ScottishPower Energy Retail Limited: FCA regulated?

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.

Appointed for 13 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1998

Responsible principal firm

Domestic & General Insurance Plc Reference number: 202111 Authorised 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.
ScottishPower Energy Retail Limited (FRN 608551) is an AR of Domestic & General Insurance Plc (FRN 202111). When you use ScottishPower Energy Retail's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from ScottishPower Energy Retail, 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

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.

Website

scottishpower.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0345 270 0700
Address

Scottishpower House, 320 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G2 5AD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When scottishpower.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0345 270 0700 is
Who else gives the postcode G2 5AD

Other names (2)

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

ScottishPower Trading name: A name it trades under now.
ScottishPower Retail Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Domestic & General Insurance PLC, 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.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number: SC190287 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 14 October 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office: 320 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5AD, Scotland
Nature of business: Transmission of electricity (SIC 35120)
Distribution of gaseous fuels through mains (SIC 35220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Valerie Margaret Sim	Director	Sep 1969	27 Apr 2017	15 other companies
Andrew Michael Ward	Director	Jul 1974	12 Feb 2020	10 other companies
John Reid	Secretary	Not published	23 Sep 2024	–

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: 19
closed down: 2
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 19 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 one on the FCA register
The 6 companies these 2 directors run together
All 15 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

ScottishPower Energy Retail’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (31)

2016

6 April 2016

Scottish Power Retail Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

10 October 2013

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1998

14 October 1998

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 31 events

All 31 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 26

Firms connected to ScottishPower Energy Retail

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like ScottishPower Energy Retail

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

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19 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 31 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is ScottishPower Energy Retail Limited FCA authorised?

ScottishPower Energy Retail Limited (FRN 608551) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does appointed representative mean for ScottishPower Energy Retail?

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. ScottishPower Energy Retail Limited (FRN 608551) is an AR of Domestic & General Insurance Plc (FRN 202111). When you use ScottishPower Energy Retail's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from ScottishPower Energy Retail, 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.

What is ScottishPower Energy Retail’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0345 270 0700 and the website scottishpower.co.uk for ScottishPower Energy Retail. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is ScottishPower Energy Retail a scam or clone?

ScottishPower Energy Retail 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 ScottishPower Energy Retail?

Protection works through Domestic & General Insurance PLC, the principal firm responsible for ScottishPower Energy Retail's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns ScottishPower Energy Retail?

ScottishPower Energy Retail is owned by Scottish Power Retail Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs ScottishPower Energy Retail?

Companies House lists 2 directors of ScottishPower Energy Retail: Valerie Margaret Sim and Andrew Michael Ward.

How long has ScottishPower Energy Retail been in business?

The company was formed on 14 October 1998.

Does ScottishPower Energy Retail use any other names?

It trades as ScottishPower and ScottishPower Retail.