GMO Corporate Legal Services Limited

Reference number: 669188

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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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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    020 7794 1856

  • Address

    Suite 92, Hampstead House, 176 Finchley Road, London, NW3 6BT, United Kingdom

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Other names (2)

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

  • GMO LAW Trading name
  • GMO Law Firm Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Permissions on the FCA record

  • Lend or arrange credit
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Debt-collecting

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

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Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
05949745
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 September 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
Suite 92 176 Finchley Road, London, NW3 6BT, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 69109)
  • Bookkeeping activities (SIC 69202)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gwendolen Michelle Owen Director Aug 1958 28 Sep 2006 3 other companies
Alexander Aaron Beller Secretary Not published 28 Sep 2006 –

Other companies run by its director

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other companies
3
still active
3

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£7,281

Up £3,490 from −£10.8k

Cash at bank

£14.4k

+518% from £2,331

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£31.6k

−11% from £35.5k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £7,281 more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

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  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
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  • 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 05949745. 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

GMO Corporate Legal Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (10)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Gwendolen Michelle Owen took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

10 February 2016

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

FCA register

2006

28 September 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
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  • All 10 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is GMO Corporate Legal Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, GMO Corporate Legal Services Limited (FRN 669188) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a debt collector. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is GMO Corporate Legal Services’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7794 1856 for GMO Corporate Legal Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is GMO Corporate Legal Services a scam or clone?
GMO Corporate Legal 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 GMO Corporate Legal Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how GMO Corporate Legal Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about GMO Corporate Legal Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns GMO Corporate Legal Services?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of GMO Corporate Legal Services: Ms Gwendolen Michelle Owen (75–100% of shares).
Who runs GMO Corporate Legal Services?
Companies House lists one director of GMO Corporate Legal Services: Gwendolen Michelle Owen.
How long has GMO Corporate Legal Services been in business?
The company was formed on 28 September 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2016.
What do GMO Corporate Legal Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of −£7,281 (up £3,490 from −£10.8k) and cash at bank of £14.4k (+518% from £2,331).
Does GMO Corporate Legal Services use any other names?
It trades as GMO LAW and GMO Law Firm.

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