Sonovate Limited
Reference number: 993193
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Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
QDOS BROKER AND UNDERWRITING SERVICES LIMITED Reference number: 460886 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- Sonovate Limited (FRN 993193) is an AR of QDOS BROKER AND UNDERWRITING SERVICES LIMITED (FRN 460886). When you use Sonovate's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Sonovate, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- 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.
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Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
101 St. Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1DX, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When sonovate.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 8049 3104 is
- Who else gives the postcode CF10 1DX
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Qdos Broker and Underwriting Services 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, freeYou 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
- 07500445 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 20 January 2011 (15 years old)
- Registered office
- 4th Floor Golate House, 101 St. Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1DX, Wales
- Nature of business
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- Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
- Data processing, hosting and related activities (SIC 63110)
- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
- Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (SIC 72190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Chapple | Director | Dec 1977 | 20 Jan 2011 | 3 other companies |
| Richard Anthony Prime | Director | Apr 1975 | 20 Jan 2011 | 5 other companies |
| Paul James Birch | Director | May 1966 | 14 Mar 2017 | 4 other companies |
| Michael Birch | Director | Jul 1970 | 5 Mar 2021 | 2 other companies |
| Andrew Neil Scott | Secretary | Not published | 16 Apr 2026 | – |
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
- 9
- closed down
- 5
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 9 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 companies these 4 directors run together
- All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Sonovate’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
10 March 2023
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2021
5 March 2021
- Sonovate International Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
25 October 2016
- Paul James Birch stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
10 October 2016
- Paul James Birch became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2011
20 January 2011
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 15 events
- All 15 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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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