Appointed representative
Barry Johnson 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
WPA Healthcare Practice Plc Reference number: 757721 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.
- Barry Johnson (FRN 402828) is an AR of WPA Healthcare Practice Plc (FRN 757721). When you use Barry Johnson's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Barry Johnson, 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.
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Address
15 Beechacres, Gloucester Road, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1BE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When wpa.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07769 943731 is
- Who else gives the postcode BS35 1BE
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through WPA Healthcare Practice PLC, 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.
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk