Almost all firms offering financial services in the UK must be authorised and registered by us. Check our list to find out if a firm or individual is unauthorised.
Check the Financial Services Register to ensure firms are authorised. If a firm is not on the FS Register, check our unauthorised firms list below.
You should only deal with financial services firms that have been authorised or registered by us.
If you deal with an unauthorised firm, you will not be covered by the Financial Ombudsman Service or Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) if things go wrong.
Protect yourself
Unfortunately, there are firms that wrongly operate without our authorisation.
If a firm does not appear on the FS Register, but says it does, search for it in the list below and contact our Consumer Helpline on 0800 111 6768.
Beware of fraudsters pretending to be from firms authorised by us, as they could be 'clone firms'. If you're cold-called by a financial services firm, always ring them back on the number given on the FS Register.
Some firms knowingly run scams like share fraud and other investment scams. You should take steps to protect yourself from scams and check our list of warnings from foreign regulators.
Using the Warning list
We add firms to this list as soon as possible but it's not exhaustive. Don't assume a firm is legitimately authorised or registered just because it doesn't appear on this list. Firms frequently change their names and it may not have been reported to us yet.
To use the table below, you can:
- search for an unauthorised firm using the search box
- use quotes to search for an exact match ("firm name")
- filter results by the first letter of the firm
- click on the 'Name' column to view firms from A to Z
You can also check the most recently added firms. If you are concerned about a scam you can report this to us online.
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Page updates
09/08/2019: Information added Further instructions provided to assist with searching firm list