Appointed representative
Edwin Benson Omoh Smith 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
HL Partnership Limited Reference number: 303397 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.
- Edwin Benson Omoh Smith (FRN 427502) is an AR of HL Partnership Limited (FRN 303397). When you use Edwin Benson Omoh Smith's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Edwin Benson Omoh Smith, 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
11 Percy Road, London, SE20 7QJ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 8778 4440 is
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Other names (4)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- EDBENS FINANCIAL SERVICES Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Fidelity Financial Services Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Broadview Financial Services Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Smith Financial Services Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through HL Partnership 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
Edwin Benson Omoh Smith’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
9 April 2024
- Changed its registered name from "Fidelity Financial Services"
FCA register
2005
18 February 2005
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
In the full report: all 11 events
- All 11 events in its history (2 shown here)
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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
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