Gateway Platform Services Limited

Reference number: 790558

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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 insurtechgateway.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3143 6213 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SE1 8PB
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Other names (1)

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

  • HPIG Services Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Corporate finance business only.
    The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than corporate finance business.
  • This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.
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.

  • Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold)
    The total value of assets under management by the firm must not exceed the relevant threshold as set out in Article 3(2) of AIFMD (as determined under Chapter II, section I of the AIFMD level 2 regulation). In the event that the relevant threshold is breached, the firm must submit an application for authorisation as a Full-scope UK AIFM to the FCA

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
26 September 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
Arquen House, 4-6 Spicer Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4PQ, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert Lumley Director Apr 1965 26 Sep 2017 1 other company
Richard Michael Maguire Chattock Director Oct 1963 7 Jun 2018 16 other companies
Maria Coko Director Feb 1992 26 Apr 2024 None

Other companies run by these 3 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
17
closed down
3
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 17 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 4 on the FCA register
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.79m

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£19.0k

−57% from £43.9k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 10981897. 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

Gateway Platform Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

31 May 2023

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))

FCA register

2022

24 August 2022

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Corporate finance business only.)

FCA register

2020

5 June 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "HPIG Services Ltd"

FCA register

2017

29 November 2017

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

26 September 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Insurtech Gateway Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Gateway Platform Services

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

connected firms
4
share a director
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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Firms like Gateway Platform Services

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

In London

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Get the full report on Gateway Platform Services

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  • 17 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gateway Platform Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Gateway Platform Services Limited (FRN 790558) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2017 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is Gateway Platform Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3143 6213 and the website insurtechgateway.com for Gateway Platform Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Gateway Platform Services a scam or clone?
Gateway Platform Services 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 Platform Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Gateway Platform Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Gateway Platform Services?
Gateway Platform Services is owned by Insurtech Gateway Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 26 September 2017.
Who runs Gateway Platform Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Gateway Platform Services: Robert Lumley, Richard Michael Maguire Chattock and Maria Coko.
How long has Gateway Platform Services been in business?
The company was formed on 26 September 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2017.
What do Gateway Platform Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £1.79m (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £19.0k (−57% from £43.9k).
Does Gateway Platform Services use any other names?
It has previously used the name HPIG Services Ltd.

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