K2 Financial Limited
Reference number: 924940
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Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
K2 Group Holdings Limited Reference number: 1016428 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- K2 Financial Limited (FRN 924940) is an AR of K2 Group Holdings Limited (FRN 1016428). When you use K2 Financial's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from K2 Financial, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- 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.
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Phone number
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Address
5th Floor, 35 Great St Helens, London, EC3A 6AP, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When k2insinternational.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7039 3777 is, and the 6 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode EC3A 6AP
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- K2 International Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- K2 Financial Transactions Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through K2 Group Holdings 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, freeYou 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 number
- 12493035 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 2 March 2020 (6 years old)
- Registered office
- 5th Floor 35 Great St Helens, London, EC3A 6AP, United Kingdom
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Kimmel | Director | May 1971 | 24 Mar 2020 | 6 other companies |
| Richard James Coello | Director | Dec 1976 | 29 May 2020 | 9 other companies |
| Simon James Holt | Director | Mar 1980 | 29 May 2020 | None |
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
- 14
- closed down
- 1
- are FCA-registered
- 6
In the full report: all 14 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 6 on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 3 directors run together
- All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
K2 Financial’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
1 May 2023
- Richard James Coello stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2020
9 June 2020
- Changed its registered name from "K2 Financial Transactions Limited"
FCA register
29 May 2020
- Richard James Coello became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
24 April 2020
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2 March 2020
- Incorporated at Companies House
- K2 Group Holdings Limited took control (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 13 events
- All 13 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 5
Firms connected to K2 Financial
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with K2 Financial. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 6
- share a director
- 5
- share its phone number
- 6
In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same phone number (6), the same postcode (6)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like K2 Financial
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In London
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- 14 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 13 events in its history
- 6 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
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk