Sean O'Grady

Reference number: 945030

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Introducer appointed representative

Sean O'Grady 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.
  • Sean O'Grady (FRN 945030) introduces customers to Meridian Finance Partners Ltd (FRN 661646). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Sean O'Grady.
  • Example: if Sean O'Grady refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Sean O'Grady 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 seanogradycars.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01737 813068 is
  • Who else gives the postcode KT20 5EE
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Other names (1)

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

  • Sean O'Grady Cars Trading 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

Sean O'Grady’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2021

16 February 2021

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Sean O'Grady Cars"

FCA register

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sean O'Grady FCA authorised?
Sean O'Grady (FRN 945030) 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 Sean O'Grady?
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. Sean O'Grady (FRN 945030) introduces customers to Meridian Finance Partners Ltd (FRN 661646). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Sean O'Grady. Example: if Sean O'Grady refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Sean O'Grady 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 Sean O'Grady’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01737 813068 and the website seanogradycars.co.uk for Sean O'Grady. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sean O'Grady a scam or clone?
Sean O'Grady 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 Sean O'Grady?
Protection works through Meridian Finance Partners Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Sean O'Grady's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Sean O'Grady use any other names?
It trades as Sean O'Grady Cars.

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