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
ValidPath Limited Reference number: 197107 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.
- Spectrum Employee Benefits Ltd (FRN 1058803) is an AR of ValidPath Limited (FRN 197107). When you use Spectrum Employee Benefits's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Spectrum Employee Benefits, 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Suite 4.5 Turnberry House, 175 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 2LB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0141 732 1237 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode G2 2LB
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through ValidPath 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
- SC873553 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 24 December 2025 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- Suite 4.5 Turnberry House, 175 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 2LB, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair James Creevy | Director | Sep 1960 | 24 Dec 2025 | 10 other companies |
| Derek Rush | Director | Apr 1977 | 24 Dec 2025 | 1 other company |
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
- 11
- closed down
- 5
- are FCA-registered
- 2
In the full report: all 11 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 2 on the FCA register
Key dates in its history
Spectrum Employee Benefits’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
11 August 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2025
24 December 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Alistair James Creevy became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Derek Rush became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Alistair James Creevy appointed as a director
- Derek Rush appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to Spectrum Employee Benefits
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Spectrum Employee Benefits. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
- share its phone number
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Spectrum Employee Benefits
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In the Glasgow (G) postcode area
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- 11 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 6 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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