Stephen Townsend

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Where they hold approval

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

Tesco Personal Finance Limited (no longer approved here)
FRN 186022
- (50)CF29 Significant management (14 Sep 2011 to 20 Jul 2015)

Updates to this individual's record on the FCA register.

8 hours ago
controlled function added: (50)CF29 Significant management at Tesco Personal Finance Limited

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.