Department for International Trade

Reference number: 946523

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Introducer appointed representative

Department for International Trade can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited Reference number: 722968 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.
  • Department for International Trade (FRN 946523) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Department for International Trade.
  • Example: if Department for International Trade refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Department for International Trade 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    020 7215 5000

  • Address

    3 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2AW, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 020 7215 5000 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode SW1A 2AW
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) 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.

Firms connected to Department for International Trade

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

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Department for International Trade FCA authorised?
Department for International Trade (FRN 946523) 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 Department for International Trade?
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. Department for International Trade (FRN 946523) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Department for International Trade. Example: if Department for International Trade refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Department for International Trade 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 Department for International Trade’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7215 5000 for Department for International Trade. 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 Department for International Trade a scam or clone?
Department for International Trade 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 Department for International Trade?
Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Department for International Trade's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

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