Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
03445703
Last scraped
3 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    Tom French & Associates Ltd
    Prudence House
    Ashleigh Way
    Langage Business Park
    Plymouth
    Devon
    PL7 5JX
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401752347070
  • Complaints Contact

    Tom French & Associates Ltd
    Prudence House
    Ashleigh Way
    Langage Business Park
    Plymouth
    Devon
    PL7 5JX
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401752347070

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

  • 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.
  • Equity Release Advice

    For Customer, Home reversion plans

  • 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.
  • Equity Release Arranging

    For Customer, Home reversion plans

  • 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, 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

  • Stockbroking

    For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), 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.
  • 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”.
  • Consumer Hire

  • Consumer Hire Servicing

  • Equity Release Setup

    For Customer, Home reversion plans

  • 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, 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.
  • Basic Pension Advice

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Stakeholder products

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Subject to this activity being limited to a non-mainstream regulated activity

Approved individuals

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

  • John Victor Guthrie

    IRN JVG01014

    • 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)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • CF30 Customer (4 Sep 2017 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Jonathan Parsons

    IRN JXP00098

    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (11 Jan 2021 to 31 Jan 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (11 Jan 2021 to 31 Jan 2025)
  • Jonathon Mark Ridgment

    IRN JMR00022

    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 11 Jan 2010)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (20 Mar 2003 to 31 Oct 2007)
  • Joshua Marshall

    IRN JXM46767

    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (19 Oct 2020 to 14 Jan 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (19 Oct 2020 to 14 Jan 2022)
  • Julian Andrew Saunders

    IRN JAS01295

    • CF21 Investment Adviser (3 Dec 2002 to 3 Dec 2002)
  • Julie Susan Eccles

    IRN JSG00028

    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 25 Jan 2016)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (28 Jun 2006 to 31 Oct 2007)
    • CF22 Investment Adviser (Trainee) (16 May 2005 to 28 Jun 2006)
  • Kenneth John Cook

    IRN KJC00021

    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 1 May 2012)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (10 Oct 2003 to 31 Oct 2007)
  • Kim Annette Houghton

    IRN KAH00020

    • 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)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 17 Nov 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 17 Nov 2025)
  • Laura Smith

    IRN LXS00152

    • 21. Advising or arranging (bringing about) equity release transactions
    • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
  • Lee Terry

    IRN LXT00067

    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (9 Dec 2019 to 7 Jul 2023)

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