Ghc Capital Markets Ltd.

Reference number: 152998

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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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When ghcl.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0116 204 5500 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode LE1 5BD
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Other names (5)

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

  • GHC Clarity Trading name
  • GHC Edge Trading name
  • Oak Stockbrokers Trading name
  • Goy Harris Cartwright & Co Limited Former name
  • GHC Fusion Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments 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.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
  • Sending dematerialised instructions

Limits on what they may do

  • Restriction on New Model B Clients, and Accepting New Monies and Assets from Existing Model B Clients
    Restriction on New Model B Clients 1. The Firm must not, without the prior written consent of the FCA, onboard any new clients as part of any existing Model B relationships. 2. The Firm must not, without the prior written consent of the FCA, enter any new Model B arrangement with a third party. Restriction on Accepting New Monies and Assets from Existing Model B Clients 3. The Firm must not, without the prior written consent of the FCA, accept any new client money or assets from any existing Model B clients. 4. Paragraph 3 does not apply to the acceptance of new client money or assets from existing Model B clients and/or third parties on their behalf by the Firm in the following cases: a. re-investing the investment gains or redemption proceeds from the sale of an existing asset, where this does not require the acceptance of new client money or assets from the client; b. making contributions to existing ISAs and pensions excepting any new ISA account transfers; c. participating in the issuance of additional rights by entities in which they are invested at the Effective Date, provided that such transactions may not be settled from existing uninvested client monies held by the Firm in the account in which the shares are held or in a general investment account and that the Firm provides the FCA with such information as it specifies concerning transactions falling within this paragraph (c) within two (2) working days of closure of the relevant issuance; d. Settlement of trades or transactions instructed but not yet settled as at the Effective Date; e. Transfers between client money accounts; f. Transfers on the instruction of clients of the Firm to transfer their assets/monies to a third party; and g. Transfers of client monies or assets held as at the Effective Date between clients of the Firm, where such transfer is executed on the clients instructions. 5. For the purposes of paragraph 3, the Firm will not have ‘accepted’ client monies or assets if it returns an unsolicited deposit into its bank account within a period of two (2) working days of receipt without having dealt with those monies and/or assets within that period.

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
03113332
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 October 1995 (31 years old)
Registered office
Norwich House, 22-30 Horsefair Street, Leicester, LE1 5BD
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Raymond Harris Director Nov 1968 1 Nov 1995 16 other companies
Rachel Katheryn Hardy Director May 1969 18 Mar 2015 3 other companies
Richard James Storer Director Feb 1977 15 Jun 2015 11 other companies
William Sallis Director Feb 1981 11 Jun 2019 None
Richard Storer Secretary Not published 30 Apr 2009 11 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
5
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 17 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 10 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Ghc Capital Markets’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (38)

2026

24 February 2026

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Restriction on New Model B Clients, and Accepting New Monies and Assets from Existing Model B Clients)

FCA register

2023

20 September 2023

  • Ghc Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Ghc Group Ltd gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Ghc Group Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2007

6 June 2007

  • Changed its registered name from "Goy Harris Cartwright & Co Limited"

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

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

FCA register

1996

10 May 1996

  • Regulated by the Securities and Futures Authority from this date

FCA register

1995

13 October 1995

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 38 events

  • All 38 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 20
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Firms connected to Ghc Capital Markets

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

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 17 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 38 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ghc Capital Markets Ltd. FCA authorised?
Yes, Ghc Capital Markets Ltd. (FRN 152998) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Ghc Capital Markets’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0116 204 5500 and the website ghcl.co.uk for Ghc Capital Markets. 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 Ghc Capital Markets a scam or clone?
Ghc Capital Markets 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 Ghc Capital Markets?
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 Ghc Capital Markets to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Ghc Capital Markets?
Ghc Capital Markets is owned by Ghc Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 20 September 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Ghc Group Ltd.
Who runs Ghc Capital Markets?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Ghc Capital Markets: Paul Raymond Harris, Rachel Katheryn Hardy, Richard James Storer and William Sallis.
How long has Ghc Capital Markets been in business?
The company was formed on 13 October 1995, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
Does Ghc Capital Markets use any other names?
It trades as GHC Clarity, GHC Edge and Oak Stockbrokers. It has previously used 2 other names: Goy Harris Cartwright & Co Limited and GHC Fusion.

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