M & G Financial Services Limited

Reference number: 122058

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When mandginvestments.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7626 4588 is, and the 4 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC3M 5AG
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Other names (1)

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

  • M&G Investments Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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
00923891
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 November 1967 (58 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Laurence John Mumford Director Apr 1966 17 Dec 2004 6 other companies
Philip Robert Jelfs Director Feb 1976 2 Aug 2013 1 other company
Marcello Arona Director May 1971 13 Jan 2025 14 other companies
M&G COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 20 Oct 2026 –

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
16
closed down
1
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 16 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 one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 5 on the FCA register
  • The 4 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 42 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

M & G Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (87)

2016

6 April 2016

  • M&G Fa Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1994

5 December 1994

  • Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date

FCA register

1967

29 November 1967

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 87 events

  • All 87 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 76
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Firms connected to M & G Financial Services

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

connected firms
4
share a director
3
share its phone number
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (4), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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  • 16 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 87 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is M & G Financial Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, M & G Financial Services Limited (FRN 122058) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is M & G Financial Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7626 4588 and the website mandginvestments.com for M & G Financial Services. 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 4 other FCA firms.
Is M & G Financial Services a scam or clone?
M & G Financial Services 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 M & G Financial Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about M & G Financial Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns M & G Financial Services?
M & G Financial Services is owned by M&G Fa Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs M & G Financial Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of M & G Financial Services: Laurence John Mumford, Philip Robert Jelfs and Marcello Arona.
How long has M & G Financial Services been in business?
The company was formed on 29 November 1967, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
Does M & G Financial Services use any other names?
It trades as M&G Investments.

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