Laurence Bishop

Reference number: 1025620

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Introducer appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

Meridian Finance Partners Ltd Reference number: 661646 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.
  • Laurence Bishop (FRN 1025620) introduces customers to Meridian Finance Partners Ltd (FRN 661646). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Laurence Bishop.
  • Example: if Laurence Bishop refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Laurence Bishop 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

    07469 888415

  • Address

    131 Badshot Lea Road, Badshot Lea, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 9LS, United Kingdom

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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Meridian Finance Partners 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.

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Laurence Bishop FCA authorised?
Laurence Bishop (FRN 1025620) 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 Laurence Bishop?
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. Laurence Bishop (FRN 1025620) introduces customers to Meridian Finance Partners Ltd (FRN 661646). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Laurence Bishop. Example: if Laurence Bishop refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Laurence Bishop 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 Laurence Bishop’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07469 888415 for Laurence Bishop. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Laurence Bishop a scam or clone?
Laurence Bishop 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 Laurence Bishop?
Protection works through Meridian Finance Partners Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Laurence Bishop's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

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