Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Reference number: 931541

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

SME HCI Limited Reference number: 626422 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.
  • Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (FRN 931541) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
  • Example: if Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 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

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  • When moorfields.nhs.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7253 3411 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC1V 2PD
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Other names (1)

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

  • Moorfields Eye Hospital - Private Patients Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through SME HCI 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

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2020

7 August 2020

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Moorfields Eye Hospital - Private Patients"

FCA register

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust FCA authorised?
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (FRN 931541) 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 Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust?
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. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (FRN 931541) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Example: if Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 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 Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7253 3411 and the website moorfields.nhs.uk for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust a scam or clone?
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 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 Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust?
Protection works through SME HCI Limited, the principal firm responsible for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust use any other names?
It trades as Moorfields Eye Hospital - Private Patients.

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