Gareth Damien Jones

Reference number: 501938

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Appointed representative

Gareth Damien Jones 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

Advance Mortgage Funding Limited Reference number: 305008 Authorised 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.
  • Gareth Damien Jones (FRN 501938) is an AR of Advance Mortgage Funding Limited (FRN 305008). When you use Gareth Damien Jones's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Gareth Damien Jones, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When martellfinancial.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01202 959243 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BH21 7HA
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Other names (1)

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

  • Martell Financial Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Advance Mortgage Funding 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.

Key dates in its history

Gareth Damien Jones’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2009

3 June 2009

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Martell Financial"

FCA register

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

Firms like Gareth Damien Jones

Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gareth Damien Jones FCA authorised?
Gareth Damien Jones (FRN 501938) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Gareth Damien Jones?
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. Gareth Damien Jones (FRN 501938) is an AR of Advance Mortgage Funding Limited (FRN 305008). When you use Gareth Damien Jones's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Gareth Damien Jones, 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.
What is Gareth Damien Jones’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01202 959243 and the website martellfinancial.co.uk for Gareth Damien Jones. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Gareth Damien Jones a scam or clone?
Gareth Damien Jones 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 Gareth Damien Jones?
Protection works through Advance Mortgage Funding Limited, the principal firm responsible for Gareth Damien Jones's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Gareth Damien Jones use any other names?
It trades as Martell Financial.

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