FCA register · Checked every morning
The FCA register,
as a feed you can subscribe to.
Firmwatcher checks every firm and individual on your watchlist against the FCA register each morning, and alerts you when a new requirement or disciplinary action appears – a fine, public censure, prohibition order, decision notice or Upper Tribunal outcome – with a record of who acknowledged it, when, and why.
No credit cardFirms & individualsFines, censures & requirements
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Unacknowledged alerts
5 firms · 3 unacknowledged
BriceAmery Capital Ltd489602
Tribunal decision
Tribunal decision
Acknowledge →
Dinosaur Merchant Bank Limited436215
Fine
Fine
Acknowledge →
Nationwide Building Society106078
Fine
Fine
Acknowledge →
Sigma Broking Limited485362
Fine
Fine
A. Reviewer · 09:14
Barclays Bank UK PLC759676
Fine
Fine
B. Reviewer · yesterday
01 · Requirements & disciplinary action
Know when the FCA fines, censures or restricts a firm you rely on.
Firmwatcher checks the requirements and disciplinary history of every firm on your watchlist each morning, and alerts you to anything new with the effective date the register gives.
- FinesFinancial penalties imposed by the FCA
- NoticesPublic censures, decision notices and Upper Tribunal outcomes
- BansProhibition orders against individuals you monitor
- ReqsVREQs, OIREQs and financial promotion requirements
- PermsVariations and cancellations of permission recorded as disciplinary action
Your watchlist · Illustrative alerts
FineFinal notice: £1.2m for AML control failingsToday
Prohibition orderFormer director banned from regulated activityToday
Decision noticeFCA decides to censure firm over client money breachesYesterday
RequirementVREQ: no new customers without FCA consent3 days ago
Permission cancelledFCA cancels permission: threshold conditions not metLast week
02 · Individuals
The people behind the firms, watched too.
Add senior managers, directors and other approved people by name or IRN. Firmwatcher checks them every morning with your firms and alerts you to new disciplinary action.
- ActionFines, censures, prohibition orders and decision notices
- RolesControlled functions added or ended, by firm
- FirmsLinked firms, with their Companies House record
A. Example · IRN AEX00001 · Illustrative
Roleschecked today
SMF16 Compliance Oversightat Example Bank LtdCurrent
SMF3 Executive Directorat Example Payments LtdCurrent
Disciplinary history
FineFinal notice: penalty for failing to act with integrityToday
Connected firm · Example Payments Ltd
Register entries, directors and people with significant control in one view.
03 · Ongoing oversight
Free your team for the work that matters.
Keep the firms you rely on under review, as Principle 3 and SYSC 8 expect, without searching the register by hand. Firmwatcher does the checking every morning; your team reviews only what is new.
- DailyEvery firm and individual on your watchlist checked each morning
- ManualNo register searches and no spreadsheet to keep up to date
- ReviewOnly new requirements and disciplinary actions reach your team
- RecordWho acknowledged each alert, when and why, exportable as CSV
This morning’s check · Illustrative
Today · 07:02 (BST)Done
Firms and individuals checked48
Nothing new46
New entries to review2
Without Firmwatcher
48 register searches, 48 rows to update in the spreadsheet, and no way to tell what changed since last time.
04 · Team workflows
Built for a team sharing one watchlist.
One watchlist for the whole workspace. When a colleague acknowledges an alert, everyone sees who, when and why.
- SharedOne watchlist and one alert history for the whole workspace
- CommentAn optional comment with each acknowledgement
- EmailEach alert as it is found, or a daily or weekly summary email
Illustrative · Example Bank Ltd
BR
B. Reviewer acknowledged a requirement · 09:15
“VREQ doesn’t touch the services we use. No action.”
AR
A. Reviewer acknowledged a final notice · 08:41
“Escalated to head of compliance; relationship under review.”
SYS
Firmwatcher new disciplinary entry · 07:02
Final notice added to the register
05 · Companies House
The company behind the FRN, on the same page.
Each firm's Companies House record, where the register links one, next to its register entries and refreshed every morning: filing deadlines, who runs it and who controls it.
