Charlotte Pike

Reference number: 820353

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Introducer appointed representative

Charlotte Pike can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Social Money Limited Reference number: 675283 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • 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.
  • Charlotte Pike (FRN 820353) introduces customers to Social Money Limited (FRN 675283). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Charlotte Pike.
  • Example: if Charlotte Pike refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Charlotte Pike 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.

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

    07738 011815

  • Address

    4 Stoggy Lane, Plymouth, PL7 2DL, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 07738 011815 is
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Other names (3)

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

  • Char Pike Trading name
  • Studio 67 Trading name
  • Charlotte Hutchings Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Social Money 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.

Key dates in its history

Charlotte Pike’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

5 May 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Charlotte Hutchings"

FCA register

2023

20 April 2023

  • Began trading as "Char Pike"

FCA register

2018

7 September 2018

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Studio 67"

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 4 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Charlotte Pike FCA authorised?
Charlotte Pike (FRN 820353) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Charlotte Pike?
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. Charlotte Pike (FRN 820353) introduces customers to Social Money Limited (FRN 675283). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Charlotte Pike. Example: if Charlotte Pike refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Charlotte Pike 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.
What is Charlotte Pike’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07738 011815 for Charlotte Pike. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Charlotte Pike a scam or clone?
Charlotte Pike 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 Charlotte Pike?
Protection works through Social Money Limited, the principal firm responsible for Charlotte Pike's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Charlotte Pike use any other names?
It trades as Char Pike and Studio 67. It has previously used the name Charlotte Hutchings.

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