The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 11 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 1889
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

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

lawdeb.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 7606 5451
Address

The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc, 100 Bishopsgate, London, City Of London, EC2N 4AG, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

When lawdeb.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 7606 5451 is, and the other firm that gives it
Whether EC2N 4AG is a shared office: 24 other firms give it

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Run or oversee funds FSCS may apply
Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Show FCA detail (1 permission)

Managing an unauthorised AIF

Limits on what they may do

Internally Managed AIF

Must not perform any activities other than the internal management of the AIF in accordance with Annex I of the Directive
This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.

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: 00030397 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Public limited company
Incorporated: 12 December 1889 (136 years old)
Registered office: 8th Floor 100 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Robert Charles Anthony Hingley	Director	May 1960	1 Oct 2017	23 other companies
Denis Jackson	Director	Jan 1966	1 Jan 2018	23 other companies
Claire Elizabeth Catherine Finn	Director	Dec 1972	2 Sep 2019	7 other companies
Patricia Houston	Director	Jul 1980	2 Sep 2020	8 other companies
Clare Victoria Askem	Director	Jul 1969	10 Jun 2021	4 other companies
Parwinder Singh Purewal	Director	Jun 1959	16 Dec 2021	2 other companies
Maarten Frederik Slendebroek	Director	Jul 1961	11 Jan 2024	None
LAW DEBENTURE CORPORATE SERVICES LTD	Corporate secretary	Not published	19 Sep 2000	–

Other companies run by these 7 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: 60
closed down: 13
are FCA-registered: 8

In the full report: all 60 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 8 on the FCA register
The 7 companies these 7 directors run together
All 36 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (63)

2015

2 April 2015

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Internally Managed AIF)
FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1889

12 December 1889

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 63 events

All 63 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 57

Firms connected to The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.

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

connected firms: 7
share a director: 6
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: all 7 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (6), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
2 past links through former directors

Firms like The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

In London

UBS Asset Management (UK) LtdLondonAuthorised UBS Asset Management Funds LtdLondonAuthorised Revolut Trading LtdLondonAuthorised BlackRock Advisors (UK) LimitedLondonAuthorised BlackRock Fund Managers LimitedLondonAuthorised BlackRock Investment Management (UK) LimitedLondonAuthorised

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

Get the full report on The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.

Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.

60 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
All 63 events in its history
7 connected firms, named, and who links them

Instant PDF One-off payment Secure checkout by Stripe

Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. FCA authorised?

Yes, The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. (FRN 629081) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2015 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.

What is The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7606 5451 and the website lawdeb.com for The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. a scam or clone?

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. 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 Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.?

Companies House lists 7 directors of The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.: Robert Charles Anthony Hingley, Denis Jackson, Claire Elizabeth Catherine Finn, Patricia Houston, Clare Victoria Askem, Parwinder Singh Purewal and 1 more.

How long has The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. been in business?

The company was formed on 12 December 1889, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2015.