Mr Claude Gerald Holman

Reference number: 1003418

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Introducer appointed representative

Mr Claude Gerald Holman can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 3 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions

Responsible principal firm

Ignition Credit Plc Reference number: 679018 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 Claude Gerald Holman (FRN 1003418) introduces customers to Ignition Credit Plc (FRN 679018). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Mr Claude Gerald Holman.
Example: if Mr Claude Gerald Holman refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Mr Claude Gerald Holman 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.

Website

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

01872 560561
Address

Claude Holman Cars, Chiverton Cross, Blackwater, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 8HS, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When vansincornwall.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01872 560561 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode TR4 8HS

Other names (1)

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

CLAUDE HOLMAN VAN SALES Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Ignition Credit PLC, 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

Mr Claude Gerald Holman’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

28 October 2023

Became an introducer appointed representative
Began trading as "CLAUDE HOLMAN VAN SALES"

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Mr Claude Gerald Holman

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

connected firms: 2
share its phone number: 1
share its postcode: 2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Mr Claude Gerald Holman

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

In Truro

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2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Mr Claude Gerald Holman FCA authorised?

Mr Claude Gerald Holman (FRN 1003418) 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 Mr Claude Gerald Holman?

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 Claude Gerald Holman (FRN 1003418) introduces customers to Ignition Credit Plc (FRN 679018). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Mr Claude Gerald Holman. Example: if Mr Claude Gerald Holman refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Mr Claude Gerald Holman 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 Mr Claude Gerald Holman’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01872 560561 and the website vansincornwall.co.uk for Mr Claude Gerald Holman. 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 Mr Claude Gerald Holman a scam or clone?

Mr Claude Gerald Holman 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 Mr Claude Gerald Holman?

Protection works through Ignition Credit PLC, the principal firm responsible for Mr Claude Gerald Holman's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Does Mr Claude Gerald Holman use any other names?

It trades as CLAUDE HOLMAN VAN SALES.

Sources and links

Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk