Matthew James Collins

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Where they hold approval

Firms where this individual holds — or has held — an FCA-approved role.

Ascend Broking Group Limited
FRN 768429
- CF3 Chief Executive (AR) (since 10 Jun 2025)
- SMF3 Executive Director (since 9 Dec 2019)
- Responsible for Insurance Distribution (since 1 Oct 2018)
- Responsible for Insurance Mediation (13 Apr 2017 to 30 Sep 2018)
- CF1 Director (13 Apr 2017 to 8 Dec 2019)
Ascend Health Ltd (no longer approved here)
FRN 1033805
- Employed By (10 Jun 2025 to 24 Mar 2026)
DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED (no longer approved here)
FRN 307505
- CF1 Director (AR) (8 Dec 2016 to 13 Apr 2017)

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A quick guide to the terms on this page.

The FCA: The Financial Conduct Authority is the UK's regulator for banking, lending, insurance, investments and payments. Senior staff at any authorised firm have to be approved by the FCA personally.
Approved individual: Someone the FCA has personally signed off to hold a senior role at an authorised firm — directors, compliance officers and similar. They're held accountable for the firm's conduct.
Controlled functions: The specific senior roles the FCA approves people to hold, like 'Compliance oversight' or 'Money laundering reporting'. Each approval is tied to a particular firm.
IRN: Individual Reference Number — the unique ID the FCA assigns to each approved person. It stays the same as they move between firms.

Information on this page is sourced from the official FCA register.