Alkesh Patel: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

Alkesh Patel can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 11 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions

Responsible principal firm

Chrysalis Finance Limited Reference number: 631193 Authorised View 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.
Alkesh Patel (FRN 664874) introduces customers to Chrysalis Finance Limited (FRN 631193). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Alkesh Patel.
Example: if Alkesh Patel refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Alkesh Patel 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.

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 7725 9930
Address

234 Edgware Road, Paddington, London, W2 1DW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 020 7725 9930 is
Who else gives the postcode W2 1DW

Other names (1)

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

Maison Smile Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Chrysalis 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

Alkesh Patel’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2015

14 January 2015

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

8 January 2015

Began trading as "Maison Smile"

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Alkesh Patel

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

connected firms: 3
share its postcode: 3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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2 background checks on its contact details
All 2 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alkesh Patel FCA authorised?

Alkesh Patel (FRN 664874) 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 Alkesh Patel?

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. Alkesh Patel (FRN 664874) introduces customers to Chrysalis Finance Limited (FRN 631193). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Alkesh Patel. Example: if Alkesh Patel refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Alkesh Patel 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.

What is Alkesh Patel’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7725 9930 for Alkesh Patel. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Alkesh Patel a scam or clone?

Alkesh Patel 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 Alkesh Patel?

Protection works through Chrysalis Finance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Alkesh Patel's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Does Alkesh Patel use any other names?

It trades as Maison Smile.