Russell Shaun Matthews

Reference number: 928334

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Introducer appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

PHOENIX FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED Reference number: 539195 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.
  • RUSSELL SHAUN MATTHEWS (FRN 928334) introduces customers to PHOENIX FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED (FRN 539195). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not RUSSELL SHAUN MATTHEWS.
  • Example: if RUSSELL SHAUN MATTHEWS refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from RUSSELL SHAUN MATTHEWS 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 sapphirewindows.info first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01269 596480 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SA18 2HX
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Other names (2)

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

  • Sapphire Windows Trading name
  • Sapphire Windows & Doors Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Phoenix Financial Consultants 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

Russell Shaun Matthews’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (1) All events (5)

2020

23 June 2020

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 5 events

  • All 5 events in its history (1 shown here)
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Firms connected to Russell Shaun Matthews

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

connected firm
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share its postcode
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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
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Firms like Russell Shaun Matthews

Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.

In Ammanford

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In the Swansea (SA) postcode area

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Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 5 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Russell Shaun Matthews FCA authorised?
Russell Shaun Matthews (FRN 928334) 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 Russell Shaun Matthews?
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. Russell Shaun Matthews (FRN 928334) introduces customers to PHOENIX FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED (FRN 539195). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Russell Shaun Matthews. Example: if Russell Shaun Matthews refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Russell Shaun Matthews 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 Russell Shaun Matthews’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01269 596480 and the website sapphirewindows.info for Russell Shaun Matthews. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Russell Shaun Matthews a scam or clone?
Russell Shaun Matthews 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 Russell Shaun Matthews?
Protection works through Phoenix Financial Consultants Limited, the principal firm responsible for Russell Shaun Matthews's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Russell Shaun Matthews use any other names?
It trades as Sapphire Windows and Sapphire Windows & Doors.

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