Verify FCA registration in seconds.

Live lookups against the Financial Conduct Authority register — check firm registration status, permissions, regulated activities, and FRN numbers in real time.

Registration Status

Is this company FCA-authorised? Instantly check whether a firm is active, ceased, or never registered with the Financial Conduct Authority.

FCA Status CheckAuthorised

ACME FINANCIAL LTD

FRN: 123456

Active
Ceased
Not Registered

Permissions & Activities

What financial activities is the firm permitted to carry out? View the full list of regulated activities, permissions, and any conditions or limitations.

Permissions5 activities

Regulated activities

Consumer credit
Insurance mediation
Investment management
Mortgage lending
Payment services

FRN Lookup

Financial Reference Number validation and cross-referencing. Every FCA-authorised firm has a unique FRN that can be verified instantly against the live register.

FRN LookupVerified
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123456

Financial Reference Number

Firm nameACME FINANCIAL LTD
Registered2012-06-14
StatusAuthorised
TypeAppointed representative

Real-time

Live API

FCA data is fetched in real-time from the FCA Register API — not cached or stored. Every lookup returns the latest registration status, ensuring your compliance checks are always current.

Live Lookup
Live
Request

company/fca/00000006

FCA Register API

register.fca.org.uk

Response

~120ms

Always current — never cached

Unified View

Integration

FCA status appears automatically on company profiles and in agent investigations. When viewing any UK company, the FCA registration status is fetched and displayed alongside Companies House data.

Company Profile00000006

ACME FINANCIAL LTD

Incorporated 2012-06-14

ActiveFCA AuthorisedFRN 123456
Companies House
FCA Register
Sanctions

Automation

CLI Access

Check FCA status instantly from the command line. Integrate FCA checks into automated compliance workflows using the CLI or REST API.

glasshouse
$ glasshouse company fca 00000006
FRN 123456
STATUS Authorised
FIRM ACME FINANCIAL LTD
TYPE Appointed representative
REGISTERED 2012-06-14
PERMISSIONS
✓ Consumer credit
✓ Insurance mediation
✓ Investment management
✓ Payment services

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