The Growth Company Limited: FCA regulated?

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.

Appointed for under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1989

Responsible principal firm

RICHDALE BROKERS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD. Reference number: 769876 Authorised 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.
The Growth Company Limited (FRN 1048889) is an AR of RICHDALE BROKERS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD. (FRN 769876). When you use The Growth Company's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from The Growth Company, 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

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.

Website

gcemployment.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0161 667 6915
Address

Lee House, 90 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, Manchester, M1 5JW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When gcemployment.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0161 667 6915 is
Who else gives the postcode M1 5JW

Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

The Growth Company (Employment, Justice and Health) Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Richdale Brokers and Financial Services Ltd., 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: 02443911 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 17 November 1989 (36 years old)
Registered office: Lee House, 90,Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M1 5JW
Nature of business: Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Mark Anthony Hughes	Director	Mar 1966	3 Sep 2013	27 other companies
Michael Blackburn	Director	Dec 1959	12 Sep 2013	18 other companies
Nazia Tabussam Rehman (Councillor)	Director	Sep 1978	24 Jun 2022	9 other companies
Elizabeth Alice Lousie Patel	Director	Jun 1976	30 Jun 2023	2 other companies
Christopher James Gray	Director	Jun 1973	12 Sep 2023	2 other companies
Elise Anna Wilson	Director	Apr 1978	12 Sep 2023	1 other company
Mandy Parkinson (Prof)	Director	Dec 1971	12 Sep 2023	4 other companies
Tehseen Ali	Director	May 1974	6 Jun 2025	3 other companies
Eleanor Wills	Director	May 1981	27 Jun 2025	None
Wayne Jones	Director	Apr 1966	20 Feb 2026	16 other companies
Philip Gerard Cusack	Director	Feb 1954	26 Jun 2026	9 other companies
Akhtar Zaman	Director	Feb 1967	26 Jun 2026	1 other company

Other companies run by these 12 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: 87
closed down: 30
went insolvent: 1

In the full report: all 87 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 12 directors sit on each board, and since when
The one that went into liquidation or administration
The 4 on the FCA register
The 5 companies these 12 directors run together
All 136 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

The Growth Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (259)

2026

9 June 2026

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1989

17 November 1989

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 259 events

All 259 events in its history (2 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 256

Firms connected to The Growth Company

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

connected firms: 6
share a director: 4
share its postcode: 4

In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same postcode (4)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like The Growth Company

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

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87 other companies its directors have run, named
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All 259 events in its history
6 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Growth Company Limited FCA authorised?

The Growth Company Limited (FRN 1048889) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does appointed representative mean for The Growth Company?

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. The Growth Company Limited (FRN 1048889) is an AR of RICHDALE BROKERS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD. (FRN 769876). When you use The Growth Company's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from The Growth Company, 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.

What is The Growth Company’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 667 6915 and the website gcemployment.uk for The Growth Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is The Growth Company a scam or clone?

The Growth Company 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 The Growth Company?

Protection works through Richdale Brokers and Financial Services Ltd., the principal firm responsible for The Growth Company's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who runs The Growth Company?

Companies House lists 12 directors of The Growth Company: Mark Anthony Hughes, Michael Blackburn, Nazia Tabussam Rehman (Councillor), Elizabeth Alice Lousie Patel, Christopher James Gray, Elise Anna Wilson and 6 more.

How long has The Growth Company been in business?

The company was formed on 17 November 1989.

Does The Growth Company use any other names?

It trades as The Growth Company (Employment, Justice and Health).