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.
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Website
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Phone number
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Address
Fidessa, Block E, Dukes Court, Duke Street, Woking, Surrey, GU21 5BH, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When fidessa.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01483 206300 is
- Who else gives the postcode GU21 5BH
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Fidessa plc Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Investments & pensions FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Limits on what they may do
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Service Company Requirement
The firm must not: (i) guarantee, or otherwise accept responsibility for, the performance, by a participant in arrangements made by the firm in carrying on regulated activities, of obligations undertaken by that participant in connection with those arrangements; or (ii) approve any financial promotion on behalf of any other person or any specified class of persons; or (iii) in carrying on its regulated activities, provide services otherwise than in accordance with documents (of a kind specified in the requirement) provided by the firm to the FSA.
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
- 03781700 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 27 May 1999 (27 years old)
- Registered office
- C/O Ion, 10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1BE, England
- Nature of business
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- Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
- Information technology consultancy activities (SIC 62020)
- Other information technology service activities (SIC 62090)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Paul Robert Evans | Director | May 1975 | 31 Oct 2022 | 42 other companies |
| Colm Casey | Director | Dec 1980 | 14 Jun 2023 | None |
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
- 42
- closed down
- 7
- still active
- 35
In the full report: all 42 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
- All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Fidessa Trading UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
23 June 2026
- Fidessa Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Fidessa Software Limited gave up control
Companies House
2023
1 January 2023
- Andrea Pignataro gained significant control
Companies House
2022
31 December 2022
- Fidessa Software Limited gave up control
Companies House
2019
25 March 2019
- Changed its registered name from "Fidessa plc"
FCA register
2018
18 December 2018
- Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Fidessa Software Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2007
22 October 2007
- FCA imposed a requirement (Service Company Requirement)
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
19 October 2007
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
1999
27 May 1999
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 29 events
- All 29 events in its history (12 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 14
Firms connected to Fidessa Trading UK
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Fidessa Trading UK. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share its postcode
- 4
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
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- 42 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 29 events in its history
- 4 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