Local Government Association

Reference number: 1042430

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Introducer appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

SME HCI Limited Reference number: 626422 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.
  • Local Government Association (FRN 1042430) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Local Government Association.
  • Example: if Local Government Association refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Local Government Association 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

  • When local.gov.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07717 720012 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SW1P 3HZ
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Other names (1)

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

  • Local Government Association; Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through SME HCI 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

Local Government Association’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

16 September 2025

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Local Government Association; Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government"

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Local Government Association

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

connected firms
5
no longer authorised
1
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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  • 3 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 Local Government Association FCA authorised?
Local Government Association (FRN 1042430) 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 Local Government Association?
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. Local Government Association (FRN 1042430) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Local Government Association. Example: if Local Government Association refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Local Government Association 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 Local Government Association’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07717 720012 and the website local.gov.uk for Local Government Association. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Local Government Association a scam or clone?
Local Government Association 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 Local Government Association?
Protection works through SME HCI Limited, the principal firm responsible for Local Government Association's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Local Government Association use any other names?
It trades as Local Government Association; Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government.

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