Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025: FCA regulated?

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.

Appointed for under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2025

Responsible principal firm

Adler Fairways Insurance Brokers Limited Reference number: 309236 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.
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025 (FRN 1043550) is an AR of Adler Fairways Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 309236). When you use Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025, 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.

Website

gmchamber.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0161 393 4321
Address

3 Stockport Exchange, Stockport, Stockport, SK1 3GG, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When gmchamber.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0161 393 4321 is
Who else gives the postcode SK1 3GG

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Adler Fairways Insurance Brokers 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.

Companies House record

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

Company number: 16572968 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 10 July 2025 (1 year old)
Registered office: Courtyard Suite Broadhurst House, Tootal Buildings, Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6EU, England
Nature of business: Activities of business and employers membership organisations (SIC 94110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Emma Elisabeth Holt	Director	Feb 1969	24 Jul 2025	None
Mark Adrian Currie	Director	Dec 1961	9 Sep 2025	24 other companies
Wayne Jones	Director	Apr 1966	9 Sep 2025	16 other companies
Christian Mancier	Director	Nov 1976	9 Sep 2025	2 other companies
Robin Peter Harry Philips	Director	Mar 1961	9 Sep 2025	None
Mark Anthony Hughes	Director	Mar 1966	31 Oct 2025	None

Other companies run by these 6 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: 41
closed down: 7
went insolvent: 2

In the full report: all 41 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
The 1 company these 6 directors run together
All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (18)

2025

18 November 2025

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

10 July 2025

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

All 18 events in its history (2 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 16

Connected firms

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Similar firms

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

In Stockport

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41 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 18 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025 FCA authorised?

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025 (FRN 1043550) 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 Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025?

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. Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025 (FRN 1043550) is an AR of Adler Fairways Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 309236). When you use Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025, 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 Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 393 4321 and the website gmchamber.co.uk for Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025 a scam or clone?

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025 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 Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025?

Protection works through Adler Fairways Insurance Brokers Limited, the principal firm responsible for Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who runs Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025?

Companies House lists 6 directors of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025: Emma Elisabeth Holt, Mark Adrian Currie, Wayne Jones, Christian Mancier, Robin Peter Harry Philips and Mark Anthony Hughes.

How long has Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2025 been in business?

The company was formed on 10 July 2025.