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📢 Big Changes Coming to Companies House! From 18 November 2025, all UK company directors and Persons with Significant Control (PSCs)...

Crackdown at Companies House: 11,500 firms struck off A major enforcement operation has led to over 11,500 UK companies being removed...

1 in 5 UK firms shift registered addresses ahead of Companies House reforms 📅 Data from Moody’s (Jan 2022–Feb 2025) reveals: Over 20% of...

FCA accelerates authorisation process to boost growth and maintain standards On 15 July 2025, the FCA announced a fresh suite of new...

UK firms woefully unprepared as Companies House gears up for tougher enforcement this September   🔍 Research by Vistra reveals alarming...

FCA Cracks Down on Illegal Promotions: Over 1,600 Websites Shut Down in 2024   In its 2024 annual report, the UK’s Financial Conduct...

FCA Cracks Down on Illegal Promotions: Over 1,600 Websites Shut Down in 2024 In its 2024 annual report, the UK’s Financial Conduct...

News from Companies House: Over 150,000 UK companies are being targeted for enforcement action in 2025–26 as part of a national crackdown...

The FCA has launched a new & improved Handbook website Published: 4 July 2025 (beta now live)   Full details: https://www.fca.org.uk/news...

FCA unveils bold reforms to bridge the UK’s financial advice gap 📅 30 June 2025 Millions of UK savers—particularly those with spare cash...

Nearly 1 in 10 UK company directors continue working past the state retirement age of 67 Key insights from recent Bowmore Financial...

Too many businesses treat compliance as a box-ticking exercise — until it costs them. At Watchdog Services, we believe compliance isn’t...

https://lnkd.in/eY3FYznk Interesting study from  hashtag#FCA . Key points are: ·      At the end of February 2025, there were 2,571...

📉 UK Business Insolvencies Rise Again in May New data shows that 2,238 companies in England and Wales entered insolvency in May 2025 —...

🚨 Companies House: 10 Years of Open Data 🚨  A decade ago, Companies House made its full register freely accessible online. Today, it...

🚨 3,500 dead people listed as UK company directors — a shocking revelation from Companies House records. A recent investigation has...

A decade ago, Companies House made its full register freely accessible online. Today, it handles over 16.5 billion searches a year — a...

https://www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/fca-removes-further-regulatory-returns-no-longer-needed The  FCA  is proposing to remove...

How AI will affect compliance (summarised by ChatGPT!) 1. The Problem with Traditional Compliance Training Historically static and...

The Watchdog Services  system can deliver a complete history of the job responsibilities that individuals registered by the FCA have...