Advice UK
Reference number: 313261
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
Be Victoria Ltd, 83 Victoria Street, London, Westminster, SW1H 0HW, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When adviceuk.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0300 777 0107 is
- Who else gives the postcode SW1H 0HW
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Fiac Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Ias Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 02023982 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 29 May 1986 (40 years old)
- Registered office
- 83 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0HW, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of other membership organisations not elsewhere classified (SIC 94990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Baljit Badesha | Director | Sep 1965 | 26 Jul 2007 | 2 other companies |
| Anthony Quinn | Director | Oct 1963 | 15 Jul 2021 | None |
| Jawanza Ruhani Ipyana | Director | May 1988 | 15 Jul 2021 | None |
| Victoria Ann Greenwood | Director | Sep 1986 | 25 Nov 2021 | None |
| Christopher White | Director | Jan 1986 | 20 Jul 2023 | None |
| Nathaniel Terver Sombu | Director | Nov 1968 | 20 Jul 2023 | 1 other company |
| Matthew Stewart Dronfield | Director | Nov 1989 | 4 Apr 2025 | 2 other companies |
| Lisa Clark | Director | Oct 1977 | 4 Apr 2025 | None |
| Naomi Jessop | Director | Aug 1981 | 27 Nov 2025 | None |
| Atif Hafeez | Director | Jan 1977 | 29 Jan 2026 | 5 other companies |
| Fiona Endersby | Director | Feb 1964 | 21 May 2026 | None |
| Liz Bayram | Secretary | Not published | 26 Sep 2023 | – |
Other companies run by these 11 directors
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 10
- closed down
- 4
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 10 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 11 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- All 65 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Advice UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2005
2 April 2005
- Changed its registered name from "Fiac Ltd"
FCA register
14 January 2005
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1986
29 May 1986
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 120 events
- All 120 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 111
Firms connected to Advice UK
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Advice UK. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- past link
- 1
In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Advice UK
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In London
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- 10 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 120 events in its history
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk