Alexander Buckingham Associates

Reference number: 952748

Instant download

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

Uzma Bi Ghani Reference number: 762006 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.
  • Alexander Buckingham Associates (FRN 952748) is an AR of Uzma Bi Ghani (FRN 762006). When you use Alexander Buckingham Associates's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Alexander Buckingham Associates, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When abafinance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01494 458061 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode HP12 3DN
Instant PDF download
Other names (2)

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

  • ABA Finance Trading name
  • Hasnain Ahmed Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Uzma Bi Ghani, 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

Alexander Buckingham Associates’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2021

11 June 2021

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "ABA Finance"
  • Began trading as "Hasnain Ahmed"

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Alexander Buckingham Associates

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Alexander Buckingham Associates. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Instant PDF download

Firms like Alexander Buckingham Associates

Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.

In High Wycombe

A Niche Mortgages LtdHigh WycombeAppointed representativeBLR Financial SolutionsHigh WycombeAppointed representativeCrendon House Mortgages LimitedHigh WycombeAppointed representativeEasy Equity LtdHigh WycombeAppointed representativeK & M Dad LtdHigh WycombeAppointed representativeLmp Mortgage LtdHigh WycombeAppointed representative

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

Get the full report on Alexander Buckingham Associates

Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.

  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 3 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

Instant PDF One-off payment Secure checkout by Stripe

Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alexander Buckingham Associates FCA authorised?
Alexander Buckingham Associates (FRN 952748) 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 Alexander Buckingham Associates?
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. Alexander Buckingham Associates (FRN 952748) is an AR of Uzma Bi Ghani (FRN 762006). When you use Alexander Buckingham Associates's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Alexander Buckingham Associates, 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 Alexander Buckingham Associates’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01494 458061 and the website abafinance.co.uk for Alexander Buckingham Associates. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Alexander Buckingham Associates a scam or clone?
Alexander Buckingham Associates 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 Alexander Buckingham Associates?
Protection works through Uzma Bi Ghani, the principal firm responsible for Alexander Buckingham Associates's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Alexander Buckingham Associates use any other names?
It trades as ABA Finance and Hasnain Ahmed.

Sources and links

The full report on Alexander Buckingham Associates

£19.99 · Instant PDF download

Loading secure checkout…