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
Premium Credit Limited Reference number: 702718 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.
- The Abbey School, Reading (FRN 1017864) is an AR of Premium Credit Limited (FRN 702718). When you use The Abbey School, Reading's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from The Abbey School, Reading, 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
The Abbey School, 17 Kendrick Road, Reading, Reading, RG1 5DZ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0118 987 2256 is
- Who else gives the postcode RG1 5DZ
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Premium Credit 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
- 00133676 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 31 January 1914 (112 years old)
- Registered office
- 17 Kendrick Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5DZ
- Nature of business
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- General secondary education (SIC 85310)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Mark Dimmick | Director | Jan 1952 | 7 Dec 2009 | 2 other companies |
| Elizabeth Ann Harrison | Director | May 1949 | 23 Mar 2015 | None |
| Colin Geoffrey Singer | Director | May 1955 | 3 Dec 2018 | 1 other company |
| Julie Irene Butler | Director | Mar 1958 | 18 Mar 2019 | 8 other companies |
| Robyn Lucy Field | Director | Dec 1984 | 29 Jun 2020 | None |
| Harriet Kemp (Dr) | Director | Jun 1983 | 22 Mar 2021 | None |
| Andrew Peach | Director | Apr 1973 | 22 Mar 2021 | None |
| Joanna Kumari Jolly | Director | Nov 1969 | 11 Jul 2022 | 2 other companies |
| Richard Brown | Director | Mar 1971 | 23 Sep 2024 | None |
| Nicholas Charles Burrows | Director | Jul 1958 | 23 Sep 2024 | 75 other companies |
| Hector Maclennan | Director | Oct 1979 | 23 Sep 2024 | None |
| Adam Douglas Jacobs | Director | Sep 1975 | 2 Dec 2025 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by these 12 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
- 88
- closed down
- 55
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 88 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 12 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 2 on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 12 directors run together
- All 85 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
The Abbey School, Reading’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
24 September 2024
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
1914
31 January 1914
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 148 events
- All 148 events in its history (2 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 146
Firms connected to The Abbey School, Reading
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with The Abbey School, Reading. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
- past link
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like The Abbey School, Reading
Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.
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- 88 other companies its directors have run, named
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- All 148 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