Platform One Limited

Reference number: 542059

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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 platform1online.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0345 366 5445 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BH21 7UH
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Other names (1)

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

  • PLATO Nominee & Investment Administration Service Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Establishing/operating/winding up a personal pension scheme
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
  • Sending dematerialised instructions

Limits on what they may do

  • Non-standard assets restriction
    1. The Firm must not take any further non-standard assets (NSAs) on to its platform or allow new NSAs in the personal pension schemes it operates. 2. The Firm must not allow any client who currently holds NSAs on its platform or in one of the personal pension schemes it operates to invest any further amount in those NSAs, or in any other NSA.

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
06993268
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 August 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office
Arena Business Centre, 9 Nimrod Way, Wimborne, BH21 7UH, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Clive Nicholas Boothman Director May 1955 1 Mar 2017 29 other companies
Alexander Cowan-Sanluis Director Aug 1989 25 Oct 2019 3 other companies
Michelle Leila Martin Director Mar 1979 1 Jun 2025 4 other companies
Darren James Lucas Wilcox Secretary Not published 2 Nov 2024 –

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
31
closed down
6
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 31 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 3 on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

Key events (6) All events (34)

2023

20 April 2023

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Non-standard assets restriction)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Platform One Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2011

5 July 2011

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

10 March 2011

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

2009

18 August 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 34 events

  • All 34 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 25
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Firms connected to Platform One

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

past links
3

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 3 past links through former directors
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Firms like Platform One

Other firms of the same type (investment platform or stockbroker), nearest first.

Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 31 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 34 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Platform One Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Platform One Limited (FRN 542059) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2011 and works as an investment platform or stockbroker. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Platform One’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0345 366 5445 and the website platform1online.com for Platform One. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Platform One a scam or clone?
Platform One 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 Platform One?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Platform One to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Platform One?
Platform One is owned by Platform One Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Platform One?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Platform One: Clive Nicholas Boothman, Alexander Cowan-Sanluis and Michelle Leila Martin.
How long has Platform One been in business?
The company was formed on 18 August 2009, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2011.
Does Platform One use any other names?
It trades as PLATO Nominee & Investment Administration Service.

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