Fitch Ratings Ltd: FCA regulated?

Registered with the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register, but as a registration rather than full authorisation, so the FCA's oversight of its conduct is more limited.

Registered for 5 years
No FCA actions
Active company since 1977

This company holds another FCA record

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Fitch Ratings Limited Reference number: 954163 Introducer

Website, phone number and address

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No website on the FCA register
No phone number on the FCA register
No address on the FCA register

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

Not a consumer service
This is a market infrastructure registration rather than a consumer service. The Financial Ombudsman Service does not cover complaints about this activity, and FSCS protection does not apply.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

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Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number: 01316230 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 3 June 1977 (49 years old)
Registered office: 30 North Colonnade, London, E14 5GN
Nature of business: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Ian Charles Linnell	Director	Feb 1967	12 Jul 2012	None
Karen Margaret Skinner	Director	Jan 1971	7 Apr 2021	2 other companies
Marie Catherine Winters	Director	Nov 1952	1 Nov 2024	None
Robert Peter Ford	Director	Mar 1965	1 Apr 2025	4 other companies
Jonathan Haydon Prosser	Secretary	Not published	30 Apr 2019	–

Other companies run by these 4 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: 6
closed down: 1
are FCA-registered: 3

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 3 on the FCA register
All 42 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (3) All events (79)

2021

1 January 2021

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Registered with the FCA

FCA register

1977

3 June 1977

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 79 events

All 79 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 75

Firms connected to Fitch Ratings

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

past links: 3

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

3 past links through former directors

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Fitch Ratings Ltd FCA authorised?

Yes, Fitch Ratings Ltd (FRN 910007) is registered with the FCA and permitted to provide its regulated services.

Is Fitch Ratings a scam or clone?

Fitch Ratings 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 Fitch Ratings?

Fitch Ratings is not currently authorised, so FSCS or safeguarding protection may not apply. Check directly on the FCA register before dealing with it.

Who runs Fitch Ratings?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Fitch Ratings: Ian Charles Linnell, Karen Margaret Skinner, Marie Catherine Winters and Robert Peter Ford.

How long has Fitch Ratings been in business?

The company was formed on 3 June 1977, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2021.