MacRobins Ltd
Reference number: 454247
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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.
- Appointed for 20 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2006
- 1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks
Responsible principal firm
Hoyl Independent Advisers Ltd Reference number: 433927 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.
- MacRobins Ltd (FRN 454247) is an AR of Hoyl Independent Advisers Ltd (FRN 433927). When you use MacRobins's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from MacRobins, 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
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.
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Website
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Phone number
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Address
Upton House, St Margarets Road, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9DG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- When hoyl.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01263 513016 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode NR27 9DG
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Macrobins Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- MacRobins Plc Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- PMP Plc Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Hoyl Independent Advisers 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
- 05850297 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 19 June 2006 (20 years old)
- Registered office
- Upton House, St. Margarets Road, Cromer, NR27 9DG, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Michael Victor Ramage | Director | Sep 1961 | 19 Jun 2006 | 18 other companies |
| Paul Cheriton Wreford | Director | Nov 1960 | 19 Jun 2006 | 42 other companies |
Other companies run by these 2 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
- 42
- closed down
- 11
- are FCA-registered
- 4
In the full report: all 42 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 4 on the FCA register
- The 18 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
MacRobins’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Hoyl Group Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2010
8 March 2010
- Changed its registered name from "MacRobins PLC"
FCA register
2006
6 September 2006
- Changed its registered name from "Macrobins"
FCA register
4 September 2006
- Changed its registered name from "MacRobins Plc"
FCA register
31 August 2006
- Changed its registered name from "PMP Plc"
FCA register
5 July 2006
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
19 June 2006
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 11 events
- All 11 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 4
Firms connected to MacRobins
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with MacRobins. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share a director
- 4
- share its phone number
- 3
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same phone number (3), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like MacRobins
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Cromer
In the Norwich (NR) postcode area
Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.
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- 42 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 11 events in its history
- 4 connected firms, named, and who links them
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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