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
Connect IFA Ltd Reference number: 441505 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 Brokerage (Kent) Limited (FRN 958720) is an AR of Connect IFA Ltd (FRN 441505). When you use The Brokerage (Kent)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from The Brokerage (Kent), 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
Unit 5 Crown House, Gorseinon Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 9DX, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01792 677063 is
- Who else gives the postcode SA4 9DX
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- TBK Mortgage Studio Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- TBK Specialist Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Connect IFA 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, 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
- 13490320 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 2 July 2021 (5 years old)
- Registered office
- Unit 5 Crown House Gorseinon Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 9DX, Wales
- Nature of business
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- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndsay Susan Kent | Director | Nov 1994 | 2 Jul 2021 | 8 other companies |
Other companies run by its director
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
- 8
- closed down
- 4
- still active
- 4
In the full report: all 8 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
The Brokerage (Kent)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
1 August 2023
- Glenn Franklin-Jones stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2021
24 September 2021
- The Brokerage Limited stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
19 September 2021
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2 July 2021
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Glenn Franklin-Jones became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Lyndsay Proctor became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- The Brokerage Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 12 events
- All 12 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
Firms like The Brokerage (Kent)
Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.
In the Swansea (SA) postcode area
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- 8 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
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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