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 1 year
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2016
- One of its directors is also a director of a firm that is no longer authorised
Responsible principal firm
Simplyhealth Access Reference number: 202183 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.
- Simplyhealth Guidance Limited (FRN 1020236) is an AR of Simplyhealth Access (FRN 202183). When you use Simplyhealth Guidance's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Simplyhealth Guidance, 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Anton House, Chantry Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1DE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0370 908 3481 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode SP10 1DE
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Simplyhealth Access, 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, freeYou 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
- 10476781 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 14 November 2016 (9 years old)
- Registered office
- Anton House, Chantry Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1DE, England
- Nature of business
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- Other human health activities (SIC 86900)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas John Potter | Director | Sep 1971 | 10 Nov 2021 | 21 other companies |
| Paul Jakob Robert Schreier (Dr) | Director | Jan 1969 | 5 Jul 2024 | 22 other companies |
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
- 24
- still active
- 24
- are FCA-registered
- 4
In the full report: all 24 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 4 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- The 19 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Simplyhealth Guidance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
9 December 2024
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2016
14 November 2016
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Simplyhealth Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 15 events
- All 15 events in its history (3 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 12
Firms connected to Simplyhealth Guidance
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Simplyhealth Guidance. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- no longer authorised
- 1
- share a director
- 4
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Simplyhealth Guidance
Other firms of the same type (dental or medical practice), nearest first.
In Andover
In the Salisbury (SP) postcode area
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- 24 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 15 events in its history
- 4 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk