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
PIVOTAL FINANCIAL LIMITED Reference number: 665649 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.
- Reeds Rains Limited (FRN 160170) is an AR of PIVOTAL FINANCIAL LIMITED (FRN 665649). When you use Reeds Rains's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Reeds Rains, 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
2nd Floor, Gateway 2, Holgate Park Drive, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 4GB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01772 459423 is
- Who else gives the postcode YO26 4GB
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Reeds Rains Insurance Services Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Pivotal Financial 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, freeYou 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
- 02568254 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 13 December 1990 (35 years old)
- Registered office
- Howard House 3 St. Marys Court, Blossom Street, York, YO24 1AH, England
- Nature of business
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- Real estate agencies (SIC 68310)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bisset | Director | Jul 1982 | 1 Mar 2021 | 65 other companies |
| Paul Hardy | Director | Apr 1976 | 19 Apr 2023 | 69 other companies |
| Deborah Ann Fish | Secretary | Not published | 3 Jun 2025 | – |
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
- 72
- closed down
- 23
- are FCA-registered
- 18
In the full report: all 72 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
- The 18 on the FCA register
- The 62 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 28 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Reeds Rains’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Lsl Property Services PLC took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
1990
13 December 1990
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Became an appointed representative
Companies House · FCA register
In the full report: all 59 events
- All 59 events in its history (3 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 53
Firms connected to Reeds Rains
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Reeds Rains. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 7
- share a director
- 7
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 7 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (7), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 5 past links through former directors
Firms like Reeds Rains
Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.
In York
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- 72 other companies its directors have run, named
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- All 59 events in its history
- 7 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk