Columbus Forty Five Limited
Reference number: 759728
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Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own. It acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
The FCA register does not name a principal for this firm.
What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- Columbus Forty Five Limited (FRN 759728) is listed as an appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Find the principal on the FCA register before dealing with this firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Columbus Forty Five, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Verified phone number
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Verified address
Agincourt House, 14 Clytha Park Road, Newport, Monmouthshire, NP20 4PB, United Kingdom
- VC South West
- Vitality Consulting South West
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- 10395718
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 27 September 2016 (9 years old)
- Registered office
- Agincourt House, 14 Clytha Park Road, Newport, NP20 4PB, Wales
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael John Hocking | Director | Dec 1967 | 27 Sep 2016 |
Activities and protection
What they can do, and how you are protected
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through 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.
Names it no longer trades under
This firm has retired one trading name. If you were contacted under one of these, the name did belong to this firm, but check the current details above before going ahead.
Show the retired name
- Vitality Consulting South
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