Cleveland Fire Authority

Reference number: 1023271

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Introducer appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

SME HCI Limited Reference number: 626422 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.
  • Cleveland Fire Authority (FRN 1023271) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Cleveland Fire Authority.
  • Example: if Cleveland Fire Authority refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Cleveland Fire Authority 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When clevelandfire.gov.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01429 874008 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TS25 5TH
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Other names (1)

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

  • Cleveland Fire Brigade Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through SME HCI 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

Cleveland Fire Authority’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

13 January 2025

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Cleveland Fire Brigade"

FCA register

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cleveland Fire Authority FCA authorised?
Cleveland Fire Authority (FRN 1023271) 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 Cleveland Fire Authority?
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. Cleveland Fire Authority (FRN 1023271) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Cleveland Fire Authority. Example: if Cleveland Fire Authority refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Cleveland Fire Authority 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 Cleveland Fire Authority’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01429 874008 and the website clevelandfire.gov.uk for Cleveland Fire Authority. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Cleveland Fire Authority a scam or clone?
Cleveland Fire Authority 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 Cleveland Fire Authority?
Protection works through SME HCI Limited, the principal firm responsible for Cleveland Fire Authority's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Cleveland Fire Authority use any other names?
It trades as Cleveland Fire Brigade.

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