Benifex Limited: 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 3 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2003

Responsible principal firm

MARSHMALLOW FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED Reference number: 797672 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.
Benifex Limited (FRN 996243) introduces customers to MARSHMALLOW FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED (FRN 797672). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Benifex.
Example: if Benifex refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Benifex 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.

Website

benifex.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

023 8017 2500
Address

Mountbatten House, Grosvenor Square, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2JU, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When benifex.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 023 8017 2500 is
Who else gives the postcode SO15 2JU

Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

Benefex Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Marshmallow Financial Services 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: 04768546 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 18 May 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office: Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business: Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
Data processing, hosting and related activities (SIC 63110)
Web portals (SIC 63120)
Activities of call centres (SIC 82200)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
John Richard Martin Petter	Director	May 1970	14 Sep 2018	34 other companies
Mathieu Frederic Stevenson	Director	Jul 1978	8 Sep 2025	8 other companies
Joseph James Troy	Director	Sep 1963	10 Dec 2025	None
Chris Fox	Secretary	Not published	16 Aug 2021	–

Other companies run by these 3 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: 37
closed down: 6
are FCA-registered: 5

In the full report: all 37 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 5 on the FCA register
The 5 companies these 3 directors run together
All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Benifex’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (21)

2025

4 June 2025

Changed its registered name from "Benefex Limited"

FCA register

2023

12 May 2023

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Benifex Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Business Growth Fund became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Business Growth Fund stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2003

18 May 2003

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

All 21 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 15

Firms connected to Benifex

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

connected firms: 8
no longer authorised: 1
share a director: 4

In the full report: all 8 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same postcode (5)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
1 past link through former directors

Firms like Benifex

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

In Southampton

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In the Southampton (SO) postcode area

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37 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 21 events in its history
8 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Benifex Limited FCA authorised?

Benifex Limited (FRN 996243) 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 Benifex?

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. Benifex Limited (FRN 996243) introduces customers to MARSHMALLOW FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED (FRN 797672). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Benifex. Example: if Benifex refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Benifex 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 Benifex’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 023 8017 2500 and the website benifex.com for Benifex. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Benifex a scam or clone?

Benifex 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 Benifex?

Protection works through Marshmallow Financial Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for Benifex's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Benifex?

Benifex is owned by Benifex Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Business Growth Fund.

Who runs Benifex?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Benifex: John Richard Martin Petter, Mathieu Frederic Stevenson and Joseph James Troy.

How long has Benifex been in business?

The company was formed on 18 May 2003.

Does Benifex use any other names?

It has previously used the name Benefex Limited.