Sigma Broking Limited

Reference number: 485362

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When sigma-broking.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7011 9695 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2N 1AR
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Other names (4)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Liberty Options Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Lib Vol Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Sigma Partners Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Sigma Trading Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake phone numbers (7)
  • +1 437 867 5514
  • 1512531771
  • +352 661 511 034
  • 020 3769 9204
  • 07587 110246
  • 07868 814779
  • 07897 072143
Fake email addresses (7)
  • jack.e@sigmabrokers.pro
  • james.p@sigmabrokers.pro
  • simon.h@sigmabrokers.pro
  • stephen.d@sigmabrokers.pro
  • support@sigma-international-group.com
  • support@sigma4trade.com
  • support@sigmabrokers.pro
Fake websites (4)
  • client.sigmabrokers.pro
  • sigma-international-group.com
  • sigma4trade.com
  • sigmabrokers.pro
The 3 FCA warnings these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.

FCA disciplinary action

FCA action

fines
2
in fines
£1.62m
most recent
July 2025
  • Fined £1.09m on 29 July 2025
    The FCA issued a Final Notice by which it imposed a fine of £1,087,300 against Sigma Broking Limited for breaches of MiFIR and Principle 3 of the Authority's Principles for Businesses. Sigma agreed to resolve this matter and qualified for a 30% discount under the Authority’s executive settlement procedures. Were it not for this discount, the Authority would have imposed a financial penalty of £1,553,300 on Sigma.
  • Fined £531,600 on 4 October 2022
    The FCA issued a Final Notice by which it imposed a fine of £531,600 against Sigma Broking Limited for failing to report 56,000 contracts for difference (CFD) transactions and 97 suspicious transactions to the FCA.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 May 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
20th Floor 125 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1AR, England
Nature of business
  • Security and commodity contracts dealing activities (SIC 66120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Matthew Charles Kent Director Feb 1974 6 May 2008 22 other companies
Kevin Costello Director Jul 1951 18 Aug 2017 9 other companies
Sean Steve Pereira Director Oct 1976 25 Sep 2025 6 other companies
Tristram Peter Simmonds Director Apr 1970 21 Jan 2026 11 other companies

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
47
closed down
26
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 47 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2024Full accountsNot audited

Turnover

£24.6m

No earlier figure to compare

Profit before tax

−£1.73m

No earlier figure to compare

Net assets

£17.7m

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£3.47m

No earlier figure to compare

About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 06584426. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Sigma Broking’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

29 July 2025

  • Fined £1.09m by the FCA

FCA register

2022

4 October 2022

  • Fined £531,600 by the FCA

FCA register

2021

8 October 2021

  • Simon Tyson stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2019

7 June 2019

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2016

6 April 2016

  • Matthew Charles Kent became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Simon Tyson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

30 July 2014

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2008

5 August 2008

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

6 May 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 40 events

  • All 40 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 16
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Firms connected to Sigma Broking

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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Firms like Sigma Broking

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  • 47 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 40 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sigma Broking Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Sigma Broking Limited (FRN 485362) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2008 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Sigma Broking’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7011 9695 and the website sigma-broking.com for Sigma Broking. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sigma Broking a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Sigma Broking: the FCA has published 3 warnings about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Sigma Broking, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Sigma Broking?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Sigma Broking to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Sigma Broking?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Sigma Broking: Mr Matthew Charles Kent (50–75% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Simon Tyson.
Who runs Sigma Broking?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Sigma Broking: Matthew Charles Kent, Kevin Costello, Sean Steve Pereira and Tristram Peter Simmonds.
How long has Sigma Broking been in business?
The company was formed on 6 May 2008, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2008.
What do Sigma Broking’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2024, show turnover of £24.6m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of −£1.73m (no earlier figure to compare).
Has the FCA taken action against Sigma Broking?
Yes. The FCA register records 2 fines between 2022 and 2025, £1.62m in total. The details are in the disciplinary section above, with links to the FCA's notices.
Does Sigma Broking use any other names?
It has previously used 4 other names, including Liberty Options, Lib Vol and Sigma Partners.

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