O'Riordan Bond Financial Services Limited

Reference number: 598080

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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

Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited Reference number: 455545 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.
  • O'Riordan Bond Financial Services Limited (FRN 598080) is an AR of Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited (FRN 455545). When you use O'Riordan Bond Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from O'Riordan Bond Financial Services, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When oriordanbond.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01604 766007 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NN4 5DW
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Other names (1)

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

  • Mortgage Advice Bureau Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Mortgage Advice Bureau 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
08303830
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 November 2012 (13 years old)
Registered office
Independent House Unit 1 Wilks Walk, Grange Park District Centre, Northampton, NN4 5DW, England
Nature of business
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Simon Bond Director Sep 1968 22 Nov 2012 10 other companies
Aidan Martin Pearce Director Jul 1993 1 Apr 2025 None
Simon Bond Secretary Not published 22 Nov 2012 –

Other companies run by these 2 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
10
closed down
4
still active
6

In the full report: all 10 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

O'Riordan Bond Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (12)

2023

15 December 2023

  • Simon Bond no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • O'Riordan Bond Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Simon Bond gained significant control

Companies House

2013

27 March 2013

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2012

22 November 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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  • 10 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is O'Riordan Bond Financial Services Limited FCA authorised?
O'Riordan Bond Financial Services Limited (FRN 598080) 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 O'Riordan Bond Financial Services?
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. O'Riordan Bond Financial Services Limited (FRN 598080) is an AR of Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited (FRN 455545). When you use O'Riordan Bond Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from O'Riordan Bond Financial Services, 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 O'Riordan Bond Financial Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01604 766007 and the website oriordanbond.co.uk for O'Riordan Bond Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is O'Riordan Bond Financial Services a scam or clone?
O'Riordan Bond Financial Services 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 O'Riordan Bond Financial Services?
Protection works through Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited, the principal firm responsible for O'Riordan Bond Financial Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns O'Riordan Bond Financial Services?
O'Riordan Bond Financial Services is owned by O'Riordan Bond Holdings Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Simon Bond.
Who runs O'Riordan Bond Financial Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of O'Riordan Bond Financial Services: Simon Bond and Aidan Martin Pearce.
How long has O'Riordan Bond Financial Services been in business?
The company was formed on 22 November 2012.
Does O'Riordan Bond Financial Services use any other names?
It trades as Mortgage Advice Bureau.

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