Mary Henderson: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

Mary Henderson is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 18 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions

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

07931 314816
Address

Botanic Financial, 4-5 Crighton Place, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH7 4NZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 07931 314816 is
Who else gives the postcode EH7 4NZ

Other names (2)

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

Botanic Financial Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Edinburgh Mortgage Centre Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Show FCA detail (4 permissions)

Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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

Mary Henderson’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (9)

2013

1 April 2013

Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2008

25 January 2008

Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

In the full report: all 9 events

All 9 events in its history (3 shown here)

Firms connected to Mary Henderson

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Mary Henderson. 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 Mary Henderson

Other firms of the same type (pension transfer adviser), nearest first.

In Edinburgh

DSMA LtdEdinburghAuthorised Aitken Financial Services LtdEdinburghAppointed representative

In the Edinburgh (EH) postcode area

Alan Ellis Financial Services LimitedDunbarAuthorised

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All 9 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Mary Henderson FCA authorised?

Yes, Mary Henderson (FRN 475683) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2008 and works as a pension transfer adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Mary Henderson’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07931 314816 for Mary Henderson. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Mary Henderson a scam or clone?

Mary Henderson 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 Mary Henderson?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Mary Henderson to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Does Mary Henderson use any other names?

It trades as Botanic Financial. It has previously used the name Edinburgh Mortgage Centre.