Helping Hand Mortgages Limited

Reference number: 988645

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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

MCB Financial Services Limited Reference number: 608405 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.
  • Helping Hand Mortgages Limited (FRN 988645) is an AR of MCB Financial Services Limited (FRN 608405). When you use Helping Hand Mortgages's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Helping Hand Mortgages, 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01603 964923

  • Address

    Unit 14, Beech Avenue, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6HW, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 01603 964923 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NR8 6HW
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through MCB Financial Services 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 Helping Hand Mortgages

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

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In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Helping Hand Mortgages

Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.

In Norwich

Haysto LtdNorwichAppointed representativeActive Mortgage Solutions (East Anglia) LtdNorwichAppointed representativeAndrew Michael MorrisNorwichAppointed representativeAspire Mortgages LtdNorwichAppointed representativeAsset Financial Services LimitedNorwichAppointed representativeBabb Mortgages LimitedNorwichAppointed representative

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Helping Hand Mortgages Limited FCA authorised?
Helping Hand Mortgages Limited (FRN 988645) 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 Helping Hand Mortgages?
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. Helping Hand Mortgages Limited (FRN 988645) is an AR of MCB Financial Services Limited (FRN 608405). When you use Helping Hand Mortgages's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Helping Hand Mortgages, 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 Helping Hand Mortgages’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01603 964923 for Helping Hand Mortgages. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Helping Hand Mortgages a scam or clone?
Helping Hand Mortgages 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 Helping Hand Mortgages?
Protection works through MCB Financial Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for Helping Hand Mortgages's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

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