Northern Housing Consortium Limited: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

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

Appointed for 21 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2002

Responsible principal firm

MARSH LIMITED Reference number: 307511 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.
Northern Housing Consortium Limited (FRN 423527) introduces customers to MARSH LIMITED (FRN 307511). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Northern Housing Consortium.
Example: if Northern Housing Consortium refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Northern Housing Consortium 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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Website

northern-consortium.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0191 566 1000
Address

Hope Street Xchange, 1-3 Hind Street, Sunderland, Sunderland, SR1 3QD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When northern-consortium.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0191 566 1000 is
Who else gives the postcode SR1 3QD

Other names (1)

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

Northern Housing Consortium Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Marsh 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.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number: 04361009 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 25 January 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office: Hope Street Xchange, 1-3 Hind Street, Sunderland, SR1 3QD, England
Nature of business: Activities of business and employers membership organisations (SIC 94110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Leann Hearne	Director	Oct 1964	12 Mar 2021	6 other companies
Charlotte Louise Norman	Director	Oct 1968	12 Mar 2021	6 other companies
Jane Elizabeth Howlett (everton)	Director	Jan 1961	23 Sep 2022	None
Pamela Smith	Director	Oct 1964	24 Nov 2022	10 other companies
Warren Edward Heppolette	Director	Mar 1969	23 Nov 2023	3 other companies
Matthew Joseph Forrest	Director	Oct 1971	23 Nov 2023	4 other companies
Robert Alan Smith	Director	Jan 1966	23 Nov 2023	4 other companies
Tracy Ann Gordon	Director	Dec 1963	21 Nov 2024	None
Noel Clare Sharpe	Director	Feb 1968	21 Nov 2024	12 other companies
Rachael Christenson Dennis	Director	Sep 1966	21 Nov 2024	None
Stephen Gregory Hepworth	Director	Jan 1967	21 Nov 2024	6 other companies
Robin John Tuddenham	Director	Jul 1968	20 Nov 2025	1 other company
Claire Louise Warren	Director	Nov 1969	20 Nov 2025	4 other companies
Fiona Jane Macgregor	Director	Jan 1963	18 Sep 2026	11 other companies
Catherine Rosemary Wilmot	Secretary	Not published	20 Nov 2025	–

Other companies run by these 14 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies: 66
closed down: 17
went insolvent: 2

In the full report: all 66 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 14 directors sit on each board, and since when
The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
The 7 on the FCA register
The 1 company these 14 directors run together
All 74 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Northern Housing Consortium’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (139)

2024

4 April 2024

Changed its registered name from "Northern Housing Consortium"

FCA register

2005

17 January 2005

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2002

25 January 2002

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 139 events

All 139 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 136

Firms connected to Northern Housing Consortium

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1
past links: 6

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
6 past links through former directors

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66 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 139 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Northern Housing Consortium Limited FCA authorised?

Northern Housing Consortium Limited (FRN 423527) 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 Northern Housing Consortium?

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. Northern Housing Consortium Limited (FRN 423527) introduces customers to MARSH LIMITED (FRN 307511). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Northern Housing Consortium. Example: if Northern Housing Consortium refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Northern Housing Consortium 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 Northern Housing Consortium’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0191 566 1000 and the website northern-consortium.org.uk for Northern Housing Consortium. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Northern Housing Consortium a scam or clone?

Northern Housing Consortium 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 Northern Housing Consortium?

Protection works through Marsh Limited, the principal firm responsible for Northern Housing Consortium's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who runs Northern Housing Consortium?

Companies House lists 14 directors of Northern Housing Consortium: Leann Hearne, Charlotte Louise Norman, Jane Elizabeth Howlett (everton), Pamela Smith, Warren Edward Heppolette, Matthew Joseph Forrest and 8 more.

How long has Northern Housing Consortium been in business?

The company was formed on 25 January 2002.

Does Northern Housing Consortium use any other names?

It has previously used the name Northern Housing Consortium.