Aberconwy Limited
Reference number: 723884
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Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
Andrew Smith Reference number: 826675 View 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.
- Aberconwy Limited (FRN 723884) is an AR of Andrew Smith (FRN 826675). When you use Aberconwy's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Aberconwy, 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.
Website, phone number and address
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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Phone number
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Address
Dee House, Lakeside Business Village, St. Davids Park, Ewloe, Deeside, Flintshire, CH5 3XF, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When darwinescapes.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01745 858000 is, and the 14 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode CH5 3XF
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Aberconwy Resort & Spa Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Darwin Escapes Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Andrew Smith, 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 Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 07692200 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 4 July 2011 (15 years old)
- Registered office
- Dee House St. Davids Park, Ewloe, Deeside, Flintshire, CH5 3XF, Wales
- Nature of business
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- Other accommodation (SIC 55900)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Campbell | Director | Sep 1959 | 28 Feb 2018 | 30 other companies |
| Alexander Bryan Timothy Pope | Director | Sep 1983 | 27 Aug 2025 | 46 other companies |
Other companies run by these 2 directors
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 60
- closed down
- 16
- are FCA-registered
- 7
In the full report: all 60 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 7 on the FCA register
- The 16 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Aberconwy’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2017
28 March 2017
- Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited gave up control
- Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Kleinwort Benson (Guernsey) Limited gave up control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Kleinwort Benson (Guernsey) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2015
30 October 2015
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
15 May 2015
- Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
2011
4 July 2011
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 21 events
- All 21 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 12
Firms connected to Aberconwy
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Aberconwy. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 12
- share a director
- 7
- share its phone number
- 11
In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (7), the same phone number (11), the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Aberconwy
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Deeside
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- 60 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 21 events in its history
- 12 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk