Study Group Limited
Reference number: 1058192
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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
Howden UK Brokers Limited Reference number: 307663 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.
- Study Group Limited (FRN 1058192) is an AR of Howden UK Brokers Limited (FRN 307663). When you use Study Group's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Study Group, 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.
Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
Britannia House, 21 Station Street, Brighton, BN1 4DE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When studygroup.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07425 789182 is
- Who else gives the postcode BN1 4DE
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Howden UK Brokers 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
- 02325576 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 6 December 1988 (37 years old)
- Registered office
- Britannia House, 21 Station Street, Brighton, BN1 4DE, England
- Nature of business
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- General secondary education (SIC 85310)
- First-degree level higher education (SIC 85421)
- Post-graduate level higher education (SIC 85422)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| James Henry Pitman | Director | Sep 1961 | 15 Mar 2007 | 10 other companies |
| Keith Burnett | Director | Sep 1953 | 1 Apr 2020 | 3 other companies |
| Alison Jean Allden | Director | Apr 1954 | 1 Apr 2020 | 10 other companies |
| Edward James Griffin | Director | Apr 1965 | 27 Jan 2023 | 2 other companies |
| Simon Leo Belfer | Director | Nov 1963 | 31 May 2023 | 49 other companies |
| Ian Francis Crichton | Director | Aug 1967 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 other companies |
| Elena Maria Rodriguez-Falcon (Prof) | Director | Apr 1972 | 25 Jul 2025 | 3 other companies |
| Keith Straughan (Prof) | Director | May 1960 | 4 Feb 2026 | 22 other companies |
| William George Major | Director | Jul 1976 | 17 Aug 2026 | None |
| Siobhan Forey | Director | Jul 1972 | 17 Aug 2026 | None |
| Shorojeet Dasgupta | Director | Aug 1992 | 17 Aug 2026 | None |
Other companies run by these 11 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
- 94
- closed down
- 33
- went insolvent
- 7
In the full report: all 94 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 11 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The 7 that went into liquidation or administration
- The 2 on the FCA register
- The 30 companies these 11 directors run together
- All 30 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Study Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
17 July 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
8 May 2026
- Sg Au Holdco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Study Group UK Limited gave up control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Study Group UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
1988
6 December 1988
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 53 events
- All 53 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 47
Firms connected to Study Group
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Study Group. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share its postcode
- 2
- past links
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 2 past links through former directors
Firms like Study Group
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Brighton
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- 94 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 53 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, named, and who links them
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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