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
Connect IFA Ltd Reference number: 441505 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.
- GARY POYNTZ MORTGAGE AND PROTECTION LIMITED (FRN 1041220) is an AR of Connect IFA Ltd (FRN 441505). When you use GARY POYNTZ MORTGAGE AND PROTECTION's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from GARY POYNTZ MORTGAGE AND PROTECTION, 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
21 Glendale Road, Burnham-On-Crouch, Essex, CM0 8LY, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07800 919998 is
- Who else gives the postcode CM0 8LY
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Connect IFA Ltd, 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
- 16590060 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 17 July 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- 21 Glendale Road, Burnham-On-Crouch, CM0 8LY, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of mortgage finance companies (SIC 64922)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Julian Poyntz | Director | Jul 1969 | 17 Jul 2025 | 3 other companies |
Other companies run by its director
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
- 3
- closed down
- 3
In the full report: all 3 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
Key dates in its history
Gary Poyntz Mortgage and Protection’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
1 September 2025
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
17 July 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Gary Julian Poyntz took control (75–100% of shares)
- Gary Julian Poyntz appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms like Gary Poyntz Mortgage and Protection
Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.
In Burnham-On-Crouch
In the Chelmsford (CM) postcode area
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 4 events in its history
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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