Holden & Co

Reference number: 103287

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised by the FCA

Holden & Co is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

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

    020 7384 2589

  • Address

    3rd Floor, 45 Albemarle Street, London, Westminster, W1S 4JL, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 020 7384 2589 is
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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 phone numbers (1)
  • 203 397 3140
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt Administration
  • Debt-collecting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • 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)
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments
  • Providing Credit Information Services
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
  • Sending dematerialised instructions

Limits on what they may do

  • No actions to stabilise market price
    The firm must not act in any way to stabilise the market price of any investment.
  • DERIVATIVES using permitted third party only
    The firm must not engage in a PERMITTED ACTIVITY in respect of DERIVATIVES except through a PERMITTED THIRD PARTY and, in the case of advice, the PERMITTED THIRD PARTY is an INDEPENDENT INTERMEDIARY
  • Only rights to/interests in permitted investments
    The firm may carry on a REGULATED ACTIVITY in relation to rights to or interests in investments only where those investments are themselves of a type permitted for that REGULATED ACTIVITY
  • No speculative foreign exchange dealings.
    The firm must not undertake a permitted activity in respect of speculative foreign exchange dealings.
  • No pension transfer or opt out
    The firm must not carry on any business relating to a PENSION TRANSFER or OPT OUT.
  • Regulated activities incidental only.
    The firm must not carry on the specified REGULATED ACTIVITIES otherwise than in an incidental manner in the course of the provision by it of professional services (that is, services which do not consist of REGULATED ACTIVITIES)

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.

Key dates in its history

Holden & Co’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (11) All events (14)

2019

15 May 2019

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2002

22 March 2002

  • FCA imposed a requirement (DERIVATIVES using permitted third party only)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (No actions to stabilise market price)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (No pension transfer or opt out)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (No speculative foreign exchange dealings.)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Only rights to/interests in permitted investments)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Regulated activities incidental only.)

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Supervised by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (11 shown here)
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  • 2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 14 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Holden & Co FCA authorised?
Yes, Holden & Co (FRN 103287) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed 6 limits on what it may do.
What is Holden & Co’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7384 2589 for Holden & Co. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Holden & Co a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Holden & Co: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Holden & Co, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Holden & Co?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Holden & Co to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

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