Global Media Group Services Limited: 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 9 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1996

Responsible principal firm

INSURANCE FACTORY LIMITED Reference number: 306164 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.
Global Media Group Services Limited (FRN 764071) introduces customers to INSURANCE FACTORY LIMITED (FRN 306164). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Global Media Group Services.
Example: if Global Media Group Services refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Global Media Group Services 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.

Website

global.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 7054 8848
Address

30 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7LA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When global.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 7054 8848 is
Who else gives the postcode WC2H 7LA

Other names (3)

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

Global Radio Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Pets in a Pickle Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Global Radio Services Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Insurance Factory 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: 03296557 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 27 December 1996 (29 years old)
Registered office: Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business: Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)
Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Stephen Gabriel Miron	Director	May 1965	1 Dec 2008	217 other companies
Michael Gordon	Director	Nov 1962	27 Jan 2009	10 other companies
Benedict Campion Porter	Director	Mar 1975	1 Jul 2023	196 other companies
Simon Jeremy Pitts	Director	Jul 1975	17 Mar 2025	128 other companies
Sebastian James Enser-Wight	Director	Jul 1988	28 Apr 2025	23 other companies

Other companies run by these 5 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: 327
closed down: 78
went insolvent: 1

In the full report: all 327 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
The one that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
The 169 companies these 5 directors run together
All 19 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Global Media Group Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (35)

2021

1 November 2021

Changed its registered name from "Global Radio Services Limited"

FCA register

2016

10 November 2016

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

6 April 2016

Gwr Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1996

27 December 1996

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 35 events

All 35 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 29

Firms connected to Global Media Group Services

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

past link: 1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

1 past link through former directors

Firms like Global Media Group Services

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Global Media Group Services Limited FCA authorised?

Global Media Group Services Limited (FRN 764071) 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 Global Media Group Services?

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. Global Media Group Services Limited (FRN 764071) introduces customers to INSURANCE FACTORY LIMITED (FRN 306164). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Global Media Group Services. Example: if Global Media Group Services refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Global Media Group Services 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 Global Media Group Services’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7054 8848 and the website global.com for Global Media Group Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Global Media Group Services a scam or clone?

Global Media Group 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 Global Media Group Services?

Protection works through Insurance Factory Limited, the principal firm responsible for Global Media Group Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Global Media Group Services?

Global Media Group Services is owned by Gwr Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Global Media Group Services?

Companies House lists 5 directors of Global Media Group Services: Stephen Gabriel Miron, Michael Gordon, Benedict Campion Porter, Simon Jeremy Pitts and Sebastian James Enser-Wight.

How long has Global Media Group Services been in business?

The company was formed on 27 December 1996.

Does Global Media Group Services use any other names?

It trades as Global Radio and Pets in a Pickle. It has previously used the name Global Radio Services Limited.