Hampden & Co PLC
Reference number: 606934
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
20/21 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH2 4DF, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When hampdenbank.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0131 226 7300 is
- Who else gives the postcode EH2 4DF
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Hampden Bank Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- SCOBAN PLC Former name: A name it was registered under before.
Warning
Scammers have impersonated this firm
Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.
Fake websites (1)
- hampdenandcobk.com
The FCA warning these came from
- HAMPDEN & CO PLC 19 April 2023
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may applyEligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may applyMortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Accepting Deposits
- Acting as a CBTL administrator
- Acting as a CBTL advisor
- Acting as a CBTL arranger
- Acting as a CBTL lender
- Administering a regulated mortgage contract
- Advising on a regulated credit agreement the purpose of which is to acquire land
- Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Entering into a regulated mortgage contract as lender
- Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
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.
The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- SC386922 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 12 October 2010 (16 years old)
- Registered office
- 20/21 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DF, Scotland
- Nature of business
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- Banks (SIC 64191)
- Activities of financial services holding companies (SIC 64205)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Finlay Ferguson Williamson | Director | Apr 1959 | 26 May 2020 | 33 other companies |
| David Charles Huntley | Director | Feb 1961 | 1 Oct 2020 | 6 other companies |
| Caroline Helen Taylor | Director | Dec 1962 | 8 Feb 2021 | None |
| Rupert Angus Macpherson | Director | Nov 1966 | 18 Oct 2021 | 8 other companies |
| Jonathan Charles Norman Peake | Director | Feb 1979 | 25 Apr 2022 | None |
| Tracey Ann Davidson | Director | Jul 1968 | 2 Oct 2024 | None |
| Gordon Michael Syme | Secretary | Not published | 5 Sep 2022 | – |
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
- 47
- closed down
- 27
- are FCA-registered
- 7
In the full report: all 47 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 7 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- All 24 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Hampden & Co’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
19 April 2023
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2014
20 June 2014
- Changed its registered name from "SCOBAN PLC"
FCA register
4 June 2014
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2010
12 October 2010
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 50 events
- All 50 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 42
Firms connected to Hampden & Co
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Hampden & Co. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share a director
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 6 past links through former directors
Firms like Hampden & Co
Other firms of the same type (bank or building society), nearest first.
In Edinburgh
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- 47 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 50 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, 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
- FCA warning: HAMPDEN & CO PLC fca.org.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk