Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
Vedra Partners Limited Reference number: 745263 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.
- Friel Advisory LLP (FRN 812968) is an AR of Vedra Partners Limited (FRN 745263). When you use Friel Advisory's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Friel Advisory, 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
22 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1LS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07725 061983 is
- Who else gives the postcode WC2A 1LS
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Vedra Partners 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
- OC421689 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 27 March 2018 (8 years old)
- Registered office
- 22 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1LS, England
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Michael Friel | LLP designated member | Feb 1972 | 27 Mar 2018 | 1 other company |
| FRIEL ADVISORY (UK) LIMITED | Corporate LLP designated member | Not published | 27 Mar 2018 | None |
Other companies run by these 2 directors
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- other company
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
Key dates in its history
Friel Advisory’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2018
4 July 2018
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
27 March 2018
- Incorporated at Companies House
- James Michael Friel took control (75–100% of shares)
- James Michael Friel appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to Friel Advisory
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Friel Advisory. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
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
Firms like Friel Advisory
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 4 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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