Mr A Franks & Mrs A Franks

Reference number: 413847

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Introducer appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd Reference number: 820727 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.
  • Mr A Franks & Mrs A Franks (FRN 413847) introduces customers to Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd (FRN 820727). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not the Franks partnership.
  • Example: if the Franks partnership refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from the Franks partnership 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When oakdown.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01395 513731 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode EX10 0PH
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Other names (4)

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

  • Acorn Holiday Home Park Trading name
  • AC Franks Former name
  • Acorn Holiday Park Former trading name
  • Oakdown Holiday Park Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd, 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

The Franks partnership’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (7)

2019

13 May 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "AC Franks"

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 7 events

  • All 7 events in its history (2 shown here)
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Firms connected to the Franks partnership

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

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like the Franks partnership

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

In the Exeter (EX) postcode area

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Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 7 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Mr A Franks & Mrs A Franks FCA authorised?
Mr A Franks & Mrs A Franks (FRN 413847) 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 the Franks partnership?
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. Mr A Franks & Mrs A Franks (FRN 413847) introduces customers to Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd (FRN 820727). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not the Franks partnership. Example: if the Franks partnership refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from the Franks partnership 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 the Franks partnership’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01395 513731 and the website oakdown.co.uk for the Franks partnership. 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 the Franks partnership a scam or clone?
the Franks partnership 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 the Franks partnership?
Protection works through Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd, the principal firm responsible for the Franks partnership's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does the Franks partnership use any other names?
It trades as Acorn Holiday Home Park. It has previously used 3 other names: AC Franks, Acorn Holiday Park and Oakdown Holiday Park.

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