Simon James Hunt

Reference number: 1060194

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Introducer appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

Social Money Limited Reference number: 675283 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.
  • SIMON JAMES HUNT (FRN 1060194) introduces customers to Social Money Limited (FRN 675283). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not SIMON JAMES HUNT.
  • Example: if SIMON JAMES HUNT refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from SIMON JAMES HUNT 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07901 776892

  • Address

    3rd Floor, Swan Building, 20 Swan Street, Manchester, Manchester, M4 5JW, United Kingdom

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Other names (1)

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

  • ALT STUDIO Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Social Money 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

Simon James Hunt’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

29 July 2026

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "ALT STUDIO"

FCA register

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Simon James Hunt FCA authorised?
Simon James Hunt (FRN 1060194) 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 Simon James Hunt?
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. Simon James Hunt (FRN 1060194) introduces customers to Social Money Limited (FRN 675283). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Simon James Hunt. Example: if Simon James Hunt refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Simon James Hunt 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 Simon James Hunt’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07901 776892 for Simon James Hunt. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Simon James Hunt a scam or clone?
Simon James Hunt 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 Simon James Hunt?
Protection works through Social Money Limited, the principal firm responsible for Simon James Hunt's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Simon James Hunt use any other names?
It trades as ALT STUDIO.

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