The Financial Conduct Authority

Active01920623 Private company limited by guarantee

What The Financial Conduct Authority say about themselves

“The FCA enables a fair and thriving financial services market, for the good of consumers and the economy.”

— from fca.org.uk
Incorporated
7 June 1985 (41 years)
Previously known as
The Financial Services Authority (until 2 April 2013)
The Securities and Investments Board (until 28 October 1997)
Securities and Investments Board Limited(the) (until 20 August 1987)
Industry
Investigation activities (80300)
General public administration activities (84110)
Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of businesses (84130)
Directors
Lea Sarah Paterson
Sarah Pritchard
Controlled by
HM Treasury
Accounts type
Group
Region
Greater London
Address
12 Endeavour Square
London
E20 1JN

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
20 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
6 July 2026

Officers 13 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Paterson, Lea Sarah
Director · Appointed 1 October 2026
British
Born October 1972 (54)
Pritchard, Sarah
Director · Appointed 1 October 2026
British
Born October 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 1 October 2026
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British
Born May 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 1 July 2026
British
Born June 1974 (52)
Arora, Nisha Anumeha
Secretary · Appointed 5 May 2026
Director · Appointed 20 October 2025
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French
Born August 1966 (60)
Director · Appointed 27 May 2025
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British
Born March 1962 (64)
Director · Appointed 12 May 2025
Also at Courtauld Institute of Art · more companies
British
Born January 1967 (59)
Kimber, Anita Debora
Director · Appointed 12 May 2025
British
Born April 1964 (62)
Zhang, Zheng
Director · Appointed 19 February 2024
British
Born January 1979 (47)
Hutcherson, Sophie Louise
Director · Appointed 17 April 2023
British
Born April 1965 (61)
Director · Appointed 20 February 2023
Also at The Payment Systems Regulator Limited
British
Born June 1959 (67)
Director · Appointed 1 October 2020
British
Born August 1979 (47)
Officer history (103 former)
1 October 2026
Appointed Paterson, Lea Sarah as Director
1 October 2026
Appointed Pritchard, Sarah as Director
1 October 2026
Appointed Tobin, Matthew James as Director
1 July 2026
Appointed Braddick, Katharine Mary as Director
30 June 2026
Resigned Woods, Samuel Richard as Director
5 May 2026
Appointed Arora, Nisha Anumeha as Secretary
4 May 2026
Resigned Day, Sarah Louise as Secretary
5 April 2026
Resigned Conroy, Bernadette Sarah as Director
31 March 2026
Resigned Lloyd, Richard James as Director
16 March 2026
Resigned Hall, Tobias Ralph as Secretary
16 March 2026
Appointed Day, Sarah Louise as Secretary
25 January 2026
Resigned Walsh, Aidene Frances as Director
4 November 2025
Resigned Maynard, Alice Mary as Director
20 October 2025
Appointed Malrait, Stephane Jean-Pierre as Director
9 October 2025
Resigned Coleman, Liam John as Director
27 May 2025
Appointed Ball, John Eric as Director
12 May 2025
Appointed Kimber, Anita Debora as Director
12 May 2025
Appointed Black, Julia Mary, Professor as Director
1 July 2024
Appointed Hall, Tobias Ralph as Secretary
30 June 2024
Resigned Hague, William as Secretary
19 February 2024
Appointed Zhang, Zheng as Director
1 January 2024
Appointed Hague, William as Secretary
31 December 2023
Resigned Bake, Miles as Secretary
29 August 2023
Appointed Walsh, Aidene Frances as Director
17 April 2023
Appointed Hutcherson, Sophie Louise as Director
1 April 2023
Resigned Lichner, Jeannette Ann as Director
20 February 2023
Appointed Alder, Ashley Ian as Director
4 November 2022
Resigned Valletti, Tommaso, Professor as Director
31 May 2022
Resigned Randell, Charles David as Director
23 March 2022
Appointed Bake, Miles as Secretary
23 March 2022
Resigned Pearce, Simon Marshall as Secretary
1 October 2020
Appointed Rathi, Nikhil as Director
1 October 2020
Resigned Woolard, Christopher John as Director
24 September 2020
31 July 2020
6 April 2020
Appointed Conroy, Bernadette Sarah as Director
1 April 2020
Appointed Lichner, Jeannette Ann as Director
31 March 2020
Resigned Fletcher, Amelia as Director
13 March 2020
Resigned Bailey, Andrew, Dr as Director
29 January 2020
Resigned Stace, Nicholas Charles as Director
5 November 2019
Appointed Maynard, Alice Mary as Director
5 November 2019
Appointed Valletti, Tommaso, Professor as Director
5 November 2019
Appointed Coleman, Liam John as Director
1 April 2019
Appointed Lloyd, Richard James as Director
31 March 2019
Resigned Kelly, Ruth Maria, Rt Honorable as Director
31 March 2019
