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
PREMIER FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED Reference number: 490515 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.
- CARDAN (PFP) LTD (FRN 1040272) is an AR of PREMIER FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED (FRN 490515). When you use CARDAN (PFP)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from CARDAN (PFP), 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
Ladymead House, Pound Lane, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 3AY, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01823 430684 is
- Who else gives the postcode TA4 3AY
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Premier Financial Planning 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, 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
- 16576969 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 11 July 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- English Mutual House, 22 The Tything, Worcester, WR1 1HD, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Merryn Collins | Director | Jan 1970 | 11 Jul 2025 | 4 other companies |
| Alex James Ford Morley | Director | Aug 1967 | 11 Jul 2025 | 3 other companies |
| Richard Mathew Odell | Director | Apr 1978 | 11 Jul 2025 | 3 other companies |
| Merryn Collins | Secretary | Not published | 11 Jul 2025 | – |
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
- 9
- closed down
- 1
- are FCA-registered
- 3
In the full report: all 9 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 3 on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 3 directors run together
- All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Cardan (Pfp)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
16 September 2025
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
11 July 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Cardan Financial Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 6 events
- All 6 events in its history (3 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
Firms connected to Cardan (Pfp)
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Cardan (Pfp). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share a director
- 3
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Cardan (Pfp)
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Taunton
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- 9 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 6 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, 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