Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
00398426
Last scraped
3 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    2 Moorgate
    London
    EC2R 6AG
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +442076069833
  • Complaints Contact

    2 Moorgate
    London
    EC2R 6AG
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +442072823362

What this firm is allowed to do

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

  • Bank Deposits

    For All, Deposit

  • Buy-to-Let Mortgage Lending

  • Mortgage Servicing

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • P2P Lending Advice

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

  • Pension Transfer Advice

    For Professional, Retail (Investment), 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

    Show 2 limitations
    • · This activity is limited to the provision of advice in relation to the conversion or transfer of benefits from pension policies with a Guaranteed Annuity Rate.
    • · 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.
  • Land Loan Advice

  • Investment Advice (no pensions)

    For Commercial, Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Alternative Debenture, Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, 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.
  • Arranges Investments

    For Commercial, Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Alternative Debenture, Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, 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

  • Arranges Asset Safekeeping

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Alternative Debenture, Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, 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.
  • Insurance Admin

    For Commercial, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts

  • Buy-to-Let Start Date

  • Buy-to-Let Status

  • Trade Settlement Routing

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Alternative Debenture, Certificates representing certain security, Debenture, Government and public security, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Share, Unit, Warrant

  • Stockbroking

    For Commercial, Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Alternative Debenture, Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, 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.
  • Trades With You Directly

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Alternative Debenture, Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, 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.
  • 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”.
  • Mortgage Lending

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • Consumer Loans

  • Loan Servicing

  • Mortgage Setup

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • Investment Setup

    For Commercial, Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Alternative Debenture, Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, 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.
  • Manages Your Portfolio

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Alternative Debenture, Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, 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 Score Services

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

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Alternative Debenture, Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, 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.

  • Iain Pink

    IRN IMP00005

    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (9 Sep 2019 to 30 Jun 2023)
    • CF30 Customer (28 Sep 2015 to 6 Mar 2016)
  • Iain Thomas Ogilvie Harrison

    IRN ITH01008

    • CF27 Investment Management (1 Dec 2001 to 27 Jun 2003)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (1 Dec 2001 to 27 Jun 2003)
  • Ian Abbs-Brown

    IRN IXA44523

    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (9 Sep 2019 to 9 Sep 2019)
  • Ian Buchanan Mitchell

    IRN IBM01008

    • CF21 Investment Adviser (24 Jul 2002 to 2 Jan 2004)
    • CF22 Investment Adviser (Trainee) (15 Apr 2002 to 24 Jul 2002)
  • Ian Gregory Stanley Thompson

    IRN IGT00016

    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (21 Oct 2019 to 20 Feb 2026)
  • Ian James Balgarnie

    IRN IJB00015

    • CF21 Investment Adviser (9 Apr 2002 to 16 Sep 2004)
    • CF22 Investment Adviser (Trainee) (11 Jan 2002 to 9 Apr 2002)
  • Ian MacKinnon

    IRN IXM01165

    • CF30 Customer (5 Sep 2012 to 6 Mar 2016)
  • Ian Sackfield

    IRN IMS01031

    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (9 Sep 2019 to 3 Mar 2020)
    • SMF1 Chief Executive (7 Mar 2016 to 31 Mar 2018)
    • CF28 Systems and controls (13 Jul 2011 to 27 Oct 2015)
    • CF3 Chief Executive (5 Jan 2009 to 6 Mar 2016)
    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 6 Mar 2016)
    • CF1 Director (1 Dec 2001 to 6 Mar 2016)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (1 Dec 2001 to 31 Oct 2007)
    • CF27 Investment Management (1 Dec 2001 to 31 Oct 2007)
  • JOHN RUARI McGirr

    IRN JRM01160

    • CF21 Investment Adviser (1 Dec 2001 to 28 Jun 2002)
    • CF23 Corporate Finance Adviser (1 Dec 2001 to 28 Jun 2002)
  • Jack Egan

    IRN JXE46308

    • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Sep 2019)

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