Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
01614137
Last scraped
2 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    71 Market Street
    Stoke-on-Trent
    Staffordshire
    ST3 1BW
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401782315597
  • Complaints Contact

    71 Market Street
    Stoke-on-Trent
    Staffordshire
    ST3 1BW
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401782315597

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 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 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.
  • Mortgage Advice

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • Authorised to Operate

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    • · 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

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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.
  • Mortgage Arranging

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • Insurance Admin

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

  • Credit Brokering

  • Stockbroking

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

  • Debt Advice

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    • · Limited to debt counselling excluding the administration of debt management plans In this limitation debt management plans are 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

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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.

Approved individuals

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

  • Bernard Paul Lawson

    IRN BPL00002

    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 30 Sep 2012)
    • Responsible for Insurance Mediation (14 Jan 2005 to 30 Sep 2012)
    • CF8 Apportionment and Oversight (8 Oct 2004 to 31 Mar 2009)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (8 Oct 2004 to 31 Oct 2007)
    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (8 Oct 2004 to 30 Sep 2012)
    • CF1 Director (8 Oct 2004 to 30 Sep 2012)
  • Michael Joseph Fern

    IRN MJF00013

    • 7. Giving personal recommendations on long-term care insurance contracts
    • 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)
    • SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • SMF16 Compliance Oversight (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] CASS oversight function (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • Responsible for Insurance Distribution (since 1 Oct 2018)
    • Responsibility for MCD Intermediation (since 21 Mar 2016)
    • Responsible for Insurance Mediation (13 May 2015 to 30 Sep 2018)
    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (23 Oct 2012 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF1 Director (8 Oct 2004 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (8 Oct 2004 to 31 Oct 2007)
    • CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (8 Oct 2004 to 8 Dec 2019)

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