Leaders Limited: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

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

Appointed for 21 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1983
One of its directors is also a director of a firm that is no longer authorised

Responsible principal firm

GOODLORD PROTECT LTD Reference number: 836727 Authorised View firm →

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.
Leaders Limited (FRN 407254) introduces customers to GOODLORD PROTECT LTD (FRN 836727). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Leaders.
Example: if Leaders refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Leaders 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.

Website

leaders.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01344 753100
Address

Building 1, Meadows Business Park, Blackwater, Camberley, GU17 9AB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When leaders.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01344 753100 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
Who else gives the postcode GU17 9AB

Other names (7)

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

Alexander & Co. Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Doolittle & Dalley Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Hose Rhodes Dickson Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Osprey Property Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Peter Ball & Co. Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Portico Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Scottfraser Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Goodlord Protect Ltd, 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 number: 01690574 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 12 January 1983 (43 years old)
Registered office: Building 1 Meadows Business Park, Blackwater, Camberley, GU17 9AB, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis (SIC 68320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Matthew James Light	Director	Oct 1971	27 Jul 2001	99 other companies
Allison Thompson	Director	Mar 1972	2 Jun 2008	None
Peter Kavanagh	Director	Jul 1962	3 Apr 2017	107 other companies
Michael Brian Cook	Director	Jun 1983	14 May 2018	7 other companies
Paul Leonard Aitchison	Director	Jul 1979	13 Jan 2020	241 other companies
Richard David O’Neill	Director	Dec 1971	4 Aug 2025	2 other companies
Paul Leonard Aitchison	Secretary	Not published	13 Jan 2020	–

Other companies run by these 6 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: 268
closed down: 90
are FCA-registered: 15

In the full report: all 268 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 15 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
The 116 companies these 6 directors run together
All 31 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Leaders’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (64)

2016

6 April 2016

Leaders Lettings Trading Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2005

14 January 2005

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

1983

12 January 1983

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 64 events

All 64 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 53

Firms connected to Leaders

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

connected firms: 12
no longer authorised: 1
share a director: 12

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (12), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (5)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Leaders

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In Camberley

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Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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268 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 64 events in its history
12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Leaders Limited FCA authorised?

Leaders Limited (FRN 407254) 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 Leaders?

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. Leaders Limited (FRN 407254) introduces customers to GOODLORD PROTECT LTD (FRN 836727). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Leaders. Example: if Leaders refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Leaders 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 Leaders’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01344 753100 and the website leaders.co.uk for Leaders. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 2 other FCA firms.

Is Leaders a scam or clone?

Leaders 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 Leaders?

Protection works through Goodlord Protect Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Leaders's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Leaders?

Leaders is owned by Leaders Lettings Trading Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Leaders?

Companies House lists 6 directors of Leaders: Matthew James Light, Allison Thompson, Peter Kavanagh, Michael Brian Cook, Paul Leonard Aitchison and Richard David O’Neill.

How long has Leaders been in business?

The company was formed on 12 January 1983.

Does Leaders use any other names?

It trades as Alexander & Co., Doolittle & Dalley, Hose Rhodes Dickson, Osprey Property and Peter Ball & Co., and 2 more names.