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
Connect IFA Ltd Reference number: 441505 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.
- AVEN FINANCE GROUP LTD (FRN 1058727) is an AR of Connect IFA Ltd (FRN 441505). When you use AVEN FINANCE GROUP's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from AVEN FINANCE GROUP, 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
38 Hillside Meadow, Fordham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5PJ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01223 625390 is
- Who else gives the postcode CB7 5PJ
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Cambs Ely Mortgages Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Connect IFA Ltd, 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
- 17116428 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 25 March 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- 38 Hillside Meadow, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5PJ, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flaviu Luca | Director | Apr 1984 | 25 Mar 2026 | 3 other companies |
Other companies run by its director
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
- 3
- closed down
- 2
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 3 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
Key dates in its history
Aven Finance Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
28 July 2026
- Became an appointed representative
- Began trading as "Cambs Ely Mortgages"
FCA register
25 March 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Flaviu Luca took control (75–100% of shares)
- Flaviu Luca appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to Aven Finance Group
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Aven Finance Group. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Aven Finance Group
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Ely
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 5 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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