Associated British Foods PLC: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 5 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1934

Responsible principal firm

Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited Reference number: 722968 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
Associated British Foods PLC (FRN 947051) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Associated British Foods.
Example: if Associated British Foods refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Associated British Foods itself.
Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

07926 079543
Address

10 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 4QY, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 07926 079543 is
Who else gives the postcode W1K 4QY

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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: 00293262 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Public limited company
Incorporated: 20 October 1934 (92 years old)
Registered office: Weston Centre, 10 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 4QY
Nature of business: Activities of head offices (SIC 70100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
George Garfield Weston	Director	Mar 1964	19 Apr 1999	36 other companies
Emma Susan Mitchell	Director	Jun 1963	9 Dec 2011	2 other companies
Michael George Alexander Mclintock	Director	Mar 1961	1 Nov 2017	15 other companies
Graham Denis Allan	Director	Apr 1955	5 Sep 2018	20 other companies
Heather Victoria Rabbatts (Dame)	Director	Dec 1955	1 Mar 2021	14 other companies
Eoin Philip Tonge	Director	Aug 1972	6 Feb 2023	38 other companies
Anne Louise Murphy	Director	Jan 1967	6 Sep 2023	2 other companies
Kumsal Bayazit Besson	Director	Aug 1974	1 Dec 2023	1 other company
Loraine Woodhouse	Director	Dec 1968	1 Oct 2024	8 other companies
Joana Lidia Edwards	Director	Oct 1970	5 Mar 2026	12 other companies
Paul Andrew Lister	Secretary	Not published	3 Jan 2001	–

Other companies run by these 10 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: 143
closed down: 38
are FCA-registered: 8

In the full report: all 143 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 10 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 8 on the FCA register
The 5 companies these 10 directors run together
All 36 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Associated British Foods’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (59)

2021

14 March 2021

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

1934

20 October 1934

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 59 events

All 59 events in its history (2 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 57

Firms connected to Associated British Foods

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Associated British Foods. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms: 4
share a director: 3
share its postcode: 2

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
6 past links through former directors

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143 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
All 59 events in its history
4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Associated British Foods PLC FCA authorised?

Associated British Foods PLC (FRN 947051) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for Associated British Foods?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Associated British Foods PLC (FRN 947051) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Associated British Foods. Example: if Associated British Foods refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Associated British Foods itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

What is Associated British Foods’ phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07926 079543 for Associated British Foods. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Associated British Foods a scam or clone?

Associated British Foods is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.

Is my money safe with Associated British Foods?

Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Associated British Foods's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who runs Associated British Foods?

Companies House lists 10 directors of Associated British Foods: George Garfield Weston, Emma Susan Mitchell, Michael George Alexander McLintock, Graham Denis Allan, Heather Victoria Rabbatts (Dame), Eoin Philip Tonge and 4 more.

How long has Associated British Foods been in business?

The company was formed on 20 October 1934.