John Kilkenny

Reference number: 727764

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Introducer appointed representative

John Kilkenny can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

General Insurance Distribution Limited Reference number: 510212 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • John Kilkenny (FRN 727764) introduces customers to General Insurance Distribution Limited (FRN 510212). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not John Kilkenny.
  • Example: if John Kilkenny refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from John Kilkenny itself.
  • 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

    07527 772539

  • Address

    2F Dunnet Way, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 5NN, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 07527 772539 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EH52 5NN
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Other names (1)

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

  • John Kilkenny Cars Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through General Insurance Distribution 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.

Key dates in its history

John Kilkenny’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2015

2 December 2015

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "John Kilkenny Cars"

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to John Kilkenny

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

connected firms
5
share its postcode
5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like John Kilkenny

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In the Edinburgh (EH) postcode area

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  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 2 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is John Kilkenny FCA authorised?
John Kilkenny (FRN 727764) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for John Kilkenny?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. John Kilkenny (FRN 727764) introduces customers to General Insurance Distribution Limited (FRN 510212). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not John Kilkenny. Example: if John Kilkenny refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from John Kilkenny itself. 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 John Kilkenny’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07527 772539 for John Kilkenny. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is John Kilkenny a scam or clone?
John Kilkenny 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 John Kilkenny?
Protection works through General Insurance Distribution Limited, the principal firm responsible for John Kilkenny's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does John Kilkenny use any other names?
It trades as John Kilkenny Cars.

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