Scout Financial Services Limited

Reference number: 914695

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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

Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited Reference number: 455545 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.
  • Scout Financial Services Limited (FRN 914695) is an AR of Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited (FRN 455545). When you use Scout Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Scout Financial Services, 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    0330 818 0080

  • Address

    Meridian House, Wheatfield Way, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1YG, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 0330 818 0080 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LE10 1YG
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Other names (3)

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

  • Ernest Henry Mortgages Trading name
  • Hicroft Financial Services Trading name
  • Highcroft Financial Services Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Mortgage Advice Bureau 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.

Companies House record

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

Company number
09906155
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 December 2015 (10 years old)
Registered office
Meridian House, Wheatfield Way, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1YG, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Verona Theresa Frankish Director Aug 1970 28 Mar 2022 3 other companies
Grant Damian Nichols Director Jul 1978 5 Jul 2024 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
5
closed down
2
still active
3

In the full report: all 5 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
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Scout Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (20)

2022

28 March 2022

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2019

8 October 2019

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Yopa Property Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

8 December 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms like Scout Financial Services

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

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 20 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Scout Financial Services Limited FCA authorised?
Scout Financial Services Limited (FRN 914695) 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 Scout Financial Services?
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. Scout Financial Services Limited (FRN 914695) is an AR of Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited (FRN 455545). When you use Scout Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Scout Financial Services, 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 Scout Financial Services’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0330 818 0080 for Scout Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Scout Financial Services a scam or clone?
Scout Financial Services 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 Scout Financial Services?
Protection works through Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited, the principal firm responsible for Scout Financial Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Scout Financial Services?
Scout Financial Services is owned by Yopa Property Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Scout Financial Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Scout Financial Services: Verona Theresa Frankish and Grant Damian Nichols.
How long has Scout Financial Services been in business?
The company was formed on 8 December 2015.
Does Scout Financial Services use any other names?
It trades as Ernest Henry Mortgages and Hicroft Financial Services. It has previously used the name Highcroft Financial Services.

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