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 3 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2022
- Accounts filed up to 30 April 2025
Responsible principal firm
Octopus Investments Limited Reference number: 194779 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 Money Limited (FRN 1004074) is an AR of Octopus Investments Limited (FRN 194779). When you use Octopus Money's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Octopus Money, 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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
6th Floor, 33 Holborn, London, City Of London, EC1N 2HT, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 3111 0589 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC1N 2HT
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Octopus Investments 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
- 14069098 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 26 April 2022 (4 years old)
- Registered office
- 6th Floor 33 Holborn, London, England, EC1N 2HT, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of financial services holding companies (SIC 64205)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Marsh | Director | Jul 1991 | 26 Apr 2022 | 24 other companies |
| OCTOPUS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate secretary | Not published | 26 Apr 2022 | – |
Other companies run by its director
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
- 24
- closed down
- 1
- are FCA-registered
- 5
In the full report: all 24 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 5 on the FCA register
- All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Turnover
£986k
+180% from £353k
Profit before tax
£268k
+70% from £157k
Net assets
£300k
+167% from £112k
Cash at bank
£526k
+186% from £184k
Turnover and profit
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.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 14069098. 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 Money’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
31 October 2023
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2022
26 April 2022
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Octopus Money Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 6 events
- All 6 events in its history (3 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
Firms connected to Octopus Money
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Octopus Money. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 5
- share a director
- 5
- share its postcode
- 4
In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Octopus Money
Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.
In London
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- 24 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 6 events in its history
- 5 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