CIT Financial Services Limited

Reference number: 197249

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When cit.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7667 7766 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1K 6PL
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A 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 · Run or oversee funds FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You 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)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.
One supervisory condition set by the FCA

These are conditions the FCA places on the firm itself, covering things like capital it must hold and what it must report. They do not change what the firm may do for you.

  • CPMI Requirement
    The firm is only permitted to carry on the activities specified in FUND 1.4.3R (1) to (6) or any successor provision

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
03889608
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 December 1999 (26 years old)
Registered office
1st Floor 1 Red Place, London, W1K 6PL, England
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Craig Johnston Director Mar 1970 24 Nov 2009 12 other companies
Gerard William Kerr Director Mar 1958 13 May 2025 18 other companies
Craig Johnston Secretary Not published 30 Jun 2013 –

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
30
closed down
16
are FCA-registered
4

In the full report: all 30 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 4 on the FCA register
  • All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

CIT Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (15) All events (42)

2017

1 April 2017

  • George Kyriacou no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Cit Group Partners LLP took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Craig Andrew Johnston gained significant control
  • Craig Andrew Johnston no longer has significant control
  • George Kyriacou gained significant control
  • John Barroll Brown gained significant control
  • John Barroll Brown no longer has significant control

Companies House

2015

25 August 2015

  • FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)

FCA register

15 May 2015

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2010

13 December 2010

  • Changed its registered name from "C I T Financial Services Limited"

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

19 October 2001

  • Regulated by the Securities and Futures Authority from this date

FCA register

1999

7 December 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 42 events

  • All 42 events in its history (15 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 24
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Firms connected to CIT Financial Services

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

connected firms
4
share its postcode
4
past link
1

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like CIT Financial Services

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In London

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  • 30 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 42 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is CIT Financial Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, CIT Financial Services Limited (FRN 197249) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is CIT Financial Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7667 7766 and the website cit.co.uk for CIT Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is CIT Financial Services a scam or clone?
CIT Financial Services 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 CIT Financial Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about CIT Financial Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns CIT Financial Services?
CIT Financial Services is owned by Cit Group Partners LLP, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr John Barroll Brown, Mr Craig Andrew Johnston and Mr George Kyriacou.
Who runs CIT Financial Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of CIT Financial Services: Craig Johnston and Gerard William Kerr.
How long has CIT Financial Services been in business?
The company was formed on 7 December 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.

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