Moat Homes Ltd: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 10 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.

Website

moat.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0300 323 0011
Address

Mariner House, Galleon Boulevard, Crossways Business Park, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6QE, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When moat.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0300 323 0011 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode DA2 6QE

Other names (1)

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

Moat Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may apply
Eligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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Credit Broking
Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

Limits on what they may do

Not permitted to canvass off trade premises

The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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

Moat Homes’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (6)

2016

26 July 2016

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

In the full report: all 6 events

All 6 events in its history (3 shown here)

Firms connected to Moat Homes

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Moat Homes. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm: 1
share its phone number: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Moat Homes

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

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3 background checks on its contact details
All 6 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Moat Homes Ltd FCA authorised?

Yes, Moat Homes Ltd (FRN 741657) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Moat Homes’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0300 323 0011 and the website moat.co.uk for Moat Homes. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is Moat Homes a scam or clone?

Moat Homes 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 Moat Homes?

It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Moat Homes to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Does Moat Homes use any other names?

It trades as Moat.