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
WPA Healthcare Practice Plc Reference number: 757721 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.
- TWEED PRIVATE HEALTHCARE LTD (FRN 727643) is an AR of WPA Healthcare Practice Plc (FRN 757721). When you use TWEED PRIVATE HEALTHCARE's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from TWEED PRIVATE HEALTHCARE, 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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Phone number
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Address
28 Buccleuch Chase, St. Boswells, Melrose, Scottish Borders, TD6 0HB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When wpa.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07522 298324 is
- Who else gives the postcode TD6 0HB
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Christopher Hepburn Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through WPA Healthcare Practice PLC, 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
- SC884807 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 1 April 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- 28 Buccleuch Chase St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0HB, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Michael Hepburn | Director | Feb 1967 | 1 Apr 2026 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that its director runs no other company
Key dates in its history
Tweed Private Healthcare’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
24 April 2026
- Changed its registered name from "Christopher Hepburn"
FCA register
1 April 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Christopher Michael Hepburn took control (75–100% of shares)
- Christopher Michael Hepburn appointed as a director
Companies House
2015
2 December 2015
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
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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