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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Phone number
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Address
1 Whittington Avenue, London, EC3V 1LE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When retailbook.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 4570 4208 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC3V 1LE
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- RBPro Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Operating a Public Offer Platform (POP)
- Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
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
- 14087330 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 5 May 2022 (4 years old)
- Registered office
- 10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1AG, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Data processing, hosting and related activities (SIC 63110)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Aaqib Rafiq Mirza | Director | Jan 1973 | 5 May 2022 | 1 other company |
| Nicholas Cullen | Director | Jan 1983 | 26 Feb 2024 | 1 other company |
| James Alexander Deal | Director | Aug 1975 | 13 May 2025 | 2 other companies |
| Nicholas James Osborne | Director | Jan 1977 | 13 May 2025 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 3
- closed down
- 1
- run together
- 1
In the full report: all 3 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 1 company these 4 directors run together
- All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Retail Book’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
2 April 2024
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2022
5 May 2022
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Retail Book Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 19 events
- All 19 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 12
Firms connected to Retail Book
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Retail Book. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Retail Book
Other firms of the same type (investment platform or stockbroker), nearest first.
In London
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 19 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk