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.
Website, phone number and address
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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
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01268 698280 is
- Who else gives the postcode SS7 3DN
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Forster's Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- PRM Commercial & General Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- County Life & Pensions Former name: A name it was registered under before.
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- 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.
FCA disciplinary action
FCA action
- action
- 1
- most recent
- July 2026
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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trading as) Reference Number: 413455 Type of action: Cancellation “The Authority has cancelled the permission and withdrawn the authorisation of Premier Research and Marketing (Stephen Grant Forster trading as) (“the Firm”) of 318 The Chase, Benfleet, Essex ,SS7 3DN.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.”
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.
Key dates in its history
Premier Research and Marketing’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
22 July 2026
- FCA action: Permission varied or cancelled
- No longer regulated by the FCA
- Its FCA authorisation was revoked
FCA register
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2005
27 May 2005
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
2004
22 December 2004
- Changed its registered name from "County Life & Pensions"
FCA register
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- All 11 events in its history (6 shown here)
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Sources and links
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