Racing Red Investment Services (UK) Ltd: FCA regulated?

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 under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2025
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

Responsible principal firm

Meteor Asset Management Limited Reference number: 459325 Authorised 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.
Racing Red Investment Services (UK) Ltd (FRN 1050084) is an AR of Meteor Asset Management Limited (FRN 459325). When you use Racing Red Investment Services (UK)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Racing Red Investment Services (UK), 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.

Website

racingredinvestments.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07932 549523
Address

Woodcote Cottage, Beech Hill Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, West Berkshire, RG7 1HY, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

When racingredinvestments.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07932 549523 is
Who else gives the postcode RG7 1HY

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Meteor Asset Management 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, free
You 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: 16874243 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 25 November 2025 (less than a year old)
Registered office: 128 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Robert Brand Briginshaw	Director	Dec 1979	25 Nov 2025	4 other companies

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: 4
closed down: 2
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 4 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 one on the FCA register

Key dates in its history

Racing Red Investment Services (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

25 February 2026

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2025

25 November 2025

Incorporated at Companies House
Robert Brand Briginshaw took control (75–100% of shares)
Robert Brand Briginshaw appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Racing Red Investment Services (UK)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Racing Red Investment Services (UK). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Racing Red Investment Services (UK)

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

Elsewhere in the UK

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4 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
All 4 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Racing Red Investment Services (UK) Ltd FCA authorised?

Racing Red Investment Services (UK) Ltd (FRN 1050084) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does appointed representative mean for Racing Red Investment Services (UK)?

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. Racing Red Investment Services (UK) Ltd (FRN 1050084) is an AR of Meteor Asset Management Limited (FRN 459325). When you use Racing Red Investment Services (UK)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Racing Red Investment Services (UK), 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.

What is Racing Red Investment Services (UK)’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07932 549523 and the website racingredinvestments.com for Racing Red Investment Services (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Racing Red Investment Services (UK) a scam or clone?

Racing Red Investment Services (UK) 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 Racing Red Investment Services (UK)?

Protection works through Meteor Asset Management Limited, the principal firm responsible for Racing Red Investment Services (UK)'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Racing Red Investment Services (UK)?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Racing Red Investment Services (UK): Mr Robert Brand Briginshaw (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Racing Red Investment Services (UK)?

Companies House lists one director of Racing Red Investment Services (UK): Robert Brand Briginshaw.

How long has Racing Red Investment Services (UK) been in business?

The company was formed on 25 November 2025.