SNIPEF Management Ltd

Reference number: 1051353

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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 under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1974
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2019

Responsible principal firm

MARSH LIMITED Reference number: 307511 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.
SNIPEF Management Ltd (FRN 1051353) introduces customers to MARSH LIMITED (FRN 307511). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not SNIPEF Management.
Example: if SNIPEF Management refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from SNIPEF Management 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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Website

SNIPEF.org (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0131 563 0058
Address

Bellevue House, 22 Hopetoun Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH7 4GH, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When snipef.org first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0131 563 0058 is
Who else gives the postcode EH7 4GH

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Marsh 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: SC056633 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 5 November 1974 (52 years old)
Registered office: Bellevue House, 22 Hopetoun Street, Edinburgh, Midolothian, EH7 4GH
Nature of business: Activities of business and employers membership organisations (SIC 94110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Duncan William Sharp	Director	Jan 1957	19 May 2023	10 other companies
Steven Craig	Director	Jul 1963	24 May 2024	4 other companies
Raymond Gibb	Director	Jul 1963	6 Jun 2025	5 other companies
James Ross Butter	Director	Dec 1966	5 Jun 2026	2 other companies
Fiona Lindsay Hodgson	Secretary	Not published	27 May 2016	–

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: 14
closed down: 6
run together: 4

In the full report: all 14 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 4 companies these 4 directors run together
All 40 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2019Full accountsNot audited

Turnover

£1.05m

No earlier figure to compare

Profit before tax

−£27.4k

No earlier figure to compare

Net assets

£1.58m

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£732k

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 SC056633. 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

SNIPEF Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (79)

2026

4 March 2026

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Snipef took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1974

5 November 1974

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 79 events

All 79 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 76

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14 other companies its directors have run, named
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All 79 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is SNIPEF Management Ltd FCA authorised?

SNIPEF Management Ltd (FRN 1051353) 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 SNIPEF Management?

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. SNIPEF Management Ltd (FRN 1051353) introduces customers to MARSH LIMITED (FRN 307511). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not SNIPEF Management. Example: if SNIPEF Management refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from SNIPEF Management 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 SNIPEF Management’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0131 563 0058 and the website SNIPEF.org for SNIPEF Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is SNIPEF Management a scam or clone?

SNIPEF Management 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 SNIPEF Management?

Protection works through Marsh Limited, the principal firm responsible for SNIPEF Management's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns SNIPEF Management?

SNIPEF Management is owned by Snipef, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs SNIPEF Management?

Companies House lists 4 directors of SNIPEF Management: Duncan William Sharp, Steven Craig, Raymond Gibb and James Ross Butter.

How long has SNIPEF Management been in business?

The company was formed on 5 November 1974.

What do SNIPEF Management’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2019, show turnover of £1.05m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of −£27.4k (no earlier figure to compare).

Sources and links

Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
Its Companies House record gov.uk
Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk