ABBEY LANE FINANCIAL ASSOCIATES LTD.
Trading Styles:
Abbey Annuities and Medishield Health
Why can you claim for compensation or redress against Abbey Lane Financial Associates Ltd?
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared Abbey Lane Financial Associates Ltd as failed as of 25th March 2024. Abbey Lane Financial Associates Ltd was authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under Firm Reference Number (FRN) 649170.
This company entered liquidation in March 2023 and was placed under investigation by the FSCS at that time.
The firm is in an insolvency process.
Background
Companies House show the Company was incorporated on 18th November 2011.
This company is associated with claims regarding the British Steel Pension Scheme
Who was involved?
The following is a list of individuals who are currently or were previously involved in regulated activities at Abbey Lane Financial Associates Ltd
Alan Maguire, Scott Leigh, Steven Hanley, Laura Whitworth, Adrian Senior, Anthony Greenhalgh, Michael Whitley, Adam Owens, Aman Kapur, Richard Puchalka, Mohammed Ali, Stephen Saunders, Jack Cooper, Dominic Green, Howard Green, Stuart Harrod, James Sanders, Nicholas Walton
Appointed representatives and agents
The following are the Appointed Representatives and Payment services / Electronic money agents currently or previously connected with this firm. In each case, the principal is / was responsible for the regulated activities carried out on its behalf by its appointed representatives / agents during the dates shown below as Effective from and Effective to (when the relationship ended). An agent or Appointed Representative may act of behalf of more than one principal firm.
Mills Property Group Limited
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NB: Information for this page was gathered on 15/04/2024 from the following sources, FSCS Website, FCA Register, Companies House Register and is to our knowledge accurate as of that date.
Company background (public record)
The company was incorporated at Companies House on 18 November 2011 under company number 07853290. Its status at Companies House is recorded as dissolved.
Registered office: 79 Caroline Street, Birmingham, B3 1UP.
Nature of business (SIC): 64999.
Company timeline (public record)
Key dated events for this firm, drawn from public records. Each entry shows its source.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2011 | Company incorporated | Companies House |
| 18 Nov 2011 | Zoe Maguire appointed secretary | Companies House |
| 18 Nov 2011 | Alan Maguire appointed director | Companies House |
| 18 Nov 2011 | Howard Green appointed director | Companies House |
| 01 Jul 2012 | Scott Leigh appointed director | Companies House |
| 01 Apr 2015 | Dominic Jacob Green approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 01 Apr 2015 | Scott Leigh approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 01 Apr 2015 | Howard Green approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 01 Apr 2015 | Alan Maguire approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 01 Apr 2015 | Michael Steven Whitley approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 01 Apr 2015 | Mohammed Shahid Ali approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 01 Apr 2015 | Stephen Antony Saunders approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 01 Apr 2015 | Nicholas Roger Walton approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 02 Jul 2015 | Aman Kapur approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Oliver Kevin Banks approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 25 Aug 2017 | Adam David Owens approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 04 Jan 2018 | Mills Property Group Limited appointed as appointed representative | FCA Register |
| 28 Mar 2019 | Howard Green resigned as director | Companies House |
| 30 Sep 2020 | Steven Hanley approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 30 Sep 2020 | Richard Ferguson Puchalka approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 30 Sep 2020 | Stuart Wynn approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 17 Mar 2022 | Laura Prince approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 30 Jan 2023 | Mills Property Group Limited ceased as appointed representative | FCA Register |
| 21 Mar 2023 | Company wound up (creditors’ voluntary liquidation) | Companies House |
| 21 Mar 2023 | Insolvency practitioner appointed: Roderick Graham Butcher | Companies House |
| 25 Mar 2024 | Declared in default by the FSCS | FSCS |
| 11 Sep 2025 | Company dissolved (creditors’ voluntary liquidation) | Companies House |
| 11 Sep 2025 | FCA status recorded as: No longer authorised | FCA Register |
Focused on the firm’s early history and the events leading up to and following its failure. 5 routine entries from its active years are omitted.
Who was involved?
The following individuals are listed on public records in connection with the firm. These are matters of public record only and their inclusion does not imply any wrongdoing by any named person.
- Steven Hanley. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CPD20 – Advising or arranging regulated mortgage contracts (from), [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (30/09/2020 to 11/09/2025) at the firm.
- Dominic Jacob Green. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CF30 Customer (01/04/2015 to 13/08/2015) at the firm.
- Scott Leigh. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CPD20 – Advising or arranging regulated mortgage contracts (from), CPD6 – Personal recommendation on Friendly Soc tax-exempt policies(not Holloway) (from), CPD4 – Personal recommendation on retail investments (not broker funds) (from), CF30 Customer (01/04/2015 to 08/12/2019) at the firm.
- Howard Green. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CF30 Customer (01/04/2015 to 08/12/2019), [FCA CF] Client dealing (30/09/2020 to 21/03/2022), [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (30/09/2020 to 21/03/2022), CF1 Director (01/04/2015 to 26/03/2019) at the firm.
- Alan Maguire. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CPD20 – Advising or arranging regulated mortgage contracts (from), CPD11 – Pension transfer specialist (from), CPD6 – Personal recommendation on Friendly Soc tax-exempt policies(not Holloway) (from), CPD4 – Personal recommendation on retail investments (not broker funds) (from) at the firm.
- Michael Steven Whitley. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CPD20 – Advising or arranging regulated mortgage contracts (from), CPD6 – Personal recommendation on Friendly Soc tax-exempt policies(not Holloway) (from), CPD4 – Personal recommendation on retail investments (not broker funds) (from), CF30 Customer (01/04/2015 to 08/12/2019) at the firm.
- Adam David Owens. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CPD20 – Advising or arranging regulated mortgage contracts (from), CPD6 – Personal recommendation on Friendly Soc tax-exempt policies(not Holloway) (from), CPD4 – Personal recommendation on retail investments (not broker funds) (from), CF30 Customer (25/08/2017 to 08/12/2019) at the firm.
- Aman Kapur. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CPD20 – Advising or arranging regulated mortgage contracts (from), CPD6 – Personal recommendation on Friendly Soc tax-exempt policies(not Holloway) (from), CPD4 – Personal recommendation on retail investments (not broker funds) (from), CF30 Customer (02/07/2015 to 08/12/2019) at the firm.
- Richard Ferguson Puchalka. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CPD20 – Advising or arranging regulated mortgage contracts (from), CPD6 – Personal recommendation on Friendly Soc tax-exempt policies(not Holloway) (from), CPD4 – Personal recommendation on retail investments (not broker funds) (from), [FCA CF] Client dealing (30/09/2020 to 11/09/2025) at the firm.
- Mohammed Shahid Ali. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CPD6 – Personal recommendation on Friendly Soc tax-exempt policies(not Holloway) (from), CPD4 – Personal recommendation on retail investments (not broker funds) (from), CF30 Customer (01/04/2015 to 08/12/2019), [FCA CF] Client dealing (30/09/2020 to 11/09/2025) at the firm.
Appointed Representatives and Agents
While it was authorised, the firm acted as principal for the following appointed representatives. An appointed representative carries on regulated business under the responsibility of its principal, so their conduct can be relevant to a claim.
| Appointed representative | Reference | Effective from | Ended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mills Property Group Limited | FRN 762716 | 04/01/2018 | 30/01/2023 |
Review page sources: FCA Register (FRN 649170) · Companies House (07853290) · FSCS. Public records, provided for transparency.
