Link Group Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 1 year
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions

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

linkhousing.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0345 140 0100
Address

Watling House, Callendar Road, Falkirk, Falkirk, FK1 1XR, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When linkhousing.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0345 140 0100 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode FK1 1XR

The firm, by virtue of its constitution or any enactment, must be:(i) required (after payment of outgoings) to apply the whole of its income and any capital it expends for charitable or public purposes, and (ii) prohibited from directly or indirectly distributing amongst its members any part of its assets (otherwise than for charitable or public purposes); And the firm must not have any associate (other than a not-for profit debt advice body) which carries on debt adjusting or debt counselling or providing credit information services.)

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Show FCA detail (2 permissions)

Debt Adjusting
Debt-counselling

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.

Key dates in its history

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

2024

15 November 2024

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
Became authorised by the FCA
FCA recorded a standard requirement (Financial Promotions for own firm, ARs and other members of the group)

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Link Group

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

connected firms: 3
share its phone number: 1
share its postcode: 3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Link Group

Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.

In Falkirk

Falkirk Citizens Advice Bureau LimitedFalkirkAuthorised

In the Falkirk (FK) postcode area

Citizens Advice Bureau (Grangemouth & Bo'ness) LimitedGrangemouthAuthorised Clackmannanshire Citizens Advice Bureau LimitedAlloaAuthorised Denny & Dunipace Citizens Advice Bureau LimitedDennyAuthorised Stirling District Citizens Advice Bureau LimitedStirlingAuthorised

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3 background checks on its contact details
All 4 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Link Group Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Link Group Limited (FRN 1019860) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2024 and works as a debt advice or management. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Link Group’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0345 140 0100 and the website linkhousing.org.uk for Link Group. 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 one other FCA firm.

Is Link Group a scam or clone?

Link Group 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 Link Group?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Link Group handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Link Group to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.