Resigned Platt, Jane Christine as Director
30 June 2018
Resigned Fried, Bradley as Director
1 April 2018
Appointed Randell, Charles David as Director
31 March 2018
Resigned Griffith-Jones, John Guthrie as Director
1 April 2017
Appointed Stace, Nicholas Charles as Director
1 July 2016
Appointed Woods, Samuel Richard as Director
30 June 2016
Resigned Mcdermott, Tracey Elizabeth as Director
1 April 2016
Appointed Kelly, Ruth Maria, Rt Honorable as Director
1 April 2016
1 April 2016
Appointed Fried, Bradley as Director
31 March 2016
Resigned Pomeroy, Brian Walter, Sir as Director
31 March 2016
Resigned Davidson, Janet Amanda Margaret as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Mcateer, Michael Gerard as Director
11 September 2015
Resigned Wheatley, Martin as Director
1 August 2015
Appointed Woolard, Christopher John as Director
3 March 2015
Resigned Harker, Ronald David as Director
31 January 2015
Resigned Titcomb, Lesley Jane as Director
30 January 2015
Resigned Adamson, Clive Peter as Director
2 August 2014
1 April 2013
Appointed Harker, Ronald David as Director
1 April 2013
Appointed Mcdermott, Tracey Elizabeth as Director
1 April 2013
Appointed Fletcher, Amelia as Director
1 April 2013
Appointed Titcomb, Lesley Jane as Director
1 April 2013
Appointed Bailey, Andrew, Dr as Director
1 April 2013
Appointed Adamson, Clive Peter as Director
1 April 2013
Appointed Platt, Jane Christine as Director
31 March 2013
Resigned Strachan, James as Director
31 March 2013
Resigned Scott, Andrew, Professor as Director
31 March 2013
Resigned Turner, Jonathan Adair, Lord as Director
31 March 2013
Resigned Dawson, Sandra, Professor Dame as Director
31 March 2013
Resigned Tucker, Paul as Director
31 March 2013
Resigned Fisher, Peter Ryerson as Director
28 February 2013
Resigned Flanagan, Brian John as Director
1 September 2012
Appointed Griffith-Jones, John Guthrie as Director
3 July 2012
Resigned Forseke, Karin Birgitta as Director
30 June 2012
Resigned Sants, Hector William Hepburn as Director
1 June 2012
Appointed Pearce, Simon Marshall as Secretary
31 May 2012
Resigned Brown, Kenneth Iain as Secretary
31 March 2012
Resigned Cole, Margaret as Director
31 December 2011
Resigned Fairbairn, Carolyn Julie as Director
1 September 2011
Appointed Wheatley, Martin as Director
29 January 2011
Resigned Pain, Jonathan Charles as Director
9 January 2011
Resigned Dewar, Sally Marie as Director
7 September 2010
Appointed Cole, Margaret as Director
1 June 2010
Resigned Stevenson, Hugh Alexander as Director
1 May 2010
Appointed Dawson, Sandra, Professor Dame as Director
1 May 2010
Appointed Davidson, Janet Amanda Margaret as Director
1 November 2009
Appointed Strachan, James as Director
1 November 2009
Appointed Pomeroy, Brian Walter, Sir as Director
1 November 2009
Appointed Scott, Andrew, Professor as Director
1 November 2009
Appointed Mcateer, Michael Gerard as Director
31 October 2009
Resigned Slack, Michael Dennis as Director
31 July 2009
Resigned Miles, David Kenneth as Director
31 March 2009
Resigned Kenmir, David Forbes as Director
1 March 2009
Appointed Tucker, Paul as Director
28 February 2009
Resigned Gieve, Edward John Watson, Sir as Director
11 February 2009
Resigned Crosby, James Robert, Sir as Director
20 September 2008
Appointed Turner, Jonathan Adair, Lord as Director
19 September 2008
8 September 2008
Appointed Pain, Jonathan Charles as Director
30 April 2008
Resigned Briault, Clive Bramwell as Director
9 January 2008
Appointed Dewar, Sally Marie as Director
11 December 2007
Appointed Fairbairn, Carolyn Julie as Director
10 December 2007
Resigned Hutton, Deirdre Mary, Dame as Director
19 July 2007
Resigned Tiner, John Ivan as Director
19 January 2007
Appointed Fisher, Peter Ryerson as Director
19 January 2007
Appointed Flanagan, Brian John as Director
18 January 2007
Resigned Wilkinson, Clive Victor as Director
18 January 2007
Resigned Hazou, Kyra as Director
18 January 2007
Resigned De Swaan, Tommy as Director
16 January 2006
Appointed Gieve, Edward John Watson, Sir as Director
15 January 2006
30 June 2005
Resigned Thieke, Stephen Gerard as Director
1 December 2004
Resigned King, Geoffrey William as Secretary
1 December 2004
Resigned Black, Moira Elizabeth as Director
1 December 2004
Resigned Saggar, Shamit as Director
1 December 2004
Resigned Nott, Gillian as Director
1 December 2004
Appointed Brown, Kenneth Iain as Secretary
1 December 2004
Appointed Slack, Michael Dennis as Director
1 December 2004
Appointed Forseke, Karin Birgitta as Director
1 June 2004
Appointed Stevenson, Hugh Alexander as Director
31 May 2004
4 May 2004
Appointed Sants, Hector William Hepburn as Director
1 April 2004
Appointed Miles, David Kenneth as Director
1 April 2004
Appointed Kenmir, David Forbes as Director
1 April 2004
