Mearns & Company Limited
Reference number: 465557
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Identity
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Mearns & Company, 112 Commercial Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH6 6NF, United Kingdom
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- SC288945
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 16 August 2005 (20 years old)
- Registered office
- 112 Commercial Street, Edinburgh, EH6 6NF, Scotland
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
- Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding (SIC 66290)
- Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Lamont Steel | Director | May 1979 | 1 Jan 2009 |
| Catherine Anne Bell | Director | Nov 1974 | 6 Dec 2013 |
| Graeme Alexander Brown | Director | Jul 1982 | 1 Jun 2014 |
| Graeme Mcinally | Director | Jan 1991 | 1 Mar 2022 |
| Catherine Bell | Secretary | Not published | 16 Aug 2005 |
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.
- Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may applyMortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
- 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)
- Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
- Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Credit Broking
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Debt-counselling
- Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
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
- Mearns Corporate Solutions
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