Broker Direct Plc
Reference number: 307607
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Identity
Check their details
Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.
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Verified website
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Verified phone number
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Verified address
DEAKINS PARK, DEAKINS MILL WAY, EGERTON, BOLTON, BL7 9RW, United Kingdom
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- Proficient
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- 02958427
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 12 August 1994 (32 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Green | Director | Jun 1946 | 31 Aug 1994 |
| Iain Julian Gray | Director | Jul 1962 | 3 Oct 1996 |
| John Kedric Rhodes | Director | Dec 1944 | 1 May 2009 |
| Joyce Ann Golder | Director | Apr 1969 | 1 Mar 2012 |
| Barbara Bradshaw | Director | Aug 1951 | 25 Apr 2013 |
| Daran Paul Towler Makin | Secretary | Not published | 1 Jul 2026 |
Warning
Scammers have impersonated this firm
Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.
Fake email addresses (1)
- support@sdbroker.org
Fake websites (1)
- sdbroker.org
The FCA warning these came from
- Smart Direct Broker 14 August 2023
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
Activities and protection
What they can do, and how you are protected
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
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- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Credit Broking
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Debt Administration
- Debt-collecting
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Providing Credit Information Services
Complaints: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Track record
FCA actions and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action, and no complaints recorded with the Ombudsman.
The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.
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