Introducer appointed representative
This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.
- Appointed for 3 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 1996
- 1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks
Responsible principal firm
SME HCI Limited Reference number: 626422 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.
- Discovery Education Europe Limited (FRN 1001270) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Discovery Education Europe.
- Example: if Discovery Education Europe refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Discovery Education Europe 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
9 Palace Yard Mews, Bath, BA1 2NH, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- What kind of line 07045 572463 is
- Who else gives the postcode BA1 2NH
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through SME HCI 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.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 03261277 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 9 October 1996 (30 years old)
- Registered office
- 9 Palace Yard Mews, Bath, BA1 2NH, England
- Nature of business
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- Other publishing activities (SIC 58190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Gregory Shaw | Director | Jan 1981 | 4 Nov 2019 | 4 other companies |
| David Michael Savitz Jr. | Director | Nov 1984 | 27 Mar 2024 | None |
| Stephen Thomas Maciag | Director | Sep 1985 | 19 Jun 2024 | None |
Other companies run by these 3 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
- 4
- closed down
- 1
- still active
- 3
In the full report: all 4 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 34 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Discovery Education Europe’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
10 August 2023
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Discovery Education Europe Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 November 2013
- Board replaced: all 6 directors left and 4 new directors took over
Companies House
1996
9 October 1996
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 69 events
- All 69 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 65
Firms connected to Discovery Education Europe
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Discovery Education Europe. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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- 4 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 69 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk