FCA Warning List of unauthorised firms

Search our Warning List to find details of unauthorised firms and individuals that we’re aware of, that aren’t allowed to operate in the UK.

First published: 03/04/2016 Last updated: 26/07/2024 See all updates

Almost all financial firms in the UK must be authorised or registered by us.

Unfortunately, there are still firms that work without our authorisation.

Check our Financial Services Register to find out if a firm is authorised. If you can’t find a firm on the FS Register, contact us on 0800 111 6768.

 

Make sure you only deal with authorised firms. If you deal with an unauthorised firm, you won’t be covered by the Financial Ombudsman Service or Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) if things go wrong.

Search the Warning List

Our Warning List shows the firms that we’re concerned are working without our permission.  

We add firms to this list as soon as possible. But if a firm isn’t on the list, it may still be unauthorised or be a scam. Unauthorised firms often change their names, and we may not be aware of it yet. 

To use the list, you can: 

  • search for an unauthorised firm using the search bar 
  • filter results by the first letter of the firm 
  • click on the 'Name' column to order firms from A to Z 

If you’re dealing with an overseas firm, check the list of warnings from overseas regulators.

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Displaying 10701 - 10800 of 14126
Name Date added Date updated
Imperial Equity Group Ltd (new)
Chicago Law Group (new)
Landa Asset Management (Clone of former FCA Appointed Representative firm) (new)
Barton and Rose (new)
We.Insure (clone of FCA authorised firm) (new)
ExxonFX (new)
Pension 2 Cash (new)
GC Venture Capital (new)
Early Pension (new)
Stern Options / Stern Markets (new)
Ridge Capital Markets (new)
Hamilton-Scott Holdings Limited (new)
Campbell & Browne Associates (new)
Cash Loans For You (clone) (clone of FCA authorised firm) (new)
VRS Law Firm (new)
Arkwright Property Management / Arkwright Property Development (new)
Izumi Ventures (new)
Blakestone Property / Blakestone Bond Fund (new)
Prudential Global / Prudential HK / Prudential Asia (new)
Finance Active UK Limited (clone of genuine firm) (new)
Finance Active UK Limited (clone) (new)
Norde Bank / Norde Limited (Clone firm) (clone of FCA authorised firm) (new)
Security Capital Consultants (new)
ITB Group (updated)
Capitol Acquisition Management Inc. (updated)
Clayton Wealth Advisory / Clayton Worth Advisory / Clayton Wells (new)
Best Connection Finance (clone of FCA authorised firm) (new)
BBS Consulting / Best Broker Service (new)
Daniels and Mills Consultants LLC (new)
JW Global (Clone of EEA Authorised firm) (new)
Markus Spielmann Inc (Clone of EEA authorised firm) (new)
Williams & Chase Associates (new)
House of Loans (clone) (clone of FCA authorised firm) (new)
Zenith Investor (new)
Marks & Spencer Bond (clone of FCA authorised firm) (updated)
Carmine Hoffman Law Firm LLP (new)
Forest Finance / Forest Finance Team / Forest Finance Services Ltd (clone of a UK incorporated company) (new)
Ralston Consultancy Ltd (new)
Money Information Service (updated)
Lawson Consultancy Limited (new)
Matchpoint Finance PLC (Clone of Ireland incorporated company) (new)
G R Ranking Limited (new)
Cartwright & Blyth Associates (new)
Prime FX Ltd (new)
CWA Options (new)
Global Attorney Services Boston (new)
10 Markets.com (new)
ABSA WEALTH MANAGEMENT (cloning a subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group) (new)
Swiss Life (clone) (new)
Stevenson Investment Management (new)
Allied Capital Consultants (new)
GE Money Financing (clone of FCA authorised firm) (new)
Asset Management Protection (AMP) (new)
Loan and Go (new)
Goldman Reeves Ltd (new)
JP Morgan Courtage (Clone of EEA Authorised Firm) (new)
Derrick Hales / Derrick Hales Financial Planning (updated)
Cash Direct UK (updated)
CFS PLC (falsely claims to be regulated by the FCA) (updated)
Questra World (new)
Atlantic Global Asset Management (new)
Boston Legal Company (new)
Courington Law (new)
Jazz Loans (new)
Wainscott Consulting Group (new)
Halifax and Penn (new)
STP Markets (new)
Holly Invest Global Limited (new)
Harbex Finance Services (new)
Boston Private Law Group LLC (new)
Donaldson Findlay (new)
Blacksmith Investments Limited (new)
Keystone Management Ltd / Keystone Capital (new)
Maeda Ventures (new)
The Finance Solutions (new)
Hanford and Associates (new)
Broadwood Finance (updated)
International Investor Commission (www.internationalic.com) (updated)
Hayashi and Partners (new)
JJ Matthias Asset Management (Clone of EEA authorised firm) (new)
Hayashi International Equity Securities (new)
UK Money Lenders (clone of FCA authorised firm) (new)
Business Grants and Loans (new)
Ono Ventures (new)
Go 4 UK Loans (clone of FCA authorised firm) (new)
SSW Market Making GmbH (updated)
Loaningo (clone of an authorised firm) (new)
Right Capital Partners Limited (new)
Peyton Private Bank (new)
Rhine & Associates (new)
Colbert & Welling (new)
Capital Value Brokers (new)
Savage Finance Limited (new)
Belmont Group / Belmont Wealth Advisory (new)
Little Loans Limited (Clone of FCA authorised firm) (new)
Stockfield Associates Group (new)
Meridian Bond Limited (clone of a UK registered company) (new)
Mulvey & Hanson LLP (new)
Capital Bridging Finance No.1 Limited (new)
Einstein Transfer Ltd (new)

How to protect yourself

Be cautious of scammers pretending to be from authorised firms. They could be clone firms (a copy of a genuine firm). If you're called unexpectedly by a financial services firm, always ring them back using the number on the FS Register.

If you think you’ve been targeted by a scam, please report it to us online. We look into every report we receive, and it could help protect others from fraudsters.

Learn more about how to protect yourself from scams.

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09/08/2019: Information added Further instructions provided to assist with searching firm list