Brook Financial Services Ltd

Reference number: 529047

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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

Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited Reference number: 455545 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.
  • Brook Financial Services Ltd (FRN 529047) is an AR of Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited (FRN 455545). When you use Brook Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Brook Financial Services, 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01226 720043

  • Address

    The Old Courthouse 60a, London Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6HR, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01226 720043 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NG31 6HR
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Other names (58)

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

  • AJMS Trading name
  • Avalon Mortgages Trading name
  • Balch Mortgages Trading name
  • BL Mortgage Partners.com Trading name
  • CC Mortgages Trading name
  • Em for Mortgages Trading name
  • Everyone Mortgages Trading name
  • Exclusively Mortgages Trading name
  • Exclusively Protection Trading name
  • Honeybee Mortgage Services Trading name
  • Jarlands Mortgage Specialists Trading name
  • Kriva Financial Solutions Trading name
  • MattenProuse Mortgage & Protection Specialists Trading name
  • Morgan Cartwright Financial Services Trading name
  • Mortgage Advice Bureau Trading name
  • Mortgages by Chelsey Trading name
  • Mortgage Scene Trading name
  • N.A.T. Mortgages Trading name
  • Perfect Mortgage Advice Trading name
  • Roff Financial Trading name
  • Sam Mortgages Trading name
  • Sarah Fletcher Mortgage Solutions Trading name
  • Sarah Paterson Mortgage Broker Trading name
  • Sutton Coldfield Mortgages Trading name
  • The Mortgage Centre Trading name
  • The Mortgage Compass Trading name
  • The Mortgage Quarter Trading name
  • The Smart Mortgage Company Trading name
  • White Hall Mortgages Trading name
  • Your Money Solutions Trading name
  • ABC Mortgages Former trading name
  • Cygnus Life and Mortgage Former trading name
  • First For Futures Former trading name
  • Forward Step Mortgages & Finance Former trading name
  • Futures Financial Former trading name
  • GHC Mortgages Former trading name
  • Infimo Financial Services Former trading name
  • J A Mortgage & Financial Services Former trading name
  • Let's Get Moving (UK) Former trading name
  • Lewis Hullin Associates Former trading name
  • Midlands Financial Consultants Former trading name
  • Minster Financial Services Former trading name
  • Mortgage Finder Wales Former trading name
  • Nexa Financial Services Former trading name
  • Sarah Patterson Mortgage Broker Former trading name
  • Somerset Mortgage Solutions Former trading name
  • Staton Mortgage and Protection Specialists Former trading name
  • Sterling Mortgage Services Former trading name
  • Straker Financial Services Former trading name
  • Taylor & Co Mortgages & Protection Former trading name
  • The Levels Financial Former trading name
  • The Mortgage Centre UK Former trading name
  • Tomorrow Mortgages Former trading name
  • Twenty20 Former trading name
  • Whiteoak Mortgages Former trading name
  • Whiteoak Protection Former trading name
  • Worcestershire Mortgage Services Former trading name
  • WR Mortgages Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Mortgage Advice Bureau 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.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Concerns on the company record

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Company number
07311674
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 July 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
The Old Courthouse, 60a London Road, Grantham, NG31 6HR, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michelle Jane Brook Director Mar 1967 12 Jul 2010 3 other companies
Gareth Meirion Samples Director Apr 1968 7 Mar 2024 54 other companies
Benjamin Peter Dodds Director Jan 1988 2 Jan 2025 45 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 directors

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
64
closed down
17
are FCA-registered
7

In the full report: all 64 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 7 on the FCA register
  • The 38 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Brook Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (106)

2024

7 March 2024

  • Belvoir Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Belvoir Lettings PLC gave up control
  • The Property Franchise Group PLC gave up control
  • The Property Franchise Group PLC took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2017

12 July 2017

  • Belvoir Lettings PLC took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Michelle Jane Brook gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Michelle Jane Brook took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2010

4 August 2010

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

12 July 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 106 events

  • All 106 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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Firms connected to Brook Financial Services

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

connected firms
7
share a director
7
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 7 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (7), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Brook Financial Services

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

In Grantham

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

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  • 64 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 106 events in its history
  • 7 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Brook Financial Services Ltd FCA authorised?
Brook Financial Services Ltd (FRN 529047) 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 Brook Financial Services?
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. Brook Financial Services Ltd (FRN 529047) is an AR of Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited (FRN 455545). When you use Brook Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Brook Financial Services, 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 Brook Financial Services’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01226 720043 for Brook Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Brook Financial Services a scam or clone?
Brook Financial Services 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 Brook Financial Services?
Protection works through Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited, the principal firm responsible for Brook Financial Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Brook Financial Services?
Brook Financial Services is owned by Belvoir Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 7 March 2024. Before that, it was controlled by The Property Franchise Group PLC, Belvoir Lettings PLC and Mrs Michelle Jane Brook.
Who runs Brook Financial Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Brook Financial Services: Michelle Jane Brook, Gareth Meirion Samples and Benjamin Peter Dodds.
How long has Brook Financial Services been in business?
The company was formed on 12 July 2010.
Does Brook Financial Services use any other names?
It trades as AJMS, Avalon Mortgages, Balch Mortgages, BL Mortgage Partners.com and CC Mortgages, and 25 more names. It has previously used 28 other names, including ABC Mortgages, Cygnus Life and Mortgage and First For Futures.

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