Premier Research and Marketing
Reference number: 413455
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No longer authorised
Premier Research and Marketing is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Authorisation ended 22 July 2026.
Identity
Check their details
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No website on the FCA register
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Last known phone number
01268 698280
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Last known address
318 The Chase, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 3DN, United Kingdom
- Forster's
- PRM Commercial & General
Activities and protection
What the record covers, and how you are protected
- The record is closedCover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
Track record
Action taken against them
1 change to its permissions in 2026. This is part of the official register record and is worth reviewing before going ahead.
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Permission varied or cancelled on 22 July 2026
Name: Premier Research and Marketing (Stephen Grant Forster trading as) Reference Number: 413455 Type of action: Cancellation “The Authority has cancelled the permission and withdrawn the authorisation of Premier Research and Marketing (Stephen Grant Forster trading as) (“the Firm”) of 318 The Chase, Benfleet, Essex ,SS7 3DN. The reason for this action is that the Firm is failing to satisfy the Suitability Threshold Condition. The Authority’s action took effect on 22 July 2026 and a copy of the Final Notice which sets out the reason for the action, is displayed on the Authority’s website and can be accessed using the following link: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/final-notices/premier-research-and-marketing-2026.pdf As a consequence of this action the Firm is no longer an authorised firm for the purposes of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“the Act”), and it may not carry on regulated activities which fall within the scope of the Act.”
Previously registered as
The FCA register holds one earlier registered name for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.
- County Life & Pensions
Names it no longer trades under
This firm has retired one trading name. If you were contacted under one of these, the name did belong to this firm, but check the current details above before going ahead.
Show the retired name
- County Life & Pensions
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