Gateway Learning Community: 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 2 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2006

Responsible principal firm

Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited Reference number: 722968 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.
GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY (FRN 1009798) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY.
Example: if GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY 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

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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

01375 489034
Address

The Gateway Academy, Marshfoot Road, Grays, Thurrock, RM16 4LU, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01375 489034 is
Who else gives the postcode RM16 4LU

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) 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: 05853746 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 21 June 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office: The Gateway Academy, Marshfoot Road, Grays, Essex, RM16 4LU
Nature of business: Primary education (SIC 85200)
General secondary education (SIC 85310)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Paul Victor Connew	Director	May 1957	22 Dec 2011	3 other companies
Hilary Ruth Hodgson	Director	Feb 1960	2 Feb 2015	13 other companies
Lucy Emma Harris	Director	Apr 1968	20 Nov 2017	None
Lynda Pritchard	Director	Feb 1949	24 Sep 2018	None
Victoria Jane Reid	Director	Aug 1971	1 Sep 2022	None
Gary William Vincent	Director	Mar 1971	14 Oct 2024	None
Oluwasola Agnes Komolafe	Director	Aug 1979	13 Oct 2025	3 other companies
Barry William Johnson	Director	Jun 1957	13 Oct 2026	None
Joanna Susan Jones	Secretary	Not published	4 Apr 2017	–

Other companies run by these 8 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: 19
closed down: 6
still active: 13

In the full report: all 19 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 37 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Gateway Learning Community’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (68)

2024

25 February 2024

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2006

21 June 2006

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 68 events

All 68 events in its history (2 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 66

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19 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gateway Learning Community FCA authorised?

Gateway Learning Community (FRN 1009798) 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 Gateway Learning Community?

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. Gateway Learning Community (FRN 1009798) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Gateway Learning Community. Example: if Gateway Learning Community refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Gateway Learning Community 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 Gateway Learning Community’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01375 489034 for Gateway Learning Community. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Gateway Learning Community a scam or clone?

Gateway Learning Community 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 Gateway Learning Community?

Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Gateway Learning Community's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who runs Gateway Learning Community?

Companies House lists 8 directors of Gateway Learning Community: Paul Victor Connew, Hilary Ruth Hodgson, Lucy Emma Harris, Lynda Pritchard, Victoria Jane Reid, Gary William Vincent and 2 more.

How long has Gateway Learning Community been in business?

The company was formed on 21 June 2006.