Umair Hafeez

Reference number: 989134

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Appointed representative

Umair Hafeez does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Beneficial Ltd Reference number: 736655 Authorised 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.
  • Umair Hafeez (FRN 989134) is an AR of Beneficial Ltd (FRN 736655). When you use Umair Hafeez's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Umair Hafeez, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When acceleratefs.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07951 079746 is
  • Who else gives the postcode UB8 1HE
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Other names (1)

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

  • Accelerate Financial Services Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Beneficial 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, 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.

Key dates in its history

Umair Hafeez’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

4 January 2023

  • Began trading as "Accelerate Financial Services"

FCA register

2022

21 December 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Umair Hafeez

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Umair Hafeez. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
2
no longer authorised
1
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Umair Hafeez

Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 2 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Umair Hafeez FCA authorised?
Umair Hafeez (FRN 989134) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Umair Hafeez?
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. Umair Hafeez (FRN 989134) is an AR of Beneficial Ltd (FRN 736655). When you use Umair Hafeez's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Umair Hafeez, 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.
What is Umair Hafeez’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07951 079746 and the website acceleratefs.co.uk for Umair Hafeez. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Umair Hafeez a scam or clone?
Umair Hafeez 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 Umair Hafeez?
Protection works through Beneficial Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Umair Hafeez's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Umair Hafeez use any other names?
It trades as Accelerate Financial Services.

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