Matthew Gooda

Reference number: 1017319

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Introducer appointed representative

Matthew Gooda can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

PHOENIX FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED Reference number: 539195 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Matthew Gooda (FRN 1017319) introduces customers to PHOENIX FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED (FRN 539195). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Matthew Gooda.
  • Example: if Matthew Gooda refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Matthew Gooda itself.
  • 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

    07187 920635

  • Address

    3 Hitchin Road, Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, SG17 5JA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 07187 920635 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SG17 5JA
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Other names (1)

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

  • M R Gooda's Heating and Plumbing Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Phoenix Financial Consultants 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

Matthew Gooda’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2024

23 July 2024

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "M R Gooda's Heating and Plumbing"

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Matthew Gooda

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Matthew Gooda. 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
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Firms like Matthew Gooda

Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.

In Shefford

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  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 2 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Matthew Gooda FCA authorised?
Matthew Gooda (FRN 1017319) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Matthew Gooda?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Matthew Gooda (FRN 1017319) introduces customers to PHOENIX FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED (FRN 539195). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Matthew Gooda. Example: if Matthew Gooda refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Matthew Gooda itself. 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 Matthew Gooda’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07187 920635 for Matthew Gooda. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Matthew Gooda a scam or clone?
Matthew Gooda 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 Matthew Gooda?
Protection works through Phoenix Financial Consultants Limited, the principal firm responsible for Matthew Gooda's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Matthew Gooda use any other names?
It trades as M R Gooda's Heating and Plumbing.

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