THG Beauty 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 1 year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2021
Accounts are overdue at Companies House

Responsible principal firm

Frasers Group Financial Services Limited Reference number: 311908 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.
THG Beauty Limited (FRN 1022963) introduces customers to Frasers Group Financial Services Limited (FRN 311908). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not THG Beauty.
Example: if THG Beauty refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from THG Beauty 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.

Website

thg.com/divisions/beauty (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01606 811981
Address

7-9 Sunbank Lane, Ringway, Altrincham, WA15 0AF, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When thg.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01606 811981 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode WA15 0AF

Other names (9)

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

Cult Beauty Trading name: A name it trades under now.
HQhair Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Look Fantastic Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Mankind Trading name: A name it trades under now.
www.ameliorate.com Trading name: A name it trades under now.
www.espaskincare.com Trading name: A name it trades under now.
www.perriconemd.com Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Dermstore Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
www.christopherobin.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Frasers Group Financial Services 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.

Concerns on the company record

Accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Company number: 13400467 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 16 May 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office: Icon 1 7-9 Sunbank Lane, Ringway, Altrincham, WA15 0AF, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified (SIC 64209)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
James Patrick Pochin	Director	Oct 1976	16 May 2021	115 other companies
Damian Robert Sanders	Director	Aug 1964	2 Jan 2025	50 other companies

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: 115
closed down: 4
went insolvent: 8

In the full report: all 115 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
The 8 that went into liquidation or administration
The 2 on the FCA register
The 50 companies these 2 directors run together
All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

THG Beauty’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (20)

2024

18 December 2024

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2021

22 July 2021

The Hut.Com Limited gave up control
Thg Operations Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

16 May 2021

Incorporated at Companies House
The Hut.Com Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

All 20 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 4

Firms connected to THG Beauty

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

connected firms: 2
share a director: 1
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

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

Firms like THG Beauty

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

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115 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 20 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is THG Beauty Limited FCA authorised?

THG Beauty Limited (FRN 1022963) 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 THG Beauty?

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. THG Beauty Limited (FRN 1022963) introduces customers to Frasers Group Financial Services Limited (FRN 311908). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not THG Beauty. Example: if THG Beauty refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from THG Beauty 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 THG Beauty’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01606 811981 and the website thg.com/divisions/beauty for THG Beauty. 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 THG Beauty a scam or clone?

THG Beauty 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 THG Beauty?

Protection works through Frasers Group Financial Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for THG Beauty's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns THG Beauty?

THG Beauty is owned by Thg Operations Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 22 July 2021. Before that, it was controlled by The Hut.Com Limited.

Who runs THG Beauty?

Companies House lists 2 directors of THG Beauty: James Patrick Pochin and Damian Robert Sanders.

How long has THG Beauty been in business?

The company was formed on 16 May 2021.

Does THG Beauty use any other names?

It trades as Cult Beauty, HQhair, Look Fantastic, Mankind and www.ameliorate.com, and 2 more names. It has previously used 2 other names: Dermstore and www.christopherobin.co.uk.