Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
02089789
Last scraped
3 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    Unit 14
    12 Caroline Point
    62 Caroline Street
    Birmingham
    B3 1UF
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401212369900
  • Complaints Contact

    Unit 14
    12 Caroline Point
    62 Caroline Street
    Birmingham
    B3 1UF
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401212369900

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

  • 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

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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), 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.
  • 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), 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.
  • Buy-to-Let Start Date

  • Buy-to-Let Status

  • 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”.
  • Investment Setup

    For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), 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.

  • Iain Michael Chadwick

    IRN IMC01040

    • SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (since 2 Jul 2025)
    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 5 Mar 2024)
    • Responsible for Insurance Distribution (since 5 Mar 2024)
    • CF1 Director (AR) (10 Feb 2025 to 28 Nov 2025)
    • SMF3 (AR) Executive Director function (25 Sep 2024 to 4 Nov 2025)
  • Lee Patrick

    IRN LXP00339

    • [FCA CF] Significant management (since 1 Oct 2023)
  • Lisa Elizabeth Anne Basford

    IRN EAB00004

    • SMF3 Executive Director (9 Dec 2019 to 30 Nov 2020)
    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF24 Pension Transfer Specialist (1 Dec 2001 to 31 Oct 2007)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (1 Dec 2001 to 31 Oct 2007)
    • CF1 Director (1 Dec 2001 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Marc Maddison

    IRN MJM01471

    • 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 25 Jan 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 25 Jan 2022)
  • Matthew Stephen Pawley

    IRN MSP00029

    • SMF3 Executive Director (9 Dec 2019 to 8 Mar 2023)
    • CF1 Director (12 Aug 2019 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Michael Phillip Selby

    IRN MXS00265

    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (9 Dec 2019 to 1 Feb 2023)
  • Nicholas Edward Frost

    IRN NEF00002

    • 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] Functions requiring qualifications (since 26 Feb 2021)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 26 Feb 2021)
  • Nicola Jayne Carter

    IRN NXC81795

    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 3 Sep 2020)
  • Nigel William Gowing

    IRN NWG00003

    • CF30 Customer (25 May 2018 to 27 Jul 2018)
  • Philip Hitchman

    IRN PXH00031

    • Responsible for Insurance Distribution (1 Oct 2018 to 28 Feb 2019)
    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 28 Feb 2019)
    • Responsible for Insurance Mediation (14 Jan 2005 to 30 Sep 2018)
    • CF1 Director (1 Dec 2001 to 28 Feb 2019)
    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (1 Dec 2001 to 23 May 2016)
    • CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (1 Dec 2001 to 23 May 2016)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (1 Dec 2001 to 31 Oct 2007)
    • CF24 Pension Transfer Specialist (1 Dec 2001 to 31 Oct 2007)
    • CF8 Apportionment and Oversight (1 Dec 2001 to 31 Mar 2009)

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