Hunt Staff Benefit Society

Reference number: 139626

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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

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

  • When hsbs.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01285 653001 is
  • Who else gives the postcode GL7 7HX
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Hunt Servants' Benefit Society Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may apply
    Eligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
  • 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.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • 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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  • Accepting Deposits
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Carrying out contracts of insurance
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Effecting contracts of insurance
  • Establishing/operating/winding up a personal pension scheme
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)

Limits on what they may do

  • Activities only in respect of long term insurance.
    The firm may only carry on listed activities in respect of the investments specified for the purpose of its long term insurance business.

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.

Key dates in its history

Hunt Staff Benefit Society’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (10)

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date

FCA register

2004

17 June 2004

  • Changed its registered name from "Hunt Servants' Benefit Society"

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Activities only in respect of long term insurance.)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1872

20 July 1872

  • Regulated by the Friendly Societies Commission from this date

FCA register

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (7 shown here)
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Firms connected to Hunt Staff Benefit Society

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

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share its postcode
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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 Hunt Staff Benefit Society

Other firms of the same type (bank or building society), nearest first.

In Cirencester

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In the Gloucester (GL) postcode area

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 10 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hunt Staff Benefit Society FCA authorised?
Yes, Hunt Staff Benefit Society (FRN 139626) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as a bank or building society. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Hunt Staff Benefit Society’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01285 653001 and the website hsbs.org.uk for Hunt Staff Benefit Society. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Hunt Staff Benefit Society a scam or clone?
Hunt Staff Benefit Society 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 Hunt Staff Benefit Society?
It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Hunt Staff Benefit Society to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Does Hunt Staff Benefit Society use any other names?
It has previously used the name Hunt Servants' Benefit Society.

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