Hedgehog Risk Solutions Gmbh-UK Branch

Reference number: 1035335

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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

Hedgehog Risk Solutions Limited Reference number: 671510 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.
  • HEDGEHOG RISK SOLUTIONS GMBH-UK BRANCH (FRN 1035335) is an AR of Hedgehog Risk Solutions Limited (FRN 671510). When you use HEDGEHOG RISK SOLUTIONS GMBH-UK BRANCH's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from HEDGEHOG RISK SOLUTIONS GMBH-UK BRANCH, 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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When hedgehogrisk.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3440 3800 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Whether EC3V 0BT is a shared office: 24 other firms give it
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Hedgehog Risk Solutions 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.

Firms connected to Hedgehog Risk Solutions Gmbh-UK Branch

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

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share its phone number
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In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Hedgehog Risk Solutions Gmbh-UK Branch

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hedgehog Risk Solutions Gmbh-UK Branch FCA authorised?
Hedgehog Risk Solutions Gmbh-UK Branch (FRN 1035335) 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 Hedgehog Risk Solutions Gmbh-UK Branch?
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. Hedgehog Risk Solutions Gmbh-UK Branch (FRN 1035335) is an AR of Hedgehog Risk Solutions Limited (FRN 671510). When you use Hedgehog Risk Solutions Gmbh-UK Branch's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Hedgehog Risk Solutions Gmbh-UK Branch, 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 Hedgehog Risk Solutions Gmbh-UK Branch’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3440 3800 and the website hedgehogrisk.com for Hedgehog Risk Solutions Gmbh-UK Branch. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Hedgehog Risk Solutions Gmbh-UK Branch a scam or clone?
Hedgehog Risk Solutions Gmbh-UK Branch 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 Hedgehog Risk Solutions Gmbh-UK Branch?
Protection works through Hedgehog Risk Solutions Limited, the principal firm responsible for Hedgehog Risk Solutions Gmbh-UK Branch's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

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