Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
00036695
Last scraped
3 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    440 Strand
    London
    WC2R 0QS
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4402077531000
  • Complaints Contact

    440 Strand
    London
    WC2R 0QS
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4402077531000

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 Admin

  • Buy-to-Let Mortgage Advice

  • Buy-to-Let Mortgage Arranging

  • 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 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: 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 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), 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, Funeral plan contract, 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, Spread Bet, 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), 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, Funeral plan contract, 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, Spread Bet, 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), 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, Funeral plan contract, 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, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, 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), Non-investment insurance contracts

  • Buy-to-Let Start Date

  • Buy-to-Let Status

  • Trade Settlement Routing

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Debenture, Government and public security, Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Share, Unit, Warrant

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
  • Credit Brokering

  • Stockbroking

    For Commercial, Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), 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, Funeral plan contract, 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, Spread Bet, 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), 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, Funeral plan contract, 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, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, 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 Plan Admin

  • Debt Collection

  • Debt Advice

  • 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), 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, Funeral plan contract, 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, Spread Bet, 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), 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, Funeral plan contract, 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, Spread Bet, 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.
  • Holds Your Assets

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), 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, Funeral plan contract, 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, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, 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.
  • Electronic Trade Settlement

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Debenture, Government and public security, Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Share, Unit, Warrant

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.

Approved individuals

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

  • John Desmond Richardson

    IRN JDR01081

    • CF22 Investment Adviser (Trainee) (28 Jan 2003 to 20 Aug 2004)
  • John Donald Black Workman

    IRN JDW01073

    • SMF7 Group Entity Senior Manager (7 Mar 2016 to 15 Aug 2016)
    • CF29 Significant management (15 Jul 2015 to 6 Mar 2016)
  • John Duncan Baines

    IRN JXB01604

    • CF3 Chief Executive (19 May 2009 to 14 Aug 2009)
    • CF1 Director (18 Jul 2003 to 28 Feb 2010)
    • CF13 Finance (2 May 2002 to 22 Jul 2003)
  • John Goss

    IRN JRG01054

    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (7 Mar 2016 to 9 May 2024)
    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 6 Mar 2016)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (9 Jul 2003 to 31 Oct 2007)
    • CF22 Investment Adviser (Trainee) (1 Dec 2001 to 9 Jul 2003)
  • John Hugh Gill

    IRN JHG01021

    • CF22 Investment Adviser (Trainee) (1 Dec 2001 to 8 Jul 2002)
  • John Lawrence McGrath

    IRN JLM00023

    • CF30 Customer (7 Dec 2012 to 6 Mar 2016)
  • John Liam Falloon

    IRN JXF37624

    • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
    • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 8 Nov 2023)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (17 Jan 2019 to 30 Aug 2022)
  • John Macintosh

    IRN JXM00051

    • [PRA CF] Significant risk taker or Material risk taker (1 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2020)
  • John Mark Peters

    IRN JMP01209

    • CF30 Customer (10 Oct 2008 to 5 Jan 2010)
  • John Michael McCormick

    IRN JXM00052

    • [PRA CF] Significant risk taker or Material risk taker (1 Jan 2021 to 3 Apr 2026)

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