Date authorised
12 December 2016
Companies House
09611663
Last scraped
1 week ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    Apex House
    18 Hockerill Street
    Bishop's Stortford
    Hertfordshire
    CM23 2DW
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +441279466706
  • Complaints Contact

    Apex House
    18 Hockerill Street
    Bishop's Stortford
    Hertfordshire
    CM23 2DW
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +441279466706

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, 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.
  • 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, 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 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 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.
  • 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 Bryan Strange

    IRN ABS00017

    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (1 Apr 2021 to 30 Aug 2024)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (1 Apr 2021 to 30 Aug 2024)
  • Andrew William Pinkney

    IRN AWP01051

    • 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
    • CF1 Director (AR) (since 22 Oct 2025)
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • CF30 Customer (since 12 Dec 2016)
  • Charlotte Amy Evans

    IRN CXE00223

    • 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 10 Mar 2026)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 10 Mar 2026)
  • Christopher Iain Longman

    IRN CIL01002

    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 26 Jun 2020)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (9 Dec 2019 to 26 Jun 2020)
    • CF30 Customer (22 Aug 2018 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Christopher John Emery

    IRN CJE00010

    • 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
    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • SMF16 Compliance Oversight (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • Responsible for Insurance Distribution (since 1 Oct 2018)
    • CF30 Customer (since 12 Dec 2016)
    • CF1 Director (AR) (since 12 Dec 2016)
    • Responsible for Insurance Mediation (12 Dec 2016 to 30 Sep 2018)
    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (12 Dec 2016 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF4 Partner (AR) (12 Dec 2016 to 28 Jul 2017)
    • CF1 Director (12 Dec 2016 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Christopher Robert Fenton

    IRN CRF01037

    • 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
    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 3 Jan 2024)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • CF30 Customer (12 Dec 2016 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Craig John Hilton

    IRN CJH01335

    • 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
    • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (since 5 Jan 2026)
    • CF30 Customer (since 29 Dec 2025)
    • CF1 Director (AR) (since 15 Oct 2025)
    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 2 Jan 2024)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 1 Nov 2021)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 1 Nov 2021)
  • Damon Brett Shaw

    IRN DBS00019

    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (7 Jul 2020 to 1 Apr 2021)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (7 Jul 2020 to 1 Apr 2021)
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (9 Dec 2019 to 6 Jul 2020)
    • CF30 Customer (26 Oct 2018 to 7 Jul 2020)
  • Darren Mark Hayward

    IRN DMH01218

    • CF1 Director (AR) (since 12 Dec 2016)
  • Derek Ian Kean

    IRN DIK00001

    • CF30 Customer (12 Dec 2016 to 18 Mar 2019)

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