Appointed representative
Mark Alexander Gordon Taylor does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
Openwork Limited Reference number: 408285 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.
- Mark Alexander Gordon Taylor (FRN 225528) is an AR of Openwork Limited (FRN 408285). When you use Mark Alexander Gordon Taylor's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Mark Alexander Gordon Taylor, 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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
15 Albert Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB25 1XX, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01224 765367 is
- Who else gives the postcode AB25 1XX
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Steve Taylor & Co Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Mark Taylor Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Openwork 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, 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.
Key dates in its history
Mark Alexander Gordon Taylor’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2007
9 February 2007
- Changed its registered name from "Steve Taylor & Co"
FCA register
2004
26 March 2004
- Changed its registered name from "Mark Taylor"
FCA register
2003
13 June 2003
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
In the full report: all 6 events
- All 6 events in its history (3 shown here)
Firms connected to Mark Alexander Gordon Taylor
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Mark Alexander Gordon Taylor. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
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
Firms like Mark Alexander Gordon Taylor
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In Aberdeen
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk