Square Enix 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 6 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1984

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.
Square Enix Limited (FRN 926224) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Square Enix.
Example: if Square Enix refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Square Enix 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

020 8636 3245
Address

240 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 020 8636 3245 is
Who else gives the postcode SE1 8NW

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: 01804186 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 29 March 1984 (42 years old)
Registered office: Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business: Publishing of computer games (SIC 58210)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Tatehiro Iwamoto	Director	Oct 1994	16 Dec 2025	3 other companies
Takayuki Hamada	Director	Mar 1978	31 Mar 2026	None
Jamie Joe Thornton	Secretary	Not published	1 Sep 2026	–

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: 3
still active: 3

In the full report: all 3 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
All 34 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Square Enix’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (66)

2020

15 May 2020

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1984

29 March 1984

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 66 events

All 66 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 63

Firms connected to Square Enix

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

connected firms: 3
share its postcode: 3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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3 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
All 66 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Square Enix Limited FCA authorised?

Square Enix Limited (FRN 926224) 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 Square Enix?

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. Square Enix Limited (FRN 926224) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Square Enix. Example: if Square Enix refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Square Enix 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 Square Enix’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8636 3245 for Square Enix. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Square Enix a scam or clone?

Square Enix 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 Square Enix?

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

Who owns Square Enix?

Square Enix is owned by Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Square Enix?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Square Enix: Tatehiro Iwamoto and Takayuki Hamada.

How long has Square Enix been in business?

The company was formed on 29 March 1984.