Smiths News Trading Limited
Reference number: 473353
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Introducer appointed representative
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Responsible principal firm
The Nfrn Mutual Limited Reference number: 312391 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.
- Smiths News Trading Limited (FRN 473353) introduces customers to The Nfrn Mutual Limited (FRN 312391). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Smiths News Trading.
- Example: if Smiths News Trading refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Smiths News Trading 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
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Phone number
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Address
Rowan House, Cherry Orchard North, Kembrey Park, Swindon, SN2 8UH, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When smithnews.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0845 123 0000 is
- Who else gives the postcode SN2 8UH
Other names (5)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Instore Field Marketing Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Smiths News Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Connect Group Plc Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Smiths News Plc Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- WH Smith Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through The Nfrn Mutual 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, 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
- 00237811 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 9 March 1929 (97 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Non-specialised wholesale trade (SIC 46900)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Michael Bunting | Director | Feb 1972 | 1 Sep 2010 | 52 other companies |
| Richard Henry Arden Clay | Director | Feb 1977 | 2 Feb 2026 | 53 other companies |
| Stuart Steven Marriner | Secretary | Not published | 1 Sep 2011 | – |
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
- 85
- closed down
- 23
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 85 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 6 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- The 20 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 40 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Smiths News Trading’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
13 March 2023
- Smiths News Holdings Limited gave up control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Smiths News Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2015
9 February 2015
- Changed its registered name from "Connect Group Plc"
FCA register
2014
8 August 2014
- Changed its registered name from "Smiths News Plc"
FCA register
2007
1 October 2007
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
1929
9 March 1929
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 76 events
- All 76 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 66
Firms connected to Smiths News Trading
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Smiths News Trading. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- past links
- 6
In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named
- 6 past links through former directors
Firms like Smiths News Trading
Other firms of the same type (retailer), nearest first.
In the Swindon (SN) postcode area
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- 85 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 76 events in its history
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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