Paul Ward: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

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

Appointed for 2 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions

Responsible principal firm

IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD Reference number: 703401 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 Ward (FRN 1019369) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Paul Ward.
Example: if Paul Ward refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Paul Ward 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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

01495 775116
Address

Showroom 3, Clarence Corner, Clarence Road, Pontypool, Torfaen, NP4 8AZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01495 775116 is
Who else gives the postcode NP4 8AZ

Other names (1)

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

PT Ward Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions 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 Ward’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2024

11 October 2024

Became an introducer appointed representative
Began trading as "PT Ward"

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Paul Ward

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Paul Ward. 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

Firms like Paul Ward

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

In Pontypool

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2 background checks on its contact details
All 2 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Paul Ward FCA authorised?

Paul Ward (FRN 1019369) 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 Ward?

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 Ward (FRN 1019369) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Paul Ward. Example: if Paul Ward refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Paul Ward 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 Ward’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01495 775116 for Paul Ward. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Paul Ward a scam or clone?

Paul Ward 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 Ward?

Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Paul Ward's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Does Paul Ward use any other names?

It trades as PT Ward.