Paul David Hardy: FCA regulated?

Appointed representative

Paul David Hardy does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.

Appointed for 10 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions

Responsible principal firm

Snap-on Finance UK Limited Reference number: 630814 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.
Paul David Hardy (FRN 742300) is an AR of Snap-on Finance UK Limited (FRN 630814). When you use Paul David Hardy's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Paul David Hardy, 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

07950 573355
Address

54 Tinkle Street, Grimoldby, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 8SZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 07950 573355 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode LN11 8SZ

Other names (3)

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

Snap-on Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Snap-on Diagnostics Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Snap-on Tools Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Snap-on Finance UK 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

Paul David Hardy’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (1) All events (4)

2016

30 March 2016

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 4 events

All 4 events in its history (1 shown here)

Firms connected to Paul David Hardy

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

connected firm: 1
share its phone number: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

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

Firms like Paul David Hardy

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

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1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Paul David Hardy FCA authorised?

Paul David Hardy (FRN 742300) 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 Paul David Hardy?

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. Paul David Hardy (FRN 742300) is an AR of Snap-on Finance UK Limited (FRN 630814). When you use Paul David Hardy's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Paul David Hardy, 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 Paul David Hardy’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07950 573355 for Paul David Hardy. 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 Paul David Hardy a scam or clone?

Paul David Hardy 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 Paul David Hardy?

Protection works through Snap-on Finance UK Limited, the principal firm responsible for Paul David Hardy's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Does Paul David Hardy use any other names?

It trades as Snap-on, Snap-on Diagnostics and Snap-on Tools.