mutual services portsmouth ltd

Reference number: 985252

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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

Southern Co-operative Funerals Limited Reference number: 965280 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.
  • mutual services portsmouth ltd (FRN 985252) introduces customers to Southern Co-operative Funerals Limited (FRN 965280). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not mutual services portsmouth.
  • Example: if mutual services portsmouth refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from mutual services portsmouth 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

    023 9222 2500

  • Verified address

    Building 1000, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3FE, United Kingdom

Also trades as 9 other names
  • A Mongers
  • Caring Ladies
  • Co-operative funeralcare
  • Dashwood & Denyer
  • G Andrews & Sons
  • Howe & Sons
  • JB Hall
  • J Edwards
  • Lines Banister

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Activities and protection

What they can do, and how you are protected

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Southern Co-operative Funerals 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.

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is mutual services portsmouth ltd FCA authorised?
mutual services portsmouth ltd (FRN 985252) 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 mutual services portsmouth?
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. mutual services portsmouth ltd (FRN 985252) introduces customers to Southern Co-operative Funerals Limited (FRN 965280). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not mutual services portsmouth. Example: if mutual services portsmouth refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from mutual services portsmouth 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 mutual services portsmouth?
Protection works through Southern Co-operative Funerals Limited, the principal firm responsible for mutual services portsmouth's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Is mutual services portsmouth a scam or clone?
mutual services portsmouth 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 mutual services portsmouth's Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
mutual services portsmouth's FRN is 985252. You can verify it on the FCA register.