Equals Trust

Reference number: 1028623

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

SME HCI Limited Reference number: 626422 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.
  • Equals Trust (FRN 1028623) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Equals Trust.
  • Example: if Equals Trust refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Equals Trust 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 equalstrust.org first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0115 914 3211 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NG12 5FB
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection 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, 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 Equals Trust

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

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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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  • 3 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 Equals Trust FCA authorised?
Equals Trust (FRN 1028623) 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 Equals Trust?
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. Equals Trust (FRN 1028623) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Equals Trust. Example: if Equals Trust refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Equals Trust 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 Equals Trust’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0115 914 3211 and the website equalstrust.org for Equals Trust. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Equals Trust a scam or clone?
Equals Trust 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 Equals Trust?
Protection works through SME HCI Limited, the principal firm responsible for Equals Trust's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

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