FINAL NOTICE

To:
Niel Russel Cheetham (trading as Uncles Pawnbrokers We
Buy Anything)

ACTION

1.
For the reasons set out in this Final Notice, the Authority hereby takes the
following action against Mr Cheetham.


2.
The Authority issued to Mr Cheetham the Decision Notice which notified Mr
Cheetham that for the reasons given below and pursuant to section 55J of the
Act, the Authority had decided to cancel Mr Cheetham’s Part 4A permission.


3.
Mr Cheetham has not referred the matter to the Tribunal within 28 days of the
date on which the Decision Notice was given to him.


4.
Accordingly, the Authority has today cancelled Mr Cheetham’s Part 4A permission.

Niel Russel Cheetham (trading as Uncles Pawnbrokers We Buy Anything)


10 June 2019

DEFINITIONS

5.
The definitions below are used in this Final Notice:

“the Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

“the Authority” means the Financial Conduct Authority;

“Mr Cheetham’s Part 4A permission” means the permission granted by the
Authority to Niel Russel Cheetham (trading as Uncles Pawnbrokers We Buy
Anything) pursuant to Part 4A of the Act;

“the Decision Notice” means the Decision Notice issued by the Authority to Mr
Cheetham dated 5 March 2019;

“the Overdue Balance” means the outstanding sum of £358, owed by Mr
Cheetham to the Authority for annual fees and levies for the period 1 April 2017 to
31 March 2018, which was due for payment by 12 October 2017;

“the Principles” means the Authority’s Principles for Businesses;

“the suitability Threshold Condition” means the threshold condition set out in
paragraph 2E of Schedule 6 to the Act;

“the Threshold Conditions” means the threshold conditions set out in Schedule 6

to the Act;

“the Tribunal” means the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber); and

“the Warning Notice” means the Warning Notice issued by the Authority to Mr
Cheetham dated 7 February 2019.


REASONS FOR THE ACTION

6.
On the basis of the facts and matters and conclusions described in the Warning
Notice, and in the Decision Notice, it appears to the Authority that Mr Cheetham
is failing to satisfy the suitability Threshold Condition, in that the Authority is not
satisfied that Mr Cheetham is a fit and proper person having regard to all the
circumstances, including whether Mr Cheetham managed his business in such a
way as to ensure that his affairs were conducted in a sound and prudent manner.


7.
Mr Cheetham has failed to pay the Overdue Balance and he has not been open
and co-operative in all his dealings with the Authority, in that Mr Cheetham has
failed to respond to the Authority’s repeated requests for him to pay the Overdue
Balance, and has thereby failed to comply with Principle 11 of the Principles and
to satisfy the Authority that he is ready, willing and organised to comply with the
requirements and standards of the regulatory system.


8.
These failures, which are significant in the context of Mr Cheetham’s suitability,
lead the Authority to conclude that Mr Cheetham has failed to manage his
business in such a way as to ensure that his affairs are conducted in a sound and
prudent manner, that he is not a fit and proper person, and that he is therefore
failing to satisfy the Threshold Conditions in relation to the regulated activities for
which he was granted a Part 4A permission.



Niel Russel Cheetham (trading as Uncles Pawnbrokers We Buy Anything)


10 June 2019

DECISION MAKER

9.
The decision which gave rise to the obligation to give this Final Notice was made
by the Regulatory Decisions Committee.

IMPORTANT

10.
This Final Notice is given to Mr Cheetham in accordance with section 390(1) of the
Act.

Publicity

11.
The Authority must publish such information about the matter to which this Final
Notice relates as the Authority considers appropriate. The information may be
published in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate. However, the
Authority may not publish information if such publication would, in the opinion of
the Authority, be unfair to Mr Cheetham or prejudicial to the interest of
consumers.


12.
The Authority intends to publish such information about the matter to which this
Final Notice relates as it considers appropriate.

Authority contact

13.
For more information concerning this matter generally, please contact Maria Lewis
at the Authority (direct line: 020 7066 0897).

Anna Couzens
Enforcement and Market Oversight Division