SGS United Kingdom 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 5 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1974

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.
SGS United Kingdom Limited (FRN 958702) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not SGS United Kingdom.
Example: if SGS United Kingdom refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from SGS United Kingdom 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

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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

07762 286556
Address

S G S United Kingdom Ltd, Inward Way, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 3EN, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 07762 286556 is
Who else gives the postcode CH65 3EN

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: 01193985 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 16 December 1974 (51 years old)
Registered office: Rossmore Business Park, Ellesmere Port, South Wirral, Cheshire, CH65 3EN
Nature of business: Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 74909)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
James Mcgurk	Director	Oct 1972	1 Jul 2018	35 other companies
Michael Boyd	Director	Apr 1969	1 Apr 2019	31 other companies
Catherine Anne Aldag	Secretary	Not published	1 Jan 2007	–

Other companies run by these 2 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: 37
closed down: 31
run together: 29

In the full report: all 37 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 29 companies these 2 directors run together
All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

SGS United Kingdom’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (25)

2021

19 September 2021

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Sgs Holding UK Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1974

16 December 1974

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

All 25 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 22

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37 other companies its directors have run, named
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is SGS United Kingdom Limited FCA authorised?

SGS United Kingdom Limited (FRN 958702) 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 SGS United Kingdom?

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. SGS United Kingdom Limited (FRN 958702) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not SGS United Kingdom. Example: if SGS United Kingdom refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from SGS United Kingdom 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 SGS United Kingdom’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07762 286556 for SGS United Kingdom. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is SGS United Kingdom a scam or clone?

SGS United Kingdom 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 SGS United Kingdom?

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

Who owns SGS United Kingdom?

SGS United Kingdom is owned by Sgs Holding UK Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs SGS United Kingdom?

Companies House lists 2 directors of SGS United Kingdom: James McGurk and Michael Boyd.

How long has SGS United Kingdom been in business?

The company was formed on 16 December 1974.