Nicholas Timothy Pink: FCA regulated?

Appointed representative

Nicholas Timothy Pink does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.

Appointed for 24 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions

Responsible principal firm

Openwork Limited Reference number: 408285 Authorised 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.
Nicholas Timothy Pink (FRN 215719) is an AR of Openwork Limited (FRN 408285). When you use Nicholas Timothy Pink's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Nicholas Timothy Pink, 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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

023 8001 6533
Address

3 Mitchell Point, Hamble-Le-Rice, Hampshire, SO31 4RF, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 023 8001 6533 is
Who else gives the postcode SO31 4RF

Other names (2)

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

Pink Financial Consultancy Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Nick Pink Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Openwork 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

Nicholas Timothy Pink’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (5)

2007

31 January 2007

Changed its registered name from "Nick Pink"

FCA register

2002

12 July 2002

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 5 events

All 5 events in its history (2 shown here)

Firms connected to Nicholas Timothy Pink

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

connected firm: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

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

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All 5 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Nicholas Timothy Pink FCA authorised?

Nicholas Timothy Pink (FRN 215719) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does appointed representative mean for Nicholas Timothy Pink?

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. Nicholas Timothy Pink (FRN 215719) is an AR of Openwork Limited (FRN 408285). When you use Nicholas Timothy Pink's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Nicholas Timothy Pink, 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.

What is Nicholas Timothy Pink’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 023 8001 6533 for Nicholas Timothy Pink. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Nicholas Timothy Pink a scam or clone?

Nicholas Timothy Pink 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 Nicholas Timothy Pink?

Protection works through Openwork Limited, the principal firm responsible for Nicholas Timothy Pink's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Does Nicholas Timothy Pink use any other names?

It trades as Pink Financial Consultancy. It has previously used the name Nick Pink.