Dave Griffiths: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

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

Appointed for 6 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions

Responsible principal firm

BOC LIMITED Reference number: 715528 Caution 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.
Dave Griffiths (FRN 928322) introduces customers to BOC LIMITED (FRN 715528). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Dave Griffiths.
Example: if Dave Griffiths refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Dave Griffiths 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.

Website

weldgas.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01248 422191
Address

Weldgas Cymru, Unit 9, Gaerwen Industrial Estate, Gaerwen, Sir Ynys Mon, LL60 6HR, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When weldgas.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01248 422191 is
Who else gives the postcode LL60 6HR

Other names (3)

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

Weldgas Cymru Trading name: A name it trades under now.
David JOhn Griffiths Former name: A name it was registered under before.
Weldgas Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Boc 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

Dave Griffiths’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (5)

2022

29 April 2022

Changed its registered name from "David JOhn Griffiths"

FCA register

2020

23 June 2020

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 5 events

All 5 events in its history (2 shown here)

Firms connected to Dave Griffiths

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

connected firm: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

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1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dave Griffiths FCA authorised?

Dave Griffiths (FRN 928322) 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 Dave Griffiths?

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. Dave Griffiths (FRN 928322) introduces customers to BOC LIMITED (FRN 715528). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Dave Griffiths. Example: if Dave Griffiths refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Dave Griffiths 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 Dave Griffiths’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01248 422191 and the website weldgas.co.uk for Dave Griffiths. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Dave Griffiths a scam or clone?

Dave Griffiths 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 Dave Griffiths?

Protection works through Boc Limited, the principal firm responsible for Dave Griffiths's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Does Dave Griffiths use any other names?

It trades as Weldgas Cymru. It has previously used 2 other names: David JOhn Griffiths and Weldgas.