Woodside Corporate Services Limited

Reference number: 467652

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Authorised by the FCA

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

Website, phone number and address

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

  • When woodsidecorporateservices.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3216 2000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2V 5BT
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Other names (2)

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

  • WCSL Trading name
  • Woodside Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money 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.
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  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)

Limits on what they may do

  • Restriction on handling/controlling client money
    Woodside Corporate Services Limited (Woodside) hereby applies, pursuant to s55L(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, to be required not to handle and/or control client money other than: * For firms that are authorised by the FCA or PRA or Appointed Representatives thereof (Authorised Firm); * For funds managed by an Authorised Firm; or * In the case of investment subscriptions, where promotion, arranging deals in and provision of investment advice in respect of such investments is by Authorised Firms only and Woodside has received confirmation of that from the respective Authorised Firm(s).

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
06171085
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 March 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
First Floor, 12/14 Masons Avenue, London, EC2V 5BT, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Anna Shih-Li Long Director Apr 1985 20 Nov 2018 90 other companies
Max Christopher Facey Director Jan 1991 30 Jun 2026 63 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
90
closed down
25
run together
63

In the full report: all 90 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 63 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Woodside Corporate Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (22)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Woodside Secretaries Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

27 January 2014

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Restriction on handling/controlling client money)

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2007

23 November 2007

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

20 March 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Woodside Corporate Services

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

connected firms
3
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Woodside Corporate Services

Other firms of the same type (investment platform or stockbroker), nearest first.

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  • 90 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 22 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Woodside Corporate Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Woodside Corporate Services Limited (FRN 467652) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2007 and works as an investment platform or stockbroker. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Woodside Corporate Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3216 2000 and the website woodsidecorporateservices.co.uk for Woodside Corporate Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Woodside Corporate Services a scam or clone?
Woodside Corporate 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 Woodside Corporate Services?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Woodside Corporate Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Woodside Corporate Services?
Woodside Corporate Services is owned by Woodside Secretaries Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Woodside Corporate Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Woodside Corporate Services: Anna Shih-Li Long and Max Christopher Facey.
How long has Woodside Corporate Services been in business?
The company was formed on 20 March 2007, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2007.
Does Woodside Corporate Services use any other names?
It trades as WCSL and Woodside.

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