Mark Gerard Yates

Reference number: 215467

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Appointed representative

Mark Gerard Yates 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 Authorised 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 Gerard Yates (FRN 215467) is an AR of Openwork Limited (FRN 408285). When you use Mark Gerard Yates's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Mark Gerard Yates, 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01257 369121

  • Address

    Chestnut House, Suite 5, 46 Halliwell Street, Chorley, Lancs, PR7 2AL, United Kingdom

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Other names (2)

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

  • My Financial Solutions Trading name
  • Mark Yates Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection 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, 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

Mark Gerard Yates’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2012

1 May 2012

  • Changed its registered name from "Mark Yates"

FCA register

2010

15 February 2010

  • Began trading as "My Financial Solutions"

FCA register

2002

12 July 2002

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Mark Gerard Yates FCA authorised?
Mark Gerard Yates (FRN 215467) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Mark Gerard Yates?
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 Gerard Yates (FRN 215467) is an AR of Openwork Limited (FRN 408285). When you use Mark Gerard Yates's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Mark Gerard Yates, 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.
What is Mark Gerard Yates’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01257 369121 for Mark Gerard Yates. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Mark Gerard Yates a scam or clone?
Mark Gerard Yates 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 Mark Gerard Yates?
Protection works through Openwork Limited, the principal firm responsible for Mark Gerard Yates's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Mark Gerard Yates use any other names?
It trades as My Financial Solutions. It has previously used the name Mark Yates.

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