Introducer appointed representative
This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.
Responsible principal firm
SEOPA LTD Reference number: 313860 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.
- Diamond Publishing Ltd (FRN 1006656) introduces customers to SEOPA LTD (FRN 313860). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Diamond Publishing.
- Example: if Diamond Publishing refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Diamond Publishing 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
-
Address
10th Floor, Southern House, Wellesley Grove, Croydon, CR0 1XG, England
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07802 211618 is
- Who else gives the postcode CR0 1XG
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Seopa Ltd, 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
- 04611236 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 6 December 2002 (23 years old)
- Registered office
- 10th Floor, Southern House, Wellesley Grove, Croydon, CR0 1XG, England
- Nature of business
-
- Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (SIC 58142)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hutchinson | Director | Mar 1966 | 20 Dec 2016 | 25 other companies |
| Robert Andrew Marr | Director | Sep 1965 | 20 Dec 2016 | 12 other companies |
| Richard Hutchinson | Secretary | Not published | 10 Dec 2002 | 25 other companies |
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
- 33
- closed down
- 15
- run together
- 4
In the full report: all 33 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 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Diamond Publishing’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
2 December 2023
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
2016
20 December 2016
- Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
6 April 2016
- Metropolis Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2002
6 December 2002
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 12 events
- All 12 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 8
Firms like Diamond Publishing
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Croydon
Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.
Get the full report on Diamond Publishing
Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.
- 33 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 12 events in its history
Instant PDF One-off payment Secure checkout by Stripe
Frequently asked questions about this firm
Is Diamond Publishing Ltd FCA authorised?
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Diamond Publishing?
What is Diamond Publishing’s phone number?
Is Diamond Publishing a scam or clone?
Is my money safe with Diamond Publishing?
Who owns Diamond Publishing?
Who runs Diamond Publishing?
How long has Diamond Publishing been in business?
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