Alan Bates

Reference number: 916568

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Appointed representative

Alan Bates does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Peregrine Asset Finance Limited Reference number: 649227 Authorised 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.
  • Alan Bates (FRN 916568) is an AR of Peregrine Asset Finance Limited (FRN 649227). When you use Alan Bates's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Alan Bates, 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07799 159464

  • Address

    4 Goylands Close, Howey, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 5RB, United Kingdom

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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Alan Bates t/a Wadland Finance Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Peregrine Asset Finance 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 Ombudsman, free
    You 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.

Key dates in its history

Alan Bates’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2020

15 July 2020

  • Stopped trading as "Alan Bates t/a Wadland Finance"

FCA register

2019

8 November 2019

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Alan Bates t/a Wadland Finance"

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alan Bates FCA authorised?
Alan Bates (FRN 916568) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Alan Bates?
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. Alan Bates (FRN 916568) is an AR of Peregrine Asset Finance Limited (FRN 649227). When you use Alan Bates's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Alan Bates, 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.
What is Alan Bates’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07799 159464 for Alan Bates. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Alan Bates a scam or clone?
Alan Bates is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Alan Bates?
Protection works through Peregrine Asset Finance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Alan Bates's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Alan Bates use any other names?
It has previously used the name Alan Bates t/a Wadland Finance.

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