Karen Duckworth

Reference number: 1039420

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Introducer appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD Reference number: 703401 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.
  • Karen Duckworth (FRN 1039420) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Karen Duckworth.
  • Example: if Karen Duckworth refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Karen Duckworth 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • What a page on facebook.com means for checking this firm
  • What kind of line 07427 612638 is
  • Who else gives the postcode M46 0DG
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Other names (1)

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

  • Clip n Chip Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, 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

Karen Duckworth’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

25 July 2025

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Clip n Chip"

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Karen Duckworth

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

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1
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 Karen Duckworth

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

In the Manchester (M) postcode area

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 2 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Karen Duckworth FCA authorised?
Karen Duckworth (FRN 1039420) 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 Karen Duckworth?
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. Karen Duckworth (FRN 1039420) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Karen Duckworth. Example: if Karen Duckworth refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Karen Duckworth 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 Karen Duckworth’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07427 612638 and the website facebook.com/people/C-N-C-Academy/61552622099456 for Karen Duckworth. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Karen Duckworth a scam or clone?
Karen Duckworth 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 Karen Duckworth?
Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Karen Duckworth's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Karen Duckworth use any other names?
It trades as Clip n Chip.

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