Travelbrands Ltd

Reference number: 488928

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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.

The FCA register does not name a principal for this 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.
  • Travelbrands Ltd (FRN 488928) is listed as an introducer appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Check the FCA register before sharing your details.
  • Example: if Travelbrands refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Travelbrands 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.

Also trades as
  • Touchdown

Company details

From the company's Companies House record.

Company name
TRAVELBRANDS LIMITED
Company number
05265964
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 October 2004 (21 years old)
Registered office
2nd Floor Nucleus House, 2 Lower Mortlake Road, Richmond, TW9 2JA, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Travel agency activities (SIC 79110)
  • Tour operator activities (SIC 79120)

Current directors and secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed
Nigel Raymond Smithson Director Sep 1958 8 Apr 2005
Duane Boyd Director Feb 1945 9 Nov 2005
Lawrence Fleischman Director Nov 1953 9 Nov 2005
Nigel Raymond Smithson Secretary Not published 28 Jan 2005

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Activities and protection

What they can do, and how you are protected

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection 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.

Previously registered as

The FCA register holds 2 earlier registered names for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.

  • Touchdown World Travel Specialists
  • Travel Brands Ltd

Names it no longer trades under

This firm has retired 2 trading names. 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 names
  • Hotel Anywhere
  • TIS

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Travelbrands Ltd FCA authorised?
Travelbrands Ltd (FRN 488928) 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 Travelbrands?
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. Travelbrands Ltd (FRN 488928) is listed as an introducer appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Check the FCA register before sharing your details. Example: if Travelbrands refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Travelbrands 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 Travelbrands?
Protection works through the principal firm responsible for Travelbrands's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Is Travelbrands a scam or clone?
Travelbrands 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 Travelbrands's Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
Travelbrands's FRN is 488928. You can verify it on the FCA register.