Appointed Briault, Clive Bramwell as Director
31 March 2004
Resigned Boyd, Stewart Craufurd as Director
15 January 2004
Appointed Crosby, James Robert, Sir as Director
10 December 2003
Resigned Rodrigues, Christopher John as Director
7 November 2003
Resigned Sergeant, Carol Frances as Director
22 September 2003
21 September 2003
Resigned Davies, Howard John, Sir as Director
30 May 2003
Resigned Whitson, Keith Roderick, Sir as Director
1 November 2002
Appointed Thieke, Stephen Gerard as Director
10 September 2002
Appointed Large, Andrew Mcleod Brooks, Sir as Director
31 August 2002
Resigned Clementi, David Cecil, Sir as Director
1 June 2001
Appointed Sergeant, Carol Frances as Director
1 June 2001
Appointed Tiner, John Ivan as Director
31 May 2001
Resigned Thorpe, Phillip Andrew as Director
15 February 2001
Resigned Oates, John Keith as Director
19 January 2001
Appointed De Swaan, Tommy as Director
19 January 2001
Appointed Hazou, Kyra as Director
19 January 2001
Appointed Wilkinson, Clive Victor as Director
10 December 2000
Resigned Thieke, Stephen Gerard as Director
10 December 2000
1 March 1999
Appointed Boyd, Stewart Craufurd as Director
31 January 1999
Resigned Farrant, Richard Henry as Director
31 December 1998
1 December 1998
Appointed Whitson, Keith Roderick, Sir as Director
1 December 1998
Appointed Nott, Gillian as Director
1 December 1998
Appointed Black, Moira Elizabeth as Director
1 December 1998
Appointed Saggar, Shamit as Director
30 November 1998
Resigned Kennedy, John Maxwell as Director
30 November 1998
Resigned Mcdonald, Oonagh Ann, Doctor as Director
31 October 1998
Resigned Williamson, Robert Brian, Sir as Director
14 October 1998
Appointed King, Geoffrey William as Secretary
14 October 1998
1 August 1998
31 July 1998
Resigned Allen, Timothy Edward as Secretary
1 June 1998
1 June 1998
Appointed Thorpe, Phillip Andrew as Director
1 June 1998
Appointed Farrant, Richard Henry as Director
16 February 1998
Appointed Oates, John Keith as Director
31 January 1998
Resigned Winckler, Andrew Stuart as Director
31 December 1997
Resigned Young, John Robert Chester as Director
11 December 1997
11 December 1997
Appointed Thieke, Stephen Gerard as Director
11 December 1997
Appointed Hutton, Deirdre Mary, Dame as Director
11 December 1997
Appointed Rodrigues, Christopher John as Director
30 November 1997
31 October 1997
Resigned Jack, Robert Barr, Professor as Director
1 September 1997
Appointed Clementi, David Cecil, Sir as Director
31 July 1997
31 December 1996
30 November 1996
Resigned Gilmore, Rosalind Edith Jean as Director
31 October 1996
Resigned Warwick, Leonard John as Director
1 July 1996
Appointed Davies, Howard John, Sir as Director
1 November 1994
Appointed Jack, Robert Barr, Professor as Director
31 July 1994
Resigned Lessels, Norman as Director
1 March 1994
Appointed Winckler, Andrew Stuart as Director
1 January 1994
31 December 1993
Resigned Manser, Peter John as Director
31 December 1993
Resigned Gardiner, John Anthony as Director
1 December 1993
Appointed Mcdonald, Oonagh Ann, Doctor as Director
1 December 1993
Appointed Kennedy, John Maxwell as Director
1 December 1993
1 December 1993
Appointed Gilmore, Rosalind Edith Jean as Director
31 October 1993
Resigned Craven, John Anthony, Sir as Director
31 October 1993
Resigned Ross Russell, Graham as Director
22 September 1993
Resigned Palmer, Thomas Joseph as Director
2 September 1993
Resigned Scott, Esme as Director
31 July 1993
Resigned Quartano, Ralph Nicholas as Director
13 April 1993
Appointed Young, John Robert Chester as Director
12 April 1993
Resigned Croft, Roy Henry Francis as Director
1 August 1992
Resigned Palmer, Thomas Joseph as Director
31 July 1992
Resigned Waterhouse, Rachel Elizabeth as Director
31 July 1992
Resigned Child, Denis Marsden as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

HM Treasury
Corporate entity · Notified 24 August 2016
Right to appoint and remove directors
A Department Of The Uk Government

Group structure 5 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

The Financial Conduct Authority This company
Financial Ombudsman Service Limited Right to appoint and remove directors
Financial Services Compensation Scheme Limited Right to appoint and remove directors
FSCS Pension Scheme Trustee Limited Right to appoint and remove directors
The Payment Systems Regulator Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings 449

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
6 November 2026Replacement filing for the appointment of a director
9 October 2026Appointment of a director
9 October 2026Appointment of a director
9 October 2026Appointment of a director
8 September 2026Group of companies' accounts31 March 2026
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