Gattaca PLC

Reference number: 718649

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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.

The FCA register does not name a principal for this firm.

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.
  • Gattaca PLC (FRN 718649) is listed as an introducer appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Check the FCA register before sharing your details.
  • Example: if Gattaca refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Gattaca 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.

Identity

Check their details

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.

Company details

From the company's Companies House record.

Company number
04426322
Company status
Active
Company type
Public limited company
Incorporated
29 April 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
1450 Parkway, Solent Business Park Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7AF
Nature of business
  • Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified (SIC 64209)

Current directors and secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed
Samuel David Lawther Director Aug 1957 1 Jun 2018
Tracey Dawn James Director Dec 1962 8 Dec 2020
Oliver David Whittaker Director Oct 1979 1 Apr 2022
Matthew Howard Wragg Director Mar 1979 1 Apr 2022
Richard James Bradford Director Jan 1963 6 Dec 2023
Mark Frederick Spickett Secretary Not published 1 Jan 2023

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Activities and protection

What they can do, and how you are protected

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through 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: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Track record

FCA actions and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action, and no complaints recorded with the Ombudsman.

Previously registered as

The FCA register holds one earlier registered name for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.

  • Matchtech Group PLC

Names it no longer trades under

This firm has retired 4 trading names. If you were contacted under one of these, the name did belong to this firm, but check the current details above before going ahead.

Show the retired names
  • Barclay Meade
  • Connectus Technology
  • Matchtech Group (UK)
  • Networkers International (UK)

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Gattaca PLC FCA authorised?
Gattaca PLC (FRN 718649) 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 Gattaca?
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. Gattaca PLC (FRN 718649) is listed as an introducer appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Check the FCA register before sharing your details. Example: if Gattaca refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Gattaca 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.
Is my money safe with Gattaca?
Protection works through the principal firm responsible for Gattaca's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Is Gattaca a scam or clone?
Gattaca is a genuine FCA-listed firm. However, scammers sometimes clone authorised firms. Always check that the contact details you were given match those on the FCA register before sending money or sharing information.
What is Gattaca's Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
Gattaca's FRN is 718649. You can verify it on the FCA register.