Gallium Fund Solutions Limited

Reference number: 487176

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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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When gallium.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01732 882642 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode TN15 8AD
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Other names (2)

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

  • GFS Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Gallium Fund Solutions Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments · Run or oversee funds 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.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • 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 (12 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an authorised AIF
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
  • Managing investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
One supervisory condition set by the FCA

These are conditions the FCA places on the firm itself, covering things like capital it must hold and what it must report. They do not change what the firm may do for you.

  • CPMI Requirement
    The firm is only permitted to carry on the activities specified in FUND 1.4.3R (1) to (6) or any successor provision

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 July 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Barry Anthony Gowdy Director Mar 1957 7 Aug 2023 20 other companies
Peter Anthony Dooley Director Feb 1963 21 Sep 2023 31 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
40
closed down
22
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 40 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 11 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£1.32m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Profit before tax

£199k

+39% from £143k

Net assets

£185k

Up £203k from −£17.9k

Cash at bank

£820k

Up £812k from £7,702

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 to 2025
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 06634506. 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

Gallium Fund Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

6 April 2016

  • Financial Services Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

17 December 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "Gallium Fund Solutions Ltd"

FCA register

2014

17 July 2014

  • FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2008

28 October 2008

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1 July 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 30 events

  • All 30 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 20
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Firms connected to Gallium Fund Solutions

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

connected firms
3
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Gallium Fund Solutions

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

In Sevenoaks

In the Tonbridge (TN) postcode area

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Get the full report on Gallium Fund Solutions

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  • 40 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 30 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gallium Fund Solutions Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Gallium Fund Solutions Limited (FRN 487176) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2008 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Gallium Fund Solutions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01732 882642 and the website gallium.co.uk for Gallium Fund Solutions. 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 Gallium Fund Solutions a scam or clone?
Gallium Fund Solutions 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 Gallium Fund Solutions?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Gallium Fund Solutions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Gallium Fund Solutions?
Gallium Fund Solutions is owned by Financial Services Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Gallium Fund Solutions?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Gallium Fund Solutions: Barry Anthony Gowdy and Peter Anthony Dooley.
How long has Gallium Fund Solutions been in business?
The company was formed on 1 July 2008, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2008.
What do Gallium Fund Solutions’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show turnover of £1.32m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of £199k (+39% from £143k).
Does Gallium Fund Solutions use any other names?
It trades as GFS. It has previously used the name Gallium Fund Solutions Ltd.

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