Date authorised
1 April 2013
Last scraped
3 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    6-20 Russell Street
    Nelson
    Lancashire
    BB9 7NJ
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401282440500
  • Complaints Contact

    6-20 Russell Street
    Nelson
    Lancashire
    BB9 7NJ
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401282440500

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, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance)

  • Investment Advice (no pensions)

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

  • 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, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Non-investment insurance contracts

  • Insurance Admin

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

  • Buy-to-Let Start Date

  • Buy-to-Let Status

  • Stockbroking

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

  • Trades With You Directly

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), 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), Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rolling spot forex contract, Spread Bet

    Show 2 limitations
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based)" is limited to investment types granted for this activity.
    • · The firm, in carrying out this regulated activity, is limited to entering into transactions in a manner which, if the firm was an unauthorised person, would come within article 16 of the RAO.
  • Mortgage Lending

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • Mortgage Setup

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • Investment Setup

    For Commercial, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit

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

Approved individuals

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

  • Joanne Cave

    IRN JXC03361

    • [PRA CF] Significant risk taker or Material risk taker (since 14 Apr 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (since 14 Apr 2025)
  • John Laurence Walker

    IRN JLW01064

    • SMF13 Chair of the Nominations Committee (since 13 Mar 2021)
    • SMF9 Chair of the Governing Body (since 14 May 2018)
  • Julia Ann Laura Brook

    IRN JXH65657

    • Responsible for Insurance Distribution (since 30 Dec 2025)
    • Responsibility for MCD Intermediation (since 30 Dec 2025)
    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 30 Dec 2025)
  • Katy Joanne Leach

    IRN KXL00155

    • [PRA CF] Significant risk taker or Material risk taker (since 27 Nov 2024)
    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (since 29 Apr 2019)
  • Keith Andrew Rolfe

    IRN KAR01085

    • SMF10 Chair of the Risk Committee (since 1 Apr 2026)
    • [PRA CF] Significant risk taker or Material risk taker (since 5 Jan 2026)
    • Director of firm who is not a certification employee or a SMF manager (since 5 Jan 2026)
    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (since 5 Jan 2026)
  • Lesley Barbara Ashworth

    IRN LBA01001

    • CF2 Non Executive Director (1 Dec 2001 to 23 Apr 2007)
  • Louise Whittam

    IRN LXW00204

    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (1 Dec 2016 to 25 Mar 2022)
  • Mark Pickering Walker

    IRN MXW00450

    • [PRA CF] Significant risk taker or Material risk taker (7 Jun 2016 to 3 Feb 2023)
  • Mark Russel Gray

    IRN MRG01086

    • SMF14 Senior Independent Director (10 Aug 2023 to 2 Apr 2026)
    • SMF10 Chair of the Risk Committee (1 Jun 2018 to 2 Apr 2026)
  • Maura Sullivan

    IRN MXS03615

    • SMF11 Chair of the Audit Committee (since 1 Sep 2023)
    • Director of firm who is not a certification employee or a SMF manager (1 Sep 2021 to 1 Sep 2023)

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