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 24 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2011
- Accounts filed up to 31 July 2026
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 Bonning-Snook Ltd (FRN 215163) is an AR of Openwork Limited (FRN 408285). When you use Mark Bonning-Snook's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Mark Bonning-Snook, 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
44 Masterson Street, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5GR, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01392 201676 is
- Who else gives the postcode EX2 5GR
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- MBS Financial Consultancy Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Mark Andrew Bonning-Snook Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Mark Bonning-Snook 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.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 07717867 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 26 July 2011 (15 years old)
- Registered office
- Citadel Lodge, 2a Elliot Street, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 2PP
- Nature of business
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- Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding (SIC 66290)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Andrew Bonning-Snook | Director | Jun 1962 | 26 Jul 2011 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by its director
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 company
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
Filed accounts and finances
Total equity
£96.6k
−13% from £111k
Employees (average)
0
−100% from 1
Owed within a year
£9,596
+84% from £5,228
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 7 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2026
- The chart, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
About these figures
- Turnover
- Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
- Profit before tax
- What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
- Net assets, or total equity
- Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
- Total assets and total liabilities
- Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
- Cash at bank
- Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
- Owed within a year, owed after a year
- Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.
There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07717867. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
Mark Bonning-Snook’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Mark Andrew Bonning-Snook took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
20 June 2013
- Began trading as "MBS Financial Consultancy"
FCA register
2011
24 November 2011
- Changed its registered name from "Mark Bonning-Snook"
FCA register
26 July 2011
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Mark Andrew Bonning-snook appointed as a director
Companies House
2008
15 January 2008
- Changed its registered name from "Mark Andrew Bonning-Snook"
FCA register
2002
11 July 2002
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
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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