Alan Mark Cohen

Reference number: 425359

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Appointed representative

Alan Mark Cohen 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

Health Net Services Limited Reference number: 312313 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 Mark Cohen (FRN 425359) is an AR of Health Net Services Limited (FRN 312313). When you use Alan Mark Cohen's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Alan Mark Cohen, 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

    020 8551 5405

  • Address

    36 Bergholt Avenue, Ilford, Essex, IG4 5NE, United Kingdom

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Other names (3)

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

  • Competitive Health Trading name
  • Ac Health Care Former name
  • Alan Cohen Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Health Net Services 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 Mark Cohen’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

16 December 2016

  • Changed its registered name from "Alan Cohen"

FCA register

2011

11 January 2011

  • Began trading as "Competitive Health"

FCA register

2007

21 November 2007

  • Changed its registered name from "Ac Health Care"

FCA register

2005

28 January 2005

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

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

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  • All 4 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alan Mark Cohen FCA authorised?
Alan Mark Cohen (FRN 425359) 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 Mark Cohen?
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 Mark Cohen (FRN 425359) is an AR of Health Net Services Limited (FRN 312313). When you use Alan Mark Cohen's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Alan Mark Cohen, 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 Mark Cohen’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8551 5405 for Alan Mark Cohen. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Alan Mark Cohen a scam or clone?
Alan Mark Cohen 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 Mark Cohen?
Protection works through Health Net Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for Alan Mark Cohen's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Alan Mark Cohen use any other names?
It trades as Competitive Health. It has previously used 2 other names: Ac Health Care and Alan Cohen.

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