Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
Cornerstone Finance Group Ltd Reference number: 767202 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- Lawler and Company Financial Services Ltd (FRN 1047596) is an AR of Cornerstone Finance Group Ltd (FRN 767202). When you use Lawler and Company Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Lawler and Company Financial Services, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
3 Mellor Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Stockport, SK8 5AT, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0161 399 4587 is
- Who else gives the postcode SK8 5AT
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Lawler Mortgages Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Cornerstone Finance Group 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, freeYou 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.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 16288482 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 3 March 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- 3 Mellor Road, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, SK8 5AT, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adele Mary Bateman | Director | Jun 1964 | 3 Mar 2025 | 3 other companies |
| Carl Anthony Bateman | Director | Jun 1969 | 3 Mar 2025 | 2 other companies |
| Leigh Steven Lawler | Director | Dec 1980 | 3 Mar 2025 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by these 3 directors
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 3
- still active
- 3
- run together
- 3
In the full report: all 3 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
Key dates in its history
Lawler and Company Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
17 December 2025
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
21 May 2025
- Adele Mary Bateman stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
3 March 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Adele Mary Bateman became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Carl Anthony Bateman became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Leigh Steven Lawler became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 10 events
- All 10 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
Firms like Lawler and Company Financial Services
Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.
In Cheadle
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk