Regulatory Information
Within the Group structure, Prydis Limited sits above Prydis Accounts Limited (Registered in England No. 03814333), Prydis Consulting Limited (Registered in England No. 03814333), Prydis Insurance Brokers Limited (Registered in England No. 10048315), Prydis Legal Limited (Registered in England No. 07345616), Prydis (North) Limited (Registered in England No. 09897513) and Prydis Wealth Limited (Registered in England No. 04319996). Prydis Consulting, Prydis Legal and Prydis Wealth are wholly owned subsidiaries of Prydis Limited. Prydis Limited’s registered office is at: Senate Court, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter EX1 1NT. Each of the above companies is a “Prydis Group Company” and “we”, “our” and “us” refers to each and every Prydis Group Company.
Terms of Business
You can find our Terms of Business here.
Relying on Information
Prydis is not responsible for the accuracy of the information contained on the websites of other providers which link to any pages of this website. Prydis does not endorse any information contained on other providers’ websites either. Prydis does not give any guarantee, warranty or representation, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of information in this respect, and no Prydis company nor any of its officers, directors or employees accepts any liability or responsibility in respect of the information expressed herein which is subject to change without notice.
In a complex regulatory landscape, the following links are designed to help you navigate towards important information relevant to your engagement with Prydis.
Prydis Group is registered for VAT (no. 974841283).
Prydis Accounts Limited
Prydis Accounts Limited is registered to carry on audit work in the UK and Ireland by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Registration Number C001029265. A register of the Directors of Prydis Accounts is kept at the company offices.
Details about our audit registration can be viewed at www.auditregister.org.uk for the UK and www.cro.ie/auditors for Ireland, under reference number C001029265’. However, audit appointments are only accepted in the UK.
A list of directors is available for inspection at the Registered Office.
Information about insurance mediation and consumer credit services
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 requires us to advise you of our regulatory status prior to undertaking on your behalf any activities which may be regulated by it.
Prydis Accounts Limited are not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to conduct Investment Business. However, we are licensed by the ICAEW to provide certain limited investment services where these are complementary to, or arise out of, the professional services we are providing to you.
In particular, we may refer you to a Permitted Third Party (an independent firm authorised by the FCA, for example Prydis Wealth Limited), assist you and the Permitted Third Party during the course of any advice given by that party and comment on, or explain, the advice received (but not make alternative recommendations). The Permitted Third Party will be remunerated separately for their services, and will take full responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 as amended by the Financial Services Act 2012.
This part of our service, including arrangements for complaints or redress if something goes wrong, is regulated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. The register can be accessed via the Financial Conduct Authority website here.
We are not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to consumer credit services. We may, however, provide certain limited consumer credit services where these are incidental to the professional services we provide. This part of our business, including arrangements for complaints or redress if something goes wrong, is regulated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Prydis Consulting Limited
Prydis Consulting Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for conducting Credit Broking and certain Lending activities, under Firm Reference Number 732405.
Prydis Consulting Limited is entered on the Financial Services Register
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The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate all activities offered by Prydis Consulting, nor does it regulate Prydis Accounts, or Prydis Legal. The information contained within the website is subject to the UK regulatory regime and is therefore targeted at customers in the UK.
Corporate Finance
We have a dedicated team of MCSI qualified corporate finance advisers who can advise on the right type of finance for your business and access a range of lenders to ensure the best deal is achieved.
A list of directors is available for inspection at the Registered Office.
Prydis Legal Limited
Prydis Legal Limited is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, Registration Number 548039
Prydis Legal Limited is licenced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority as an Alternative Business Structure law firm. The entry can be viewed on the Register of Licensed Bodies here.
A list of directors is available for inspection at the Registered Office.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority require law firms to make information on costs for certain services available. You can find details of our costs on the links below:
Complaints about Prydis Legal Limited
We want to give you the best possible service. However, if at any point you become unhappy or concerned about the service we provide then you should inform us immediately, so that we can do our best to resolve the problem.
In the first instance it may be helpful to contact the person who is working on your case to discuss your concerns and we will do our best to resolve any issues at this stage. If you would like to make a formal complaint, then you can read our full complaints procedure here. Making a complaint will not affect how we handle your case.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority can help you if you are concerned about our behaviour. This could be for things like dishonesty, taking or losing your money or treating you unfairly because of your age, a disability or other characteristic.
