Third Age Trust Trading Ltd

Reference number: 1005293

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

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.
  • Third Age Trust Trading Ltd (FRN 1005293) introduces customers to Parliament Hill Ltd (FRN 308448). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Third Age Trust Trading.
  • Example: if Third Age Trust Trading refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Third Age Trust Trading 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When u3a.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8466 6139 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SE1 8EN
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Other names (1)

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

  • u3a Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Parliament Hill 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 name
THIRD AGE TRUST TRADING LIMITED
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 March 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office
156 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8EN, England
Nature of business
  • Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (SIC 47990)
  • Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (SIC 58142)
  • Data processing, hosting and related activities (SIC 63110)
  • Other education not elsewhere classified (SIC 85590)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Derek Murray Harwood Director Sep 1954 16 Sep 2021 1 other company
Brian Douglas Pirie Director Aug 1949 10 Nov 2022 3 other companies
Elizabeth Mary Page Director Aug 1959 18 Oct 2024 3 other companies
Sheila Margaret Crawley Director Jan 1958 15 Oct 2025 3 other companies
Antony Darren Ridler Director Jan 1963 15 Oct 2025 None
Iain Cassidy Secretary Not published 18 Oct 2024 –

Other companies run by these 5 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
9
closed down
2
run together
1

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 5 directors run together
  • All 19 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Third Age Trust Trading’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

9 December 2023

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2019

22 March 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • The Third Age Trust took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 37 events

  • All 37 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 33
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Firms connected to Third Age Trust Trading

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
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
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Firms like Third Age Trust Trading

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

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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 37 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Third Age Trust Trading Ltd FCA authorised?
Third Age Trust Trading Ltd (FRN 1005293) 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 Third Age Trust Trading?
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. Third Age Trust Trading Ltd (FRN 1005293) introduces customers to Parliament Hill Ltd (FRN 308448). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Third Age Trust Trading. Example: if Third Age Trust Trading refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Third Age Trust Trading 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 Third Age Trust Trading’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8466 6139 and the website u3a.org.uk for Third Age Trust Trading. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Third Age Trust Trading a scam or clone?
Third Age Trust Trading 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 Third Age Trust Trading?
Protection works through Parliament Hill Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Third Age Trust Trading's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Third Age Trust Trading?
Third Age Trust Trading is owned by The Third Age Trust, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 22 March 2019.
Who runs Third Age Trust Trading?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Third Age Trust Trading: Derek Murray Harwood, Brian Douglas Pirie, Elizabeth Mary Page, Sheila Margaret Crawley and Antony Darren Ridler.
How long has Third Age Trust Trading been in business?
The company was formed on 22 March 2019.
Does Third Age Trust Trading use any other names?
It trades as u3a.

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