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
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Phone number
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Address
2nd Floor, Sancroft Rose Street, Paternoster Square, London, EC4M 7DQ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 7065 7700 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode EC4M 7DQ
Other names (4)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- ICE Data Services Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Interactive Data Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- eSignal (Europe) Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Interactive Data Desktop Solutions (Europe) Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- 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.
- 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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- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
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.
Concerns on the company record
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
- Company number
- 05615484 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 8 November 2005 (20 years old)
- Registered office
- 2nd Floor, Sancroft Rose Street, Paternoster Square, London, EC4M 7DQ, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Roark Evans | Director | Nov 1978 | 30 Jan 2024 | 7 other companies |
| John Henry Olivares | Director | Feb 1984 | 10 Sep 2026 | None |
| Charles Ludovic Lindsay | Secretary | Not published | 6 Aug 2018 | – |
| Elizabeth Miriam Holt | Secretary | Not published | 14 Nov 2025 | – |
Other companies run by these 2 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
- 7
- closed down
- 1
- still active
- 6
In the full report: all 7 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 19 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Ice Data Desktop Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
18 January 2024
- Board replaced: both directors left and 3 new directors took over
Companies House
2018
10 July 2018
- Changed its registered name from "Interactive Data Desktop Solutions (Europe) Limited"
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Idco Overseas Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
29 February 2016
- Board replaced: its only director left and 4 new directors took over
Companies House
2014
22 April 2014
- Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2010
3 November 2010
- Changed its registered name from "eSignal (Europe) Limited"
FCA register
2008
17 December 2008
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
16 December 2008
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
2005
8 November 2005
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 51 events
- All 51 events in its history (10 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 36
Firms connected to Ice Data Desktop Solutions
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Ice Data Desktop Solutions. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share its phone number
- 2
- share its postcode
- 4
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same phone number (2), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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- 7 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 51 events in its history
- 4 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