Immediate Media Company London Limited

Reference number: 616930

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

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.
  • Immediate Media Company London Limited (FRN 616930) introduces customers to DSG FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED (FRN 649675). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Immediate Media Company London.
  • Example: if Immediate Media Company London refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Immediate Media Company London 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When immediate.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7150 5000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W6 7BT
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Other names (4)

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

  • Radio Times Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • radiotimes.com Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Radiotimesmoney.com Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Hitched Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Dsg Financial Services 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 March 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
Vineyard House 44 Brook Green, Hammersmith, London, W6 7BT
Nature of business
  • Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (SIC 58142)
  • Other publishing activities (SIC 58190)
  • Web portals (SIC 63120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stephen James Lavin Director Apr 1970 19 Dec 2011 17 other companies
Dan Constanda Director May 1970 13 Feb 2020 51 other companies
Sean Enrico Cornwell Director Oct 1974 24 Nov 2023 13 other companies
Katherine Conlon Secretary Not published 31 Oct 2011 –

Other companies run by these 3 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
64
closed down
8
went insolvent
4

In the full report: all 64 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 4 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 16 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Immediate Media Company London’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

6 April 2016

  • Immediate Media Company Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

7 March 2014

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2007

28 March 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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Firms connected to Immediate Media Company London

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

past links
2

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 2 past links through former directors
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Firms like Immediate Media Company London

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

In London

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  • 64 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Immediate Media Company London Limited FCA authorised?
Immediate Media Company London Limited (FRN 616930) 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 Immediate Media Company London?
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. Immediate Media Company London Limited (FRN 616930) introduces customers to DSG FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED (FRN 649675). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Immediate Media Company London. Example: if Immediate Media Company London refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Immediate Media Company London 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 Immediate Media Company London’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7150 5000 and the website immediate.co.uk/contact-us for Immediate Media Company London. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Immediate Media Company London a scam or clone?
Immediate Media Company London 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 Immediate Media Company London?
Protection works through Dsg Financial Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for Immediate Media Company London's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Immediate Media Company London?
Immediate Media Company London is owned by Immediate Media Company Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Immediate Media Company London?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Immediate Media Company London: Stephen James Lavin, Dan Constanda and Sean Enrico Cornwell.
How long has Immediate Media Company London been in business?
The company was formed on 28 March 2007.
Does Immediate Media Company London use any other names?
It trades as Radio Times, radiotimes.com and Radiotimesmoney.com. It has previously used the name Hitched.

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