Consumer Protection Association

Reference number: 405473

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Appointed representative

Consumer Protection Association does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

C.P.A. Consumer Guard Limited Reference number: 306009 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.
  • Consumer Protection Association (FRN 405473) is an AR of C.P.A. Consumer Guard Limited (FRN 306009). When you use Consumer Protection Association's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Consumer Protection Association, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When thecpa.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01462 850062 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode SG17 5DQ
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Other names (1)

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

  • CPA Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through C.P.A. Consumer Guard 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

Consumer Protection Association’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2010

4 March 2010

  • Began trading as "CPA"

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Consumer Protection Association

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

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Consumer Protection Association

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

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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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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 2 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Consumer Protection Association FCA authorised?
Consumer Protection Association (FRN 405473) 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 Consumer Protection Association?
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. Consumer Protection Association (FRN 405473) is an AR of C.P.A. Consumer Guard Limited (FRN 306009). When you use Consumer Protection Association's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Consumer Protection Association, 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 Consumer Protection Association’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01462 850062 and the website thecpa.co.uk for Consumer Protection Association. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Consumer Protection Association a scam or clone?
Consumer Protection Association 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 Consumer Protection Association?
Protection works through C.P.A. Consumer Guard Limited, the principal firm responsible for Consumer Protection Association's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Consumer Protection Association use any other names?
It trades as CPA.

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