Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
04343938
Last scraped
2 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    Essex Financial Planners
    Bank House
    26 Hamlet Court Road
    Westcliff-On-Sea
    Southend-On-Sea
    SS0 7LX
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401702347734
  • Complaints Contact

    Essex Financial Planners
    Bank House
    26 Hamlet Court Road
    Westcliff-On-Sea
    Southend-On-Sea
    SS0 7LX
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +441702347734

What this firm is allowed to do

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

  • Buy-to-Let Mortgage Admin

  • Buy-to-Let Mortgage Advice

  • Buy-to-Let Mortgage Arranging

  • 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

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    • · 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, 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 1 limitation
    • · This permission is limited to debt counselling with no debt management activity
  • 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.

  • Amanda Porter

    IRN AXW00155

    • CF30 Customer (10 May 2011 to 18 Jan 2016)
  • Darren Edward Ford

    IRN DXF00089

    • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
    • 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 1 Dec 2023)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 1 Dec 2023)
    • [FCA CF] Proprietary trader (1 Dec 2023 to 7 Dec 2023)
  • Diane Nazar

    IRN DXN00056

    • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
    • 21. Advising or arranging (bringing about) equity release transactions
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 1 Dec 2020)
    • [FCA CF] CASS oversight function (since 1 Dec 2020)
    • [FCA CF] Benchmark submission and administration (since 1 Dec 2020)
  • Mark James O'Dowd

    IRN MJO00021

    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (7 Feb 2007 to 31 Oct 2007)
  • Mark O'Dowd

    IRN MXO00156

    • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
    • 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] Client dealing (since 8 Dec 2021)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 8 Dec 2021)
  • Mark Wesley Brian Pentelow

    IRN MWP00014

    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 12 Jan 2009)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (17 Oct 2006 to 31 Oct 2007)
  • Martin Neil Blagrove

    IRN MNB01054

    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (1 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (1 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2022)
    • CF30 Customer (22 Apr 2014 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Max Waterman

    IRN MXW00515

    • 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
    • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 4 Oct 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 25 Jan 2022)
  • Max Waterman

    IRN MXW00261

    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (1 Jan 2020 to 4 Oct 2022)
  • Paul O'Connor

    IRN PXO00018

    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 27 Feb 2009)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (17 Oct 2006 to 31 Oct 2007)

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