FirstRand Securities Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 9 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2016

Website, phone number and address

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No website on the FCA register
Phone number

020 7939 1700
Address

Level 23, The Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, City of London, EC2A 2EW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 020 7939 1700 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode EC2A 2EW

FCA permissions and consumer protection

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 (4 permissions)

Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Dealing in investments as agent
Dealing in investments as principal
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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: 10192986 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 21 May 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office: Level 23 The Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2EW
Nature of business: Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Trevor James Davis	Director	Jun 1965	21 May 2016	2 other companies
Colin Douglas Wakefield	Director	Apr 1983	14 Aug 2019	1 other company
Gareth Charles Buchner	Director	Aug 1979	15 Aug 2019	1 other company
Andries Johannes Du Toit	Director	Mar 1971	22 Mar 2022	None
Antoine Laurens Vincent Dijkstra	Director	May 1963	1 Jul 2023	None
Reza Muhammad Cassim	Director	Nov 1982	19 Sep 2024	None
Andreas Stephanus Ribbens	Director	Mar 1967	27 Nov 2025	None
Gareth Charles Buchner	Secretary	Not published	8 Apr 2024	–

Other companies run by these 7 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: 3
closed down: 2
run together: 1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 1 company these 7 directors run together
All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (3) All events (20)

2017

1 March 2017

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2016

21 May 2016

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

All 20 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 15

Firms connected to FirstRand Securities

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

connected firm: 1
share its phone number: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

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3 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
All 20 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is FirstRand Securities Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, FirstRand Securities Limited (FRN 767373) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2017. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is FirstRand Securities’ phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7939 1700 for FirstRand Securities. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is FirstRand Securities a scam or clone?

FirstRand Securities 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 FirstRand Securities?

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 FirstRand Securities to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs FirstRand Securities?

Companies House lists 7 directors of FirstRand Securities: Trevor James Davis, Colin Douglas Wakefield, Gareth Charles Buchner, Andries Johannes Du Toit, Antoine Laurens Vincent Dijkstra, Reza Muhammad Cassim and 1 more.

How long has FirstRand Securities been in business?

The company was formed on 21 May 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2017.