Steve Brace

Reference number: 1063069

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Introducer appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD Reference number: 703401 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.
  • Steve Brace (FRN 1063069) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Steve Brace.
  • Example: if Steve Brace refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Steve Brace 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 ksc-carpets.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01792 474922 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SA4 9WN
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Other names (1)

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

  • KSC Carpets Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions 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

Steve Brace’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

1 September 2026

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "KSC Carpets"

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Steve Brace

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Steve Brace. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Steve Brace

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 2 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Steve Brace FCA authorised?
Steve Brace (FRN 1063069) 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 Steve Brace?
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. Steve Brace (FRN 1063069) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Steve Brace. Example: if Steve Brace refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Steve Brace 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 Steve Brace’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01792 474922 and the website ksc-carpets.com for Steve Brace. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Steve Brace a scam or clone?
Steve Brace 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 Steve Brace?
Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Steve Brace's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Steve Brace use any other names?
It trades as KSC Carpets.

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