Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 6 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2003

Responsible principal firm

Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited Reference number: 722968 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED (FRN 924821) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD.
Example: if RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD itself.
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

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No website on the FCA register
Phone number

020 3142 5649
Address

1 South Place, London, EC2M 2RB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 020 3142 5649 is
Who else gives the postcode EC2M 2RB

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) 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: 04655675 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 4 February 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office: 25 Fenchurch Avenue, London, EC3M 5AD, England
Nature of business: Passenger rail transport, interurban (SIC 49100)
Other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified (SIC 52219)
Other transportation support activities (SIC 52290)
Activities of business and employers membership organisations (SIC 94110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Mark Phillips	Director	Dec 1964	5 May 2016	4 other companies
Martin James Frobisher	Director	May 1968	4 Jul 2019	None
David Andrew Horne	Director	Aug 1972	1 Sep 2019	8 other companies
David Michael Jordan	Director	Mar 1973	7 Nov 2019	15 other companies
Emma Louise Head	Director	Jun 1981	16 Apr 2021	1 other company
Hannah Gillam Kingsley	Director	Feb 1978	2 Mar 2023	1 other company
Andrea Rossi	Director	Aug 1975	15 Mar 2024	2 other companies
John Francis Clarke	Director	Dec 1963	1 Apr 2025	8 other companies
Michael Rayner	Director	Dec 1958	30 Jun 2025	10 other companies
Christopher Derek Dyne Burchell	Director	Dec 1973	1 Jan 2026	21 other companies
Sheena Helen Smith	Director	Jul 1974	14 Jan 2026	2 other companies
John Malcolm Lanaghan	Director	May 1955	1 May 2026	13 other companies
Tracy Anne Gwatkin	Secretary	Not published	28 Feb 2019	–

Other companies run by these 12 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: 83
closed down: 13
went insolvent: 2

In the full report: all 83 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 12 directors sit on each board, and since when
The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
The 3 on the FCA register
The 2 companies these 12 directors run together
All 71 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Rail Safety and Standards Board’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (133)

2020

22 April 2020

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited gained significant control

Companies House

2003

4 February 2003

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 133 events

All 133 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 130

Firms connected to Rail Safety and Standards Board

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

connected firms: 4
share a director: 2
share its postcode: 2

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
1 past link through former directors

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83 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
All 133 events in its history
4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited FCA authorised?

Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited (FRN 924821) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for Rail Safety and Standards Board?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited (FRN 924821) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Rail Safety and Standards Board. Example: if Rail Safety and Standards Board refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Rail Safety and Standards Board itself. 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 Rail Safety and Standards Board’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3142 5649 for Rail Safety and Standards Board. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Rail Safety and Standards Board a scam or clone?

Rail Safety and Standards Board 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 Rail Safety and Standards Board?

Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Rail Safety and Standards Board's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Rail Safety and Standards Board?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Rail Safety and Standards Board: Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (significant influence or control).

Who runs Rail Safety and Standards Board?

Companies House lists 12 directors of Rail Safety and Standards Board: Mark Phillips, Martin James Frobisher, David Andrew Horne, David Michael Jordan, Emma Louise Head, Hannah Gillam Kingsley and 6 more.

How long has Rail Safety and Standards Board been in business?

The company was formed on 4 February 2003.