Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
ValidPath Limited Reference number: 197107 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- Mullar Financial Limited (FRN 1055244) is an AR of ValidPath Limited (FRN 197107). When you use Mullar Financial's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Mullar Financial, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- 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.
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Phone number
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Address
Stapeley House, London Road, Stapeley, Nantwich, Cheshire East, CW5 7JW, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When mullarfinancial.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07799 636011 is
- Who else gives the postcode CW5 7JW
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through ValidPath 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, freeYou 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.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 16873028 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 25 November 2025 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- Stapeley House, London Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 7JW, England
- Nature of business
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- Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding (SIC 66290)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Charles Francis Tunnicliffe | Director | May 1967 | 25 Nov 2025 | None |
| Robert Stone | Director | Mar 1982 | 13 Mar 2026 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
Key dates in its history
Mullar Financial’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
22 May 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
13 March 2026
- Laurence Charles Francis Tunnicliffe gave up control
- Robert Stone took control (75–100% of shares)
- Robert Stone appointed as a director
Companies House
2025
25 November 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Laurence Charles Francis Tunnicliffe took control (75–100% of shares)
- Laurence Charles Francis Tunnicliffe appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to Mullar Financial
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Mullar Financial. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share its postcode
- 3
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Mullar Financial
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In Nantwich
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- Every company its directors have run, named
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- All 7 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk