Business Essential Services Limited

Reference number: 535888

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Bionic Financial Services Limited Reference number: 544998 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Business Essential Services Limited (FRN 535888) introduces customers to Bionic Financial Services Limited (FRN 544998). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Business Essential Services.
  • Example: if Business Essential Services refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Business Essential Services itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Verified phone number

    07775 897916

  • Verified address

    5th Floor, 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AP, United Kingdom

Also trades as
  • Bionic

Company details

From the company's Companies House record.

Company number
05949018
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 September 2006 (19 years old)
Registered office
5th Floor, 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AP, England
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Current directors and secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed
Paul John Galligan Director Jan 1975 22 Mar 2019
Daniel Lee Teutsch Director May 1987 3 Mar 2025

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Activities and protection

What they can do, and how you are protected

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Bionic Financial Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

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.

Previously registered as

The FCA register holds 3 earlier registered names for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.

  • Bionic Services Limited
  • MAKE IT CHEAPER LIMITED
  • MAKE IT CHEAPER LIMITED (Suspended)

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Business Essential Services Limited FCA authorised?
Business Essential Services Limited (FRN 535888) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Business Essential Services?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Business Essential Services Limited (FRN 535888) introduces customers to Bionic Financial Services Limited (FRN 544998). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Business Essential Services. Example: if Business Essential Services refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Business Essential Services itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
Is my money safe with Business Essential Services?
Protection works through Bionic Financial Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for Business Essential Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Is Business Essential Services a scam or clone?
Business Essential Services is a genuine FCA-listed firm. However, scammers sometimes clone authorised firms. Always check that the contact details you were given match those on the FCA register before sending money or sharing information.
What is Business Essential Services's Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
Business Essential Services's FRN is 535888. You can verify it on the FCA register.