Girlings

Reference number: 123475

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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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  • When girlings.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01227 768374 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CT1 2UR
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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)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • 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

  • The firm must not act as an ISA manager.
    The firm must not act as an ISA manager.
  • No actions to stabilise market price
    The firm must not act in any way to stabilise the market price of any investment.
  • Only rights to/interests in permitted investments
    The firm may carry on a REGULATED ACTIVITY in relation to rights to or interests in investments only where those investments are themselves of a type permitted for that REGULATED ACTIVITY
  • Derivatives as incidental services only.
    The firm must not carry on a permitted activity concerning the sale of an option (including a commodity option), future (including commodity future) or contract for difference (including spread bet or rolling spot forex contract), except where the activity is incidental to services to a particular client.
  • Not to act as Broker Fund Adviser
    The firm must not operate as a BROKER FUND ADVISER
  • Regulated activities incidental only.
    The firm must not carry on the specified REGULATED ACTIVITIES otherwise than in an incidental manner in the course of the provision by it of professional services (that is, services which do not consist of REGULATED ACTIVITIES)

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.

Key dates in its history

Girlings’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (11) All events (14)

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2007

29 January 2007

  • Supervised by Solicitors Regulation Authority from this date

FCA register

2002

22 March 2002

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Derivatives as incidental services only.)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (No actions to stabilise market price)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not to act as Broker Fund Adviser)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Only rights to/interests in permitted investments)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Regulated activities incidental only.)

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (The firm must not act as an ISA manager.)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1970

1 January 1970

  • Supervised by The Law Society from this date

FCA register

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (11 shown here)
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Firms like Girlings

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

In the Canterbury (CT) postcode area

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Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 14 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Girlings FCA authorised?
Yes, Girlings (FRN 123475) 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 6 limits on what it may do.
What is Girlings’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01227 768374 and the website girlings.com for Girlings. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Girlings a scam or clone?
Girlings 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 Girlings?
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 Girlings to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

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