Frasers Group Trading Limited: FCA regulated?

Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Appointed for 4 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1997

Responsible principal firm

Frasers Group Financial Services Limited Reference number: 311908 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
Frasers Group Trading Limited (FRN 980401) is an AR of Frasers Group Financial Services Limited (FRN 311908). When you use Frasers Group Trading's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Frasers Group Trading, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
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

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.

Website

sportsdirect.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0344 245 9200
Address

Unit A, Brook Park East Road, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Derbyshire, NG20 8RY, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When sportsdirect.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0344 245 9200 is, and the 10 other firms that give it
Who else gives the postcode NG20 8RY

Other names (11)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

Chain Reaction Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Flannels Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Frasers.com Trading name: A name it trades under now.
GAME Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Harvey Nichols Trading name: A name it trades under now.
House of Fraser Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Lillywhites Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Sports Direct Trading name: A name it trades under now.
USC Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Wiggle Trading name: A name it trades under now.
SportsDirect.com Retail Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Frasers Group Financial 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: 03406347 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 21 July 1997 (29 years old)
Registered office: Unit A, Brook Park East, Shirebrook, NG20 8RY
Nature of business: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (SIC 47789)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Daniel Mark Meenan	Director	May 1979	12 Sep 2019	1 other company

Other companies run by its director

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 company: 1
still active: 1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Frasers Group Trading’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (37)

2026

1 April 2026

Changed its registered name from "SportsDirect.com Retail Limited"

FCA register

2022

5 August 2022

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Frasers Group PLC took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1997

21 July 1997

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 37 events

All 37 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 21

Firms connected to Frasers Group Trading

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

connected firms: 10
share its phone number: 10
share its postcode: 8

In the full report: all 10 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same phone number (10), the same postcode (8)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Frasers Group Trading

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

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1 other company its directors have run, named
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All 37 events in its history
10 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Frasers Group Trading Limited FCA authorised?

Frasers Group Trading Limited (FRN 980401) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does appointed representative mean for Frasers Group Trading?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Frasers Group Trading Limited (FRN 980401) is an AR of Frasers Group Financial Services Limited (FRN 311908). When you use Frasers Group Trading's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Frasers Group Trading, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. 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 Frasers Group Trading’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0344 245 9200 and the website sportsdirect.com for Frasers Group Trading. 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 10 other FCA firms.

Is Frasers Group Trading a scam or clone?

Frasers Group Trading 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 Frasers Group Trading?

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

Who owns Frasers Group Trading?

Frasers Group Trading is owned by Frasers Group PLC, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Frasers Group Trading?

Companies House lists one director of Frasers Group Trading: Daniel Mark Meenan.

How long has Frasers Group Trading been in business?

The company was formed on 21 July 1997.

Does Frasers Group Trading use any other names?

It trades as Chain Reaction, Flannels, Frasers.com, GAME and Harvey Nichols, and 5 more names. It has previously used the name SportsDirect.com Retail Limited.