You can raise your concerns with the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
What do to if we cannot resolve your complaint
The Legal Ombudsman can help you if we are unable to resolve your complaint ourselves. They will look at your complaint independently and it will not affect how we handle your case.
Before accepting a complaint for investigation, the Legal Ombudsman will check that you have tried to resolve your complaint with us first. If you have, then you must take your complaint to the Legal Ombudsman:
- Within six months of receiving a final response to your complaint and
- No more than six years from the date of act/omission; or
- No more than three years from when you should reasonably have known there was cause for complaint.
If you would like more information about the Legal Ombudsman, please contact them.
Contact details:
Visit: www.legalombudsman.org.uk
Call: 0300 555 0333 between 9am to 5pm.
Email: enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk
Legal Ombudsman PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton, WV1 9WJ
Diversity in the legal profession
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has a regulatory objective of achieving diversity in the legal profession. All firms regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority must collect, report and publish data about the diversity make-up of their workforce. You can view a summary of the diversity information collected by Prydis Legal Limited during June 2019 and reported to the SRA in July 2019.
Information about insurance mediation and consumer credit services
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 requires us to advise you of our regulatory status prior to undertaking on your behalf any activities which may be regulated by it.
Prydis Legal are not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to conduct Investment Business. However, we are included on the register of Exempt Professional Firms maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority so that we can carry on certain limited investment services where these are complementary to, or arise out of, the professional services we are providing to you.
In particular, we may refer you to a Permitted Third Party (an independent firm authorised by the FCA, for example Prydis Wealth Limited), assist you and the Permitted Third Party during the course of any advice given by that party and comment on, or explain, the advice received (but not make alternative recommendations). The Permitted Third Party will be remunerated separately for their services, and will take full responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 as amended by the Financial Services Act 2012.
This part of our business, including arrangements for complaints or redress if something goes wrong, is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The register can be accessed via the Financial Conduct Authority website here.
We are not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to consumer credit services. We may, however, provide certain limited consumer credit services where these are incidental to the professional services we provide. This part of our business, including arrangements for complaints or redress if something goes wrong, is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
The Law Society of England and Wales is a designated professional body for the purposes of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 but responsibility for regulation and complaints handling has been separated from the Law Society’s representative functions. The Solicitors Regulation Authority is the independent regulatory arm of the Law Society. The Legal Ombudsman deals with complaints against lawyers. If you are unhappy with any insurance advice or consumer credit service you receive from us, you should raise your concerns with either of these bodies.
Prydis Wealth Limited
Prydis Wealth Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”, registration number 432014). The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate Prydis Accounts, or Prydis Legal. The information contained within the website is subject to the UK regulatory regime and is therefore targeted at customers in the UK.
A list of directors is available for inspection at the Registered Office.
VAT No. 974841283
Prydis Wealth Limited is entered on the Financial Services Register at www.fsa.gov.uk/register/firmrefsearch.do
For free, unbiased money advice please click www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk
Levels and bases of tax advice relief where mentioned are subject to change and their value depends on the individual circumstances of the investor.
The guidance and/or chartered financial advice contained within the website is subject to the UK regulatory regime and is therefore primarily targeted at customers in the UK.
Performance
Any information on this website regarding performance contains information which agrees with UK performance standards. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments may go down as well as up and you may not get back the full amount invested. Users of the information should note that changes in exchange rates may have an adverse effect on the value, price or income of investments. Additional investment risks are associated with investing in emerging or developing markets. Investments in high yielding bonds issued by borrowers with lower credit ratings may result in a greater risk of default which has a negative impact on income and capital value. Tax rates and reliefs may change and the value of tax reliefs depends on individuals’ specific circumstances.
Shareholder Rights Directive II
The Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRDII) is a European Union directive, which sets out to strengthen the position of shareholders and to ensure that decisions are made for the long-term stability of a company. Prydis Wealth Limited are required by this Directive to explain whether or not we have an engagement policy in relation to the companies we invest in, where the companies’ shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market. As the proportion of shares we hold in investee companies is much lower than those held by large institutional investors, we do not have the opportunity to engage with investee companies to the extent envisaged by SRD II. Accordingly, Prydis Wealth Limited do not have an engagement policy.
Prydis Insurance Brokers Limited
Prydis Insurance Brokers Limited is an Appointed Representative of Prydis Wealth Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”, registration number 432014).
These details can be verified on the Financial Services Register.
A list of directors is available for inspection at the Registered Office.
VAT No.974841283