Octopus Legacy Limited
Reference number: 955266
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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.
- Appointed for 5 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2017
- Accounts filed up to 31 December 2021
Responsible principal firm
RICHDALE BROKERS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD. Reference number: 769876 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.
- OCTOPUS LEGACY LIMITED (FRN 955266) is an AR of RICHDALE BROKERS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD. (FRN 769876). When you use OCTOPUS LEGACY's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from OCTOPUS LEGACY, 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
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Phone number
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Address
The Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6AF, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When octopuslegacy.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 4525 3605 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC3R 6AF
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Guardian Angel Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- GUARDIAN ANGEL NETWORK LIMITED Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Richdale Brokers and Financial Services 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, 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
- 11111047 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 14 December 2017 (8 years old)
- Registered office
- The Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6AF, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (SIC 47910)
- Life insurance (SIC 65110)
- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
- Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Dunbar Grice | Director | May 1988 | 14 Dec 2017 | 10 other companies |
| Daniel Marsh | Director | Jul 1991 | 8 Dec 2022 | 24 other companies |
| Simon Andrew Rogerson | Director | Jul 1974 | 3 Feb 2025 | 44 other companies |
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
- 66
- closed down
- 8
- are FCA-registered
- 8
In the full report: all 66 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 8 on the FCA register
- The 10 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Total equity
£677k
+443% from £125k
Employees (average)
10
+233% from 3
Owed within a year
£42.1k
+119% from £19.2k
Assets and liabilities
About these figures
- Turnover
- Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
- Profit before tax
- What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
- Net assets, or total equity
- Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
- Total assets and total liabilities
- Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
- Cash at bank
- Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
- Owed within a year, owed after a year
- Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.
There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 11111047. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
Octopus Legacy’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
13 December 2023
- Changed its registered name from "GUARDIAN ANGEL NETWORK LIMITED"
FCA register
2022
8 December 2022
- Samuel Dunbar Grice stopped being the majority owner
Companies House
2 November 2022
- Octopus Estates Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2021
21 July 2021
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2017
14 December 2017
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Samuel Dunbar Grice became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 15 events
- All 15 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 7
Firms connected to Octopus Legacy
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Octopus Legacy. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 6
- share a director
- 6
- past links
- 2
In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (6)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 2 past links through former directors
Firms like Octopus Legacy
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In London
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- 66 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 15 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