Richard Townsend

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Where they hold approval

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

First Complete Limited
FRN 435779
- 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
- Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (since 22 Jan 2024)
HL Partnership Limited (no longer approved here)
FRN 303397
- Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (3 Nov 2023 to 22 Nov 2023)
Nationwide Building Society (no longer approved here)
FRN 106078
- [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (11 Jan 2023 to 27 May 2023)
- [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (26 May 2020 to 15 Jun 2020)

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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.