the cabinet office ltd

Reference number: 1031301

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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.

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.
  • the cabinet office ltd (FRN 1031301) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not the cabinet office.
  • Example: if the cabinet office refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from the cabinet office 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.

Company details

From the company's Companies House record.

Company number
05756325
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 March 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
Unit 3 Station Yard, Station, Road, Hatton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5DU
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Current directors and secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed
Grant Lee Widlake Director Nov 1960 24 Mar 2006

Activities and protection

What they can do, and how you are protected

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through SME HCI 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 the cabinet office ltd FCA authorised?
the cabinet office ltd (FRN 1031301) 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 the cabinet office?
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. the cabinet office ltd (FRN 1031301) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not the cabinet office. Example: if the cabinet office refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from the cabinet office 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 the cabinet office?
Protection works through SME HCI Limited, the principal firm responsible for the cabinet office's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Is the cabinet office a scam or clone?
the cabinet office 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 the cabinet office's Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
the cabinet office's FRN is 1031301. You can verify it on the FCA register.