GC Financial Advisory Ltd: 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 under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2025

Responsible principal firm

BSK Financial Planning Limited Reference number: 563192 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.
GC Financial Advisory Ltd (FRN 1051871) is an AR of BSK Financial Planning Limited (FRN 563192). When you use GC Financial Advisory's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from GC Financial Advisory, 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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

07784 169736
Address

14 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4QH, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 07784 169736 is
Who else gives the postcode WC1R 4QH

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through BSK Financial Planning 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: 16815064 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 28 October 2025 (1 year old)
Registered office: 5th Floor 30-31 Furnival Street, London, EC4A 1JQ, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Financial management (SIC 70221)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
George Clelland	Director	Jan 1995	28 Oct 2025	None
Charles David William Stoop	Director	Feb 1990	10 Feb 2026	3 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: 3
still active: 3
are FCA-registered: 2

In the full report: all 3 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 2 on the FCA register

Key dates in its history

GC Financial Advisory’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (6)

2026

30 March 2026

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2025

28 October 2025

Incorporated at Companies House
George Clelland took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 6 events

All 6 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 2

Firms connected to GC Financial Advisory

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

connected firms: 2
share a director: 2
share its postcode: 2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like GC Financial Advisory

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

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is GC Financial Advisory Ltd FCA authorised?

GC Financial Advisory Ltd (FRN 1051871) 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 GC Financial Advisory?

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. GC Financial Advisory Ltd (FRN 1051871) is an AR of BSK Financial Planning Limited (FRN 563192). When you use GC Financial Advisory's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from GC Financial Advisory, 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 GC Financial Advisory’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07784 169736 for GC Financial Advisory. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is GC Financial Advisory a scam or clone?

GC Financial Advisory 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 GC Financial Advisory?

Protection works through BSK Financial Planning Limited, the principal firm responsible for GC Financial Advisory's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns GC Financial Advisory?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of GC Financial Advisory: Mr George Clelland (75–100% of shares).

Who runs GC Financial Advisory?

Companies House lists 2 directors of GC Financial Advisory: George Clelland and Charles David William Stoop.

How long has GC Financial Advisory been in business?

The company was formed on 28 October 2025.