Granular Investments Limited
Reference number: 1001118
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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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Phone number
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Address
One, Creechurch Place, London, EC3A 5AF, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- When granularinvestments.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07973 133632 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Whether EC3A 5AF is a shared office: 29 other firms give it
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Granular Investments Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
Limits on what they may do
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Appointed Representative Restrictions
Effective 30 May 2024, unless prior written consent is obtained from the Authority, the Firm is subject to the following restrictions: a. The Firm is restricted to one Appointed Representative, namely Granular Investments EU SAS (UK branch). b. The Firm’s Appointed representative, Granular Investments EU SAS (UK branch), is restricted to acting for clients from EEA member states. For the avoidance of doubt, Granular Investments EU SAS (UK branch) cannot deal with UK clients when undertaking regulated activities in the UK.
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
- 11922346 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 3 April 2019 (7 years old)
- Registered office
- One, Creechurch Place, London, EC3A 5AF, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Giuliano Giovannetti | Director | Dec 1967 | 3 Apr 2019 | 6 other companies |
| Richard Alexander Dermot Sullivan | Director | Jan 1961 | 3 Apr 2019 | 7 other companies |
| Serge Robert Thieriet | Director | Jan 1972 | 14 Nov 2025 | 17 other companies |
| Alessandro Minucci | Director | Apr 1965 | 5 Dec 2025 | None |
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
- 28
- closed down
- 11
- are FCA-registered
- 4
In the full report: all 28 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 4 on the FCA register
- The 2 companies these 4 directors run together
Key dates in its history
Granular Investments’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
2 June 2025
- Giuliano Giovannetti stopped being a part-owner
- Howden Broking Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Richard Alexander Dermot Sullivan stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2024
11 November 2024
- Changed its registered name from "Granular Investments Ltd"
FCA register
30 May 2024
- FCA imposed a requirement (Appointed Representative Restrictions)
FCA register
28 May 2024
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2019
3 April 2019
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Giuliano Giovannetti became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Richard Alexander Dermot Sullivan became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 15 events
- All 15 events in its history (10 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 4
Firms connected to Granular Investments
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Granular Investments. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share a director
- 2
- share its phone number
- 1
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 2 past links through former directors
Firms like Granular Investments
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In London
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- 28 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 15 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk