Fairstone Financial Management Limited

Reference number: 475973

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 3 warnings naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When fairstone.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0191 519 6000 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode SR3 3XN
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Other names (164)

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

  • 1st Financial Trading name
  • 336 Financial Management Trading name
  • Albyn Associates Trading name
  • Bampton Independent Financial Services Trading name
  • Bevan Charles Trading name
  • Bingham-Woods Independent Financial Advisors Trading name
  • Blackadders Wealth Management Trading name
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Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake phone numbers (1)
  • 07385 139486
Fake email addresses (2)
  • admin@fairstone-investment.com
  • callum.morris@fairstoneclients.com
Fake websites (2)
  • fairstoneclients.com
  • heliumcoin.net
The 3 FCA warnings these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages · Arrange equity release FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Acting as a CBTL advisor
  • Acting as a CBTL arranger
  • Advising on a home reversion plan
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging (bringing about) a home reversion plan
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Making arrangements with a view to a home reversion plan
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Providing Credit Information Services

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.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
05574120
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 September 2005 (21 years old)
Registered office
8 Camberwell Way, Doxford International Business Park, Sunderland, SR3 3XN, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Tom Taylor Director Dec 1968 19 Mar 2019 47 other companies
David Martin James Hickey Director Jul 1955 23 Apr 2021 18 other companies
Simon Levick Garth Wilson Director Feb 1974 26 Jan 2024 146 other companies
Russell Craig Bignall Director Jan 1974 21 Feb 2025 3 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
200
closed down
95
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 200 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 10 on the FCA register
  • The 10 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 26 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Fairstone Financial Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (352)

2022

7 February 2022

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2016

6 April 2016

  • Fairstone Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

8 July 2013

  • Changed its registered name from "Moneygate Financial Services Limited"

FCA register

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2010

30 March 2010

  • Changed its registered name from "Derwent Financial Solutions Ltd"

FCA register

2008

4 March 2008

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

30 January 2008

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

2007

1 August 2007

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2005

26 September 2005

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 352 events

  • All 352 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 46
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Firms connected to Fairstone Financial Management

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

connected firms
2
share a director
2
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 8 past links through former directors
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Firms like Fairstone Financial Management

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

In Sunderland

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Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 200 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 352 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Fairstone Financial Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Fairstone Financial Management Limited (FRN 475973) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2008 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Fairstone Financial Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0191 519 6000 and the website fairstone.co.uk for Fairstone Financial Management. 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 Fairstone Financial Management a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Fairstone Financial Management: the FCA has published 3 warnings about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Fairstone Financial Management, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Fairstone Financial Management?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Fairstone Financial Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Fairstone Financial Management?
Fairstone Financial Management is owned by Fairstone Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Fairstone Financial Management?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Fairstone Financial Management: Tom Taylor, David Martin James Hickey, Simon Levick Garth Wilson and Russell Craig Bignall.
How long has Fairstone Financial Management been in business?
The company was formed on 26 September 2005, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2008.
Does Fairstone Financial Management use any other names?
It trades as 1st Financial, 336 Financial Management, Albyn Associates, Bampton Independent Financial Services and Bevan Charles, and 35 more names. It has previously used 124 other names, including Derwent Financial Solutions Ltd, Moneygate Financial Services Limited and Adrian Cox Asset Management.

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