Core Financial Compensation LLP: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 6 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 2019

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.

Website

core-claims.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 3957 7177
Address

Suite 6, C1 Coalport House, Stafford Court, Stafford Park 1, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 3BD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When core-claims.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 3957 7177 is
Who else gives the postcode TF3 3BD

Other names (7)

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

Clear Money Claims Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Core-Claims Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Core Compensation Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Haven Abuse Claims Trading name: A name it trades under now.
My PCP Checker Trading name: A name it trades under now.
CFC Claims Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
UCIS Helpline Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Claims management No FSCS cover
Money you pay a claims company is not FSCS protected, but FCA rules cap what it may charge you for a financial services claim. Complaints about this firm go to the Financial Ombudsman Service free of charge.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Limits on what they may do

Limitation of claims

1. The Firm is prohibited from providing customers with any services (the “Prohibited Services”) the provision of which amount to the carrying on of the regulated activity specified in Article 89I of the FSMA (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (“RAO”), to the extent that those services relate to claims or potential claims made or to be made against: (a) Rex Financial Services LLP (“Rex”); or (b) Any other entity that is, or has ever been, owned, controlled, directed or managed by a person who owns, controls, directs or manages the Firm or one of their relatives.”

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: SO306625 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Limited liability partnership
Incorporated: 21 January 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office: Tay House, 300 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4JR, Scotland

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Raymond Vincent Baker	LLP designated member	May 1962	21 Jan 2019	5 other companies
AVENTRICA PARTNERS LIMITED	Corporate LLP designated member	Not published	27 May 2020	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: 5
closed down: 3
still active: 2

In the full report: all 5 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
All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Core Financial Compensation’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (17)

2020

30 November 2020

FCA imposed a requirement (Limitation of claims)

FCA register

2019

23 December 2019

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

21 January 2019

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

All 17 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 3

Firms like Core Financial Compensation

Other firms of the same type (claims management firm), nearest first.

Elsewhere in the UK

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Core Financial Compensation LLP FCA authorised?

Yes, Core Financial Compensation LLP (FRN 836120) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2019 and works as a claims management firm. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Core Financial Compensation’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3957 7177 and the website core-claims.com for Core Financial Compensation. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Core Financial Compensation a scam or clone?

Core Financial Compensation 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 Core Financial Compensation?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Core Financial Compensation handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Core Financial Compensation to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs Core Financial Compensation?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Core Financial Compensation: Raymond Vincent Baker and Aventrica Partners Limited.

How long has Core Financial Compensation been in business?

The company was formed on 21 January 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2019.

Does Core Financial Compensation use any other names?

It trades as Clear Money Claims, Core-Claims, Core Compensation, Haven Abuse Claims and My PCP Checker. It has previously used 2 other names: CFC Claims and UCIS Helpline.