Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO): FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO) is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 10 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions

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.

Website

tbf.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0300 333 2000
Address

Suite 2.7, The Loom, 14 Gowers Walk, London, E1 8PY, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When tbf.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0300 333 2000 is
Who else gives the postcode E1 8PY

Other names (1)

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

TfL (Transport for London) Staff Welfare Fund Trading name: A name it trades under now.

The firm, by virtue of its constitution or any enactment, must be:(i) required (after payment of outgoings) to apply the whole of its income and any capital it expends for charitable or public purposes, and (ii) prohibited from directly or indirectly distributing amongst its members any part of its assets (otherwise than for charitable or public purposes); And the firm must not have any associate (other than a not-for profit debt advice body) which carries on debt adjusting or debt counselling or providing credit information services.)

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Show FCA detail (1 permission)

Debt-counselling

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

Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

6 November 2023

FCA recorded a standard requirement (Financial Promotions for own firm, ARs and other members of the group)

FCA register

2016

22 February 2016

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
Became authorised by the FCA
Began trading as "TfL (Transport for London) Staff Welfare Fund"

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms: 3
share its postcode: 3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO)

Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.

In London

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3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO) FCA authorised?

Yes, Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO) (FRN 717562) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a debt advice or management. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO)’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0300 333 2000 and the website tbf.org.uk for Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO) a scam or clone?

Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO) 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 Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO)?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Does Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO) use any other names?

It trades as TfL (Transport for London) Staff Welfare Fund.