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
INTERNATIONAL RISK SOLUTIONS LIMITED Reference number: 306643 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.
- Classic Bloodstock & Equine Ltd (FRN 1044558) is an AR of INTERNATIONAL RISK SOLUTIONS LIMITED (FRN 306643). When you use Classic Bloodstock & Equine's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Classic Bloodstock & Equine, 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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Bradfields Farm, Foxearth, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7JZ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07970 276301 is
- Who else gives the postcode CO10 7JZ
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through International Risk Solutions 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
- 16646166 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 12 August 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- Swiss House Beckingham Street, Tolleshunt Major, Maldon, Essex, CM9 8LZ, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark William Edwards | Director | Aug 1960 | 12 Aug 2025 | 6 other companies |
| Cathy Olive | Director | Nov 1973 | 23 Apr 2026 | None |
Other companies run by these 2 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
- 6
- closed down
- 4
- still active
- 2
In the full report: all 6 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
Key dates in its history
Classic Bloodstock & Equine’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
23 April 2026
- Cathy Olive appointed as a director
Companies House
2025
19 November 2025
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
12 August 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Mark William Edwards took control (75–100% of shares)
- Mark William Edwards appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
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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