Clarity Limited

Reference number: 185468

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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

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When clarityglobal.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 368 7511 is
  • Who else gives the postcode GU21 6HR
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Other names (2)

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

  • MDR clarity Trading name
  • clarityTaylor Vinters Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money No FSCS cover
    This firm does not hold or move your money, it only reads your account data with your permission. There are no customer funds to safeguard and FSCS protection does not arise. You can still complain about how it handled your data.
  • 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 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.
Show FCA detail (8 permissions)
  • 8. Account information services
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • 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.

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
03466459
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
17 November 1997 (28 years old)
Registered office
Crown House, One Crown Square, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6HR
Nature of business
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Angus Gavin Giles Jones Director Jan 1965 17 Nov 1997 2 other companies
Karen Jean Jones Director Apr 1964 9 Oct 2005 None
Glyn Jonothan Bolton Director Jul 1965 1 Oct 2014 1 other company
Philippa Joyce Collier Director Mar 1973 13 Nov 2019 None
Gordon Iain Grant Jones Director Jan 1970 13 Nov 2019 None
Craig John Gibson Director Jan 1965 18 Sep 2023 None
Craig John Gibson Secretary Not published 23 Jul 2025 –

Other companies run by these 6 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
2
still active
2
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 6 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£7.28m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Profit before tax

£2.14m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Total equity

£1.24m

−62% from £3.27m

Cash at bank

£2.06m

−42% from £3.56m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 03466459. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (9) All events (23)

2025

26 November 2025

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

FCA register

2 October 2025

  • Angus Gavin Giles Jones gave up control
  • Clarity (Eot) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Angus Gavin Giles Jones took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

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

FCA register

9 February 2001

  • Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date

FCA register

1997

17 November 1997

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

  • All 23 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Clarity

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

connected firms
5
share a director
1
share its postcode
5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Clarity

Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.

In Woking

Payver LimitedWokingRegisteredMdrclarity LimitedWokingAppointed representativeUT Tax LtdWokingRegistered

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Get the full report on Clarity

Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.

  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 23 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Clarity Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Clarity Limited (FRN 185468) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Clarity’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 368 7511 and the website clarityglobal.com for Clarity. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Clarity a scam or clone?
Clarity 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 Clarity?
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 Clarity to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Clarity?
Clarity is owned by Clarity (Eot) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 2 October 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Angus Gavin Giles Jones.
Who runs Clarity?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Clarity: Angus Gavin Giles Jones, Karen Jean Jones, Glyn Jonothan Bolton, Philippa Joyce Collier, Gordon Iain Grant Jones and Craig John Gibson.
How long has Clarity been in business?
The company was formed on 17 November 1997, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
What do Clarity’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £7.28m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of £2.14m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time).
Does Clarity use any other names?
It trades as MDR clarity. It has previously used the name clarityTaylor Vinters.

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