Edward Vaughan

Reference number: 1013047

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Introducer appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

TRADEHELP LTD Reference number: 697812 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.
  • Edward Vaughan (FRN 1013047) introduces customers to TRADEHELP LTD (FRN 697812). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Edward Vaughan.
  • Example: if Edward Vaughan refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Edward Vaughan 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When evplumbandheat.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07702 042480 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CM8 3QP
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Other names (1)

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

  • Ed Vaughan Plumbing and Heating Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Tradehelp Ltd, 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

Edward Vaughan’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2024

19 April 2024

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Ed Vaughan Plumbing and Heating"

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Edward Vaughan

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

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1
share its postcode
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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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Firms like Edward Vaughan

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 2 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Edward Vaughan FCA authorised?
Edward Vaughan (FRN 1013047) 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 Edward Vaughan?
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. Edward Vaughan (FRN 1013047) introduces customers to TRADEHELP LTD (FRN 697812). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Edward Vaughan. Example: if Edward Vaughan refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Edward Vaughan 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 Edward Vaughan’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07702 042480 and the website evplumbandheat.co.uk for Edward Vaughan. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Edward Vaughan a scam or clone?
Edward Vaughan 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 Edward Vaughan?
Protection works through Tradehelp Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Edward Vaughan's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Edward Vaughan use any other names?
It trades as Ed Vaughan Plumbing and Heating.

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