Sarah Buchanan

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Where they hold approval

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

West Somerset Advice Bureau
FRN 628959
- Director of firm who is not a certification employee or a SMF manager (since 7 Jan 2025)
HSBC Bank Plc (no longer approved here)
FRN 114216
- CF30 Customer (9 Oct 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)

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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.