The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund

Reference number: 1037083

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Introducer appointed representative

The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

CIVIL SERVICE INSURANCE SOCIETY(THE) Reference number: 304151 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.
  • The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund (FRN 1037083) introduces customers to CIVIL SERVICE INSURANCE SOCIETY(THE) (FRN 304151). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund.
  • Example: if The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund 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.

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  • When lifeboatfund.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line +44 030 000 389 303 is
  • Who else gives the postcode M2 3AA
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Civil Service Insurance Society (The), 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.

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund FCA authorised?
The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund (FRN 1037083) 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 The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund?
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. The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund (FRN 1037083) introduces customers to CIVIL SERVICE INSURANCE SOCIETY(THE) (FRN 304151). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund. Example: if The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund 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 The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number +44 030 000 389 303 and the website lifeboatfund.org.uk for The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund a scam or clone?
The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund 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 The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund?
Protection works through Civil Service Insurance Society (The), the principal firm responsible for The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

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