Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
07162789
Last scraped
2 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    9 Woodmans Way
    Whickham
    Newcastle Upon Tyne
    Gateshead
    NE16 5TR
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401914884986
  • Complaints Contact

    9 Woodmans Way
    Whickham
    Newcastle Upon Tyne
    Gateshead
    NE16 5TR
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401914884986

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, 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

  • Stockbroking

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

  • 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, 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.

  • Amy Dawson

    IRN AXD00385

    • 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)
    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 6 Jan 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 16 Mar 2020)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 16 Mar 2020)
  • Joanne Whalen

    IRN JXB00221

    • 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] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • CF30 Customer (27 Dec 2013 to 29 Jul 2024)
  • Martin Hoare Davies

    IRN MHD00013

    • SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (9 Dec 2019 to 16 Nov 2022)
    • SMF16 Compliance Oversight (9 Dec 2019 to 16 Nov 2022)
    • SMF3 Executive Director (9 Dec 2019 to 16 Nov 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 31 Mar 2023)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (9 Dec 2019 to 31 Mar 2023)
    • Responsible for Insurance Distribution (1 Oct 2018 to 16 Nov 2022)
    • Responsibility for MCD Intermediation (21 Mar 2016 to 16 Nov 2022)
    • CF30 Customer (9 Aug 2010 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF1 Director (9 Aug 2010 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (9 Aug 2010 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • Responsible for Insurance Mediation (9 Aug 2010 to 30 Sep 2018)
    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (9 Aug 2010 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Nicholas Lyons

    IRN NXL15114

    • 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
    • SMF16 Compliance Oversight (since 12 Aug 2022)
    • Responsible for Insurance Distribution (since 12 Aug 2022)
    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 12 Aug 2022)
    • SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (since 12 Aug 2022)
    • Responsibility for MCD Intermediation (since 12 Aug 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • CF30 Customer (21 May 2019 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Reece Alan Guthrie

    IRN RXG00212

    • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 14 Sep 2023)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 14 Sep 2023)
  • Rodney Forster Milburn

    IRN RXM00150

    • SMF3 Executive Director (9 Dec 2019 to 31 Mar 2023)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (9 Dec 2019 to 31 Mar 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 31 Mar 2025)
    • CF30 Customer (9 Aug 2010 to 13 Feb 2013)
    • CF1 Director (9 Aug 2010 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Stephen Whalen

    IRN SXW00134

    • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)

Appointed representatives

Smaller firms operating under this firm's FCA authorisation.

  • Stephen Whalen (no longer appointed)

    FRN 728769 · Appointed 11 Dec 2015 · Until 29 Jul 2024

  • Joanne Whalen (no longer appointed)

    FRN 608651 · Appointed 11 Oct 2013 · Until 1 Aug 2024

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