Vanguard Broking Services Limited

Reference number: 1043046

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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

Independent Broking Solutions Limited Reference number: 312026 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.
  • VANGUARD BROKING SERVICES LIMITED (FRN 1043046) is an AR of Independent Broking Solutions Limited (FRN 312026). When you use VANGUARD BROKING SERVICES's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from VANGUARD BROKING SERVICES, 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    020 7347 5670

  • Address

    110 Bishopsgate, London, City Of London, EC2N 4AY, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • What kind of line 020 7347 5670 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
  • Whether EC2N 4AY is a shared office: 29 other firms give it
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Other names (1)

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

  • Vanguard Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Independent Broking Solutions 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.

Key dates in its history

Vanguard Broking Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

17 October 2025

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Vanguard"

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Vanguard Broking Services

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

connected firms
3
share its phone number
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 2 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Vanguard Broking Services Limited FCA authorised?
Vanguard Broking Services Limited (FRN 1043046) 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 Vanguard Broking Services?
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. Vanguard Broking Services Limited (FRN 1043046) is an AR of Independent Broking Solutions Limited (FRN 312026). When you use Vanguard Broking Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Vanguard Broking Services, 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 Vanguard Broking Services’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7347 5670 for Vanguard Broking Services. 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 3 other FCA firms.
Is Vanguard Broking Services a scam or clone?
Vanguard Broking Services 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 Vanguard Broking Services?
Protection works through Independent Broking Solutions Limited, the principal firm responsible for Vanguard Broking Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Vanguard Broking Services use any other names?
It trades as Vanguard.

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