Embark Investment Services Limited
Reference number: 737356
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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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Address
Lloyds Banking Group, 33 Old Broad Street, London, City Of London, EC2N 1HZ, United Kingdom
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- What kind of line 0330 024 2345 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC2N 1HZ
Other names (4)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Embark Platform Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Scottish Widows Platform Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Stocktrade Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Avalon Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Establishing/operating/winding up a personal pension scheme
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
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
- 09955930 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 18 January 2016 (10 years old)
- Registered office
- 33 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1HZ, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Administration of financial markets (SIC 66110)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| William Leon David Chalmers | Director | Jul 1968 | 1 Sep 2024 | 20 other companies |
| Chirantan Barua | Director | Nov 1973 | 1 Sep 2024 | 13 other companies |
| Gayle Elaine Schumacher | Director | May 1959 | 1 Sep 2024 | 21 other companies |
| Shingirai Thaddeus Nyahasha | Director | Jan 1974 | 1 Sep 2024 | 15 other companies |
| Kirstine Ann Cooper | Director | Aug 1964 | 1 Sep 2024 | 18 other companies |
| Matthew Hilmar Cuhls | Director | Aug 1974 | 1 Sep 2024 | 15 other companies |
| Paul Gerard Mcnamara | Director | Sep 1966 | 2 Sep 2024 | 49 other companies |
| Mary Helen Trussell | Director | Jun 1963 | 7 Jul 2025 | 13 other companies |
| Dena Jane Brumpton | Director | Dec 1963 | 2 Feb 2026 | 17 other companies |
| Danuta Gray | Director | Nov 1958 | 1 Jul 2026 | 15 other companies |
| Krishna Venkata Raman | Secretary | Not published | 1 Mar 2026 | – |
Other companies run by these 10 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
- 70
- closed down
- 13
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 70 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 10 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 27 on the FCA register
- The 21 companies these 10 directors run together
- All 36 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Embark Investment Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
31 August 2024
- Board replaced: all 6 directors left and 11 new directors took over
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Embark Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
26 February 2016
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
18 January 2016
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 77 events
- All 77 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 64
Firms connected to Embark Investment Services
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Embark Investment Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 12
- share a director
- 12
- share its postcode
- 4
In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (12), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Embark Investment Services
Other firms of the same type (investment platform or stockbroker), nearest first.
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- 70 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 77 events in its history
- 12 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
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk