Investor Compensation (UK) Limited
Reference number: 830890
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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
Investor Compensation (uk) Ltd, Office G3, Birkbecks, Water Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1PB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When investorcompensation.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01535 959496 is
- Who else gives the postcode BD23 1PB
Other names (14)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
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- PPI Claimback Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- PPIClaimback.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Banking Refunds Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Business PPI Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Paydayloansclaimback Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Plevin Online Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- PPI-Checker Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Refund-Check Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Refund-Checker Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Warning
Scammers have impersonated this firm
Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.
Fake phone numbers (3)
- +1 478 778 8573
- +41 344 447 225
- 07352 308126
Fake email addresses (2)
- info@psp-claimback.co.uk
- luca@psp-claimback.co.uk
Fake websites (1)
- psp-claimback.co.uk
The FCA warning these came from
- PSP-Claimback 30 July 2026
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Claims management No FSCS coverMoney you pay a claims company is not FSCS protected, but FCA rules cap what it may charge you for a financial services claim. Complaints about this firm go to the Financial Ombudsman Service free of charge.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (2 permissions)
- Advice, investigation or representation in relation to a financial services or financial product claim
- Seeking out, referrals and identification of claims or potential claims (personal injury claim; financial services or financial product claim; housing disrepair claim; claim for a specified benefit; criminal injury claim; employment related claim)
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.
The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 07769324 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 12 September 2011 (15 years old)
- Registered office
- Suite G3 Birkbeck, Water Street, Skipton, BD23 1PB, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin George Richard Farrar | Director | Apr 1975 | 16 Nov 2011 | 26 other companies |
| Mark James Mitchell | Director | Jun 1975 | 16 Nov 2011 | 27 other companies |
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
- 33
- closed down
- 20
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 33 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
- The one on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- The 20 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Investor Compensation (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
30 July 2026
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2020
29 May 2020
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2019
31 March 2019
- No longer regulated by the Claims Management Regulator
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Mitchell Farrar Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2012
26 August 2012
- Regulated by the Claims Management Regulator from this date
FCA register
2011
12 September 2011
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 41 events
- All 41 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 4
Firms connected to Investor Compensation (UK)
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Investor Compensation (UK). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
- past link
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Investor Compensation (UK)
Other firms of the same type (claims management firm), nearest first.
In the Bradford (BD) postcode area
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- 33 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 41 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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
- FCA warning: PSP-Claimback fca.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk