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
44th Floor, The Leadenhall Building, 122 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3V 4AB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- When affinityship.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 3142 0188 is
- Whether EC3V 4AB is a shared office: 32 other firms give it
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Affinity Carbon Solutions Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- RS Platou Financial Products LLP Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- 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.
- 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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- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on P2P agreements
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- 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
- OC359674 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 19 November 2010 (15 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benoit Tridon | LLP designated member | Nov 1977 | 18 Apr 2017 | 1 other company |
| Benjamin Gibson | LLP designated member | Aug 1979 | 1 Mar 2021 | None |
| Michelle Catherine Hoban | LLP designated member | May 1985 | 23 Jun 2025 | None |
| AFFINITY (SHIPPING) LLP | Corporate LLP designated member | Not published | 19 Jan 2015 | 2 other companies |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 3
- closed down
- 1
- still active
- 2
In the full report: all 3 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Affinity Financial Products’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Affinity (Shipping) LLP became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
2015
18 March 2015
- Changed its registered name from "RS Platou Financial Products LLP"
FCA register
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2011
20 April 2011
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2010
19 November 2010
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 23 events
- All 23 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 13
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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