Appointed representative
the Stevenson partnership 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
Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited Reference number: 958152 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.
- Darwin Stevenson & Madeline Stevenson (FRN 982515) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use the Stevenson partnership's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from the Stevenson partnership, 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
30 Cushendall Road, Ballymena, BT43 6HD, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 028 2565 2429 is
- Who else gives the postcode BT43 6HD
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- James Stevenson & Son Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- J Stevenson & Son Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Ecclesiastical Planning Services 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.
Key dates in its history
The Stevenson partnership’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
11 September 2023
- Began trading as "J Stevenson & Son"
FCA register
2022
5 September 2022
- Became an appointed representative
- Began trading as "James Stevenson & Son"
FCA register
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms like the Stevenson partnership
Other firms of the same type (funeral director), nearest first.
In Ballymena
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk