Gidea Park Preparatory School

Reference number: 975927

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Introducer appointed representative

Gidea Park Preparatory School can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Orchard Funding Limited Reference number: 725315 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.
  • Gidea Park Preparatory School (FRN 975927) introduces customers to Orchard Funding Limited (FRN 725315). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Gidea Park Preparatory School.
  • Example: if Gidea Park Preparatory School refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Gidea Park Preparatory School 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.

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  • When gideaparkprep.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01708 740381 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RM2 5JR
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Other names (1)

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

  • Gidea Park Preparatory School Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Orchard 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

Gidea Park Preparatory School’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

1 October 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "Gidea Park Preparatory School Limited"

FCA register

18 August 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "Gidea Park Preparatory School"

FCA register

2022

18 May 2022

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gidea Park Preparatory School FCA authorised?
Gidea Park Preparatory School (FRN 975927) 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 Gidea Park Preparatory School?
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. Gidea Park Preparatory School (FRN 975927) introduces customers to Orchard Funding Limited (FRN 725315). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Gidea Park Preparatory School. Example: if Gidea Park Preparatory School refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Gidea Park Preparatory School 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 Gidea Park Preparatory School’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01708 740381 and the website gideaparkprep.co.uk for Gidea Park Preparatory School. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Gidea Park Preparatory School a scam or clone?
Gidea Park Preparatory School 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 Gidea Park Preparatory School?
Protection works through Orchard Funding Limited, the principal firm responsible for Gidea Park Preparatory School's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Gidea Park Preparatory School use any other names?
It has previously used the name Gidea Park Preparatory School Limited.

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