Paul Sumner

Reference number: 1036372

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Introducer appointed representative

PAUL SUMNER can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

HAWKSTONE FARLEY GROUP LTD Reference number: 987531 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.
  • PAUL SUMNER (FRN 1036372) introduces customers to HAWKSTONE FARLEY GROUP LTD (FRN 987531). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not PAUL SUMNER.
  • Example: if PAUL SUMNER refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from PAUL SUMNER 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

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 sumnermotorco.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07712 203742 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SS12 9JQ
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Other names (1)

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

  • SUMNERS MOTOR CO Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Hawkstone Farley Group Ltd, 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 Sumner’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

29 July 2025

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "SUMNERS MOTOR CO"

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Paul Sumner FCA authorised?
Paul Sumner (FRN 1036372) 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 Paul Sumner?
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. Paul Sumner (FRN 1036372) introduces customers to HAWKSTONE FARLEY GROUP LTD (FRN 987531). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Paul Sumner. Example: if Paul Sumner refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Paul Sumner 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 Paul Sumner’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07712 203742 and the website sumnermotorco.co.uk for Paul Sumner. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Paul Sumner a scam or clone?
Paul Sumner 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 Sumner?
Protection works through Hawkstone Farley Group Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Paul Sumner's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Paul Sumner use any other names?
It trades as SUMNERS MOTOR CO.

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