Rick Cappella

Reference number: 728152

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Introducer appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

Meridian Finance Partners Ltd Reference number: 661646 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.
  • Rick Cappella (FRN 728152) introduces customers to Meridian Finance Partners Ltd (FRN 661646). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Rick Cappella.
  • Example: if Rick Cappella refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Rick Cappella 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 rcclassics.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07835 507691 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RH2 8QJ
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Other names (2)

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

  • RC Classics Trading name
  • Classic Cars International Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Meridian Finance Partners 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

Rick Cappella’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2019

23 January 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "Classic Cars International Limited"
  • Began trading as "RC Classics"

FCA register

2015

7 December 2015

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Rick Cappella FCA authorised?
Rick Cappella (FRN 728152) 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 Rick Cappella?
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. Rick Cappella (FRN 728152) introduces customers to Meridian Finance Partners Ltd (FRN 661646). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Rick Cappella. Example: if Rick Cappella refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Rick Cappella 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 Rick Cappella’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07835 507691 and the website rcclassics.co.uk for Rick Cappella. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Rick Cappella a scam or clone?
Rick Cappella 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 Rick Cappella?
Protection works through Meridian Finance Partners Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Rick Cappella's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Rick Cappella use any other names?
It trades as RC Classics. It has previously used the name Classic Cars International Limited.

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