SPF Private Clients Limited

Reference number: 1005446

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Acts as a payment agent

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts as a payment agent under another firm's authorisation.

This is one of the company's FCA records. It separately holds full FCA authorisation under FRN 189213 →.

Responsible principal firm

Moneyinfo Limited Reference number: 806043 Registered View firm →

This company holds another FCA record

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Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    020 7330 8500

  • Address

    1st Floor, 33 Gracechurch Street, London, London, EC3V 0BT, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 020 7330 8500 is
  • Whether EC3V 0BT is a shared office: 23 other firms give it
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection works through the principal
    This firm acts as an agent of an authorised payment or e-money firm rather than holding its own authorisation. FSCS does not protect money held by an agent. Funds should be safeguarded by the principal, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may still be able to look at a complaint.

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
03680970
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 December 1998 (27 years old)
Registered office
33 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0BT, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Robert Boles Director Jan 1968 4 Dec 1998 4 other companies
Mark Edward Harris Director Jul 1969 3 Jan 2002 10 other companies
James Leslie Rodea Director Apr 1972 8 May 2008 12 other companies
Stephen Christopher Clarke Director Jul 1980 9 Jan 2020 None
Matthew Ray Neave Director Oct 1982 3 Mar 2023 12 other companies
Alexandra Jane Webb Secretary Not published 28 Jul 2026 –

Other companies run by these 5 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
30
closed down
17
are FCA-registered
4

In the full report: all 30 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 4 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 5 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 28 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

SPF Private Clients’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (58)

2024

8 January 2024

  • Howden Uk&I Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Spf Private Clients Holdings Limited gave up control

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2023

2 November 2023

  • Status on the FCA register became "PSD Agent"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Spf Private Clients Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1998

4 December 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 58 events

  • All 58 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 53
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  • 30 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 58 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is SPF Private Clients Limited FCA authorised?
SPF Private Clients Limited (FRN 1005446) is on the FCA register as an agent of an authorised payment or e-money firm. It does not hold its own authorisation: it acts under the principal's, and the principal is responsible for the money.
What is SPF Private Clients’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7330 8500 for SPF Private Clients. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is SPF Private Clients a scam or clone?
SPF Private Clients 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 SPF Private Clients?
SPF Private Clients is an agent, so it does not hold its own FCA authorisation and FSCS does not protect money held by an agent. Your money should be safeguarded by the authorised firm it acts for. You can still refer a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service, which may be able to look at it.
Who owns SPF Private Clients?
SPF Private Clients is owned by Howden Uk&I Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 8 January 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Spf Private Clients Holdings Limited.
Who runs SPF Private Clients?
Companies House lists 5 directors of SPF Private Clients: Michael Robert Boles, Mark Edward Harris, James Leslie Rodea, Stephen Christopher Clarke and Matthew Ray Neave.
How long has SPF Private Clients been in business?
The company was formed on 4 December 1998.

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