For Media Group Limited: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2020
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2022

Responsible principal firm

PEACOCK INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED Reference number: 603863 Authorised 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.
FOR MEDIA GROUP LIMITED (FRN 1061374) introduces customers to PEACOCK INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED (FRN 603863). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not FOR MEDIA GROUP.
Example: if FOR MEDIA GROUP refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from FOR MEDIA GROUP 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

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Website

formediagroup.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01332 501656
Address

Unit 1, Melbourne Business Court, Pride Park, Derby, Derby, DE24 8LZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When formediagroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01332 501656 is
Who else gives the postcode DE24 8LZ

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Peacock Insurance Services Limited, 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, free
You 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: 13063455 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 4 December 2020 (5 years old)
Registered office: Unit 1 Melbourne Business Court, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8LZ, England
Nature of business: Other education not elsewhere classified (SIC 85590)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Sara Smith	Director	Aug 1981	4 Dec 2020	1 other company
Wayne David Spencer	Director	Feb 1979	6 May 2021	2 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: 2
closed down: 2
run together: 1

In the full report: all 2 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 1 company these 2 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2022Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£64.5k

Up £62.9k from £1,588

Cash at bank

£43.2k

Up £42.6k from £616

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£27.9k

−22% from £35.6k

Assets and liabilities

About these figures

Turnover: Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax: What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity: Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities: Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank: Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year: Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 13063455. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

For Media Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

4 August 2026

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2021

6 May 2021

Wayne David Spencer became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Wayne David Spencer appointed as a director

Companies House

2020

4 December 2020

Incorporated at Companies House
Sara Smith became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Sara Smith appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to For Media Group

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with For Media Group. 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

Firms like For Media Group

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In Derby

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2 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 6 events in its history
4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is For Media Group Limited FCA authorised?

For Media Group Limited (FRN 1061374) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for For Media Group?

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. For Media Group Limited (FRN 1061374) introduces customers to PEACOCK INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED (FRN 603863). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not For Media Group. Example: if For Media Group refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from For Media Group 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.

What is For Media Group’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01332 501656 and the website formediagroup.co.uk for For Media Group. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is For Media Group a scam or clone?

For Media Group 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 For Media Group?

Protection works through Peacock Insurance Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for For Media Group's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns For Media Group?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of For Media Group: Mr Wayne David Spencer (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Sara Smith (25–50% of shares).

Who runs For Media Group?

Companies House lists 2 directors of For Media Group: Sara Smith and Wayne David Spencer.

How long has For Media Group been in business?

The company was formed on 4 December 2020.

What do For Media Group’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2022, show net assets of £64.5k (up £62.9k from £1,588) and cash at bank of £43.2k (up £42.6k from £616).