Bath & North East Somerset Council

Bath & North East Somerset Council (FRN 1034371) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

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. Bath & North East Somerset Council (FRN 1034371) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Bath & North East Somerset Council. Example: if Bath & North East Somerset Council refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Bath & North East Somerset Council 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.

The FCA register lists the phone number 01225 395125 and the website bathnes.gov.uk/contact-us for Bath & North East Somerset Council. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Bath & North East Somerset Council 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.

Protection works through SME HCI Limited, the principal firm responsible for Bath & North East Somerset Council's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.