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
Openwork Limited Reference number: 408285 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.
- T.P. Smith and Associates LLP (FRN 216502) is an AR of Openwork Limited (FRN 408285). When you use T.P. Smith and Associates's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from T.P. Smith and Associates, 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
170 Baslow Road, Sheffield, S17 4DR, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0114 262 1162 is
- Who else gives the postcode S17 4DR
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Tim Smith Associates Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Timothy Peter Smith Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Openwork 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
- OC415318 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 4 January 2017 (9 years old)
- Registered office
- 170 Baslow Road, Sheffield, S17 4DR, England
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Louise Armitage | LLP designated member | Apr 1979 | 4 Jan 2017 | None |
| Timothy Peter Smith | LLP designated member | Nov 1946 | 4 Jan 2017 | 1 other company |
| Jacqueline Mcshane | LLP member | Sep 1952 | 4 Jan 2017 | None |
Other companies run by these 3 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 company
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
Key dates in its history
T.P. Smith and Associates’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2017
16 March 2017
- Changed its registered name from "Timothy Peter Smith"
FCA register
4 January 2017
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Timothy Peter Smith took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2007
22 March 2007
- Changed its registered name from "Tim Smith Associates"
FCA register
2002
16 July 2002
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
In the full report: all 9 events
- All 9 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
Firms connected to T.P. Smith and Associates
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with T.P. Smith and Associates. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like T.P. Smith and Associates
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In the Sheffield (S) postcode area
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 9 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