Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
- Appointed for under a year
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2024
- Accounts filed up to 30 June 2025
Responsible principal firm
Thornbridge Investment Management LLP Reference number: 713859 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- Channel Europe LTD (FRN 1051623) is an AR of Thornbridge Investment Management LLP (FRN 713859). When you use Channel Europe's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Channel Europe, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
C/O Paul Beare Ltd, 100 Bollo Lane, London, W4 5LX, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07415 048924 is
- Who else gives the postcode W4 5LX
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Thornbridge Investment Management LLP, 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, freeYou 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
- 15803648 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 26 June 2024 (2 years old)
- Registered office
- C/O Paul Beare Ltd, 100 Bollo Lane, London, W4 5LX, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Youhanna | Director | Nov 1965 | 2 Sep 2024 | None |
| Alison Jane Nicholls | Director | Jan 1970 | 18 Nov 2025 | 3 other companies |
| PB CORPORATE SERVICES UK LTD | Corporate secretary | Not published | 15 Sep 2025 | – |
Other companies run by these 2 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
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 3 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£1
No earlier figure to compare
These accounts were filed as dormant: the company reported no significant trading in the period.
About these figures
- Turnover
- Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
- Profit before tax
- What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
- Net assets, or total equity
- Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
- Total assets and total liabilities
- Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
- Cash at bank
- Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
- Owed within a year, owed after a year
- Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 15803648. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
Channel Europe’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
23 March 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2025
1 December 2025
- Channel Capital Pty Ltd no longer has significant control
Companies House
2024
2 September 2024
- Alan Philip Sauvain gave up control
- Channel Capital Pty Ltd gained significant control
- Channel Global Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
26 June 2024
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Alan Philip Sauvain took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 13 events
- All 13 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 6
Firms connected to Channel Europe
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Channel Europe. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share a director
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Channel Europe
Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 13 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk