 2020)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 21 Oct 2020)

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