- StatusCompany status, including a proposal to strike off, liquidation or administration
- FilingsNext accounts and confirmation statement due dates, flagged when overdue
- PeopleCurrent directors and officers, and people with significant control
- HistoryRecent filings in plain English, and any insolvency history
Example Payments Ltd · Illustrative
Companies Houseupdated today
Company number00000003
Company statusActive
Accounts due31 Dec 2025Overdue
Confirmation due14 Mar 2027
Officers5 current · 9 resigned
Controlled byExample Holdings Ltd
Recent filings
02 Oct 2026Termination of appointment of A. Director as a director
18 Sep 2026Appointment of B. Director as a director
FAQ
Questions compliance teams ask first.
- What does Firmwatcher do?
- Firmwatcher monitors the FCA Financial Services Register for the firms and individuals on your watchlist. It checks the register every morning and alerts your compliance team, by email and in the app, when a new requirement or disciplinary action appears – a fine, public censure, prohibition order, decision notice or Upper Tribunal outcome – so you find out within a day rather than at your next periodic review.
- How often do you check the FCA register?
- Every morning, from 06:00 UTC, for every firm and individual on your watchlist. A requirement, disciplinary entry or role change we have not seen before raises an alert. We also read FCA announcements and Upper Tribunal decisions every hour, so a fine, ban or censure against something on your watchlist usually reaches you within the hour of the FCA announcing it.
- What do you monitor?
- New entries on a firm's register record: requirements (VREQs, OIREQs, financial promotion requirements) and disciplinary history – fines, public censures, prohibition orders, variations or cancellations of permission, decision notices and Upper Tribunal outcomes. FCA announcements are read hourly, so a new fine or ban usually reaches you within the hour. For individuals you monitor: changes to their roles (controlled functions) and disciplinary action. We also show each firm's register status, refreshed daily, but a change of status does not raise an alert on its own. See what we check.
- Can I monitor individuals as well as firms?
- Yes. Add senior managers, directors and other approved people by name or IRN. Firmwatcher checks them every morning and alerts you to new fines, public censures, prohibition orders, decision notices and Upper Tribunal outcomes. Role changes are emailed. Each person links to the firms they hold roles at, and watched firms show their Companies House record. See individual monitoring.
- Do you show Companies House information?
- Yes. For each firm the FCA register links to a Companies House number, the firm's page shows its Companies House record next to the register entries: company status (including a proposal to strike off, liquidation or administration), next accounts and confirmation statement due dates – flagged when overdue – current directors and officers, people with significant control, recent filings and any insolvency history. It is refreshed every morning. It is there for context: a change at Companies House does not raise an alert.
- Can I monitor appointed representatives and their principal firms?
- You can add an appointed representative's FRN, and its principal's, to your watchlist, and each is checked every morning for new requirements and disciplinary action. Firmwatcher does not track the appointment itself, so it will not tell you when a principal appoints or ends an appointed representative – check the register for that.
- How do I add the firms I want to watch?
- Search the register and add firms by name or FRN, and individuals by name or IRN – or send us your list and we'll load it for you. There is no integration work, and a firm's existing requirements and disciplinary history appear as soon as you add it.
- How is this different from checking the FCA register myself?
- Manual checks tend to happen monthly or quarterly, leaving a gap in which a counterparty can be fined, censured or made subject to a requirement without anyone noticing. Firmwatcher checks every morning, tells you what is new, and records in an audit trail who acknowledged each alert, when and why. See how the approaches compare.
- How much does Firmwatcher cost?
- You can start a 14-day trial with no credit card. We're agreeing pricing with early customers – book a walkthrough and we'll talk through what fits your watchlist.
- Is Firmwatcher a substitute for our own compliance controls?
- No. Firmwatcher is independent of the FCA: it monitors the public FCA register and FCA announcements and gives you a record of how your team responded. The register remains the authoritative record. Firmwatcher supports your compliance processes; it does not replace your own internal controls or judgement.
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Let Firmwatcher watch the register.
Keep your Monday mornings.
Search the register and add firms by name or FRN – or send us your list and we'll load it for you. We check the FCA register every morning and email you new requirements and disciplinary action: fines, censures, prohibitions and decision notices.