Become an AR

If you wish to perform activities that are regulated in the UK, there are two ways to ensure you’re FCA compliant:

Become an Appointed Representative

This means you use a principal firm to act as your regulatory host. Speeding up your path to market and providing ongoing support and supervision.

Become Directly Authorised

Direct Authorisation puts you in charge of your regulatory responsibilities. But it can be a lengthy process especially with little previous compliance experience.

We’re one of the leading providers of AR services in the UK.

We’re a specialist principal, selecting to work with a limited number of businesses, based on their fit with our risk appetite, their product offering and their approach to culture and governance.

With a dynamic and consultative approach, we guide founders, senior leadership, product managers and marketing teams, to navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape, by embedding a culture of compliance from the outset.

As an AR you will be positioned to conduct and scale your business in a compliant way with our two-pronged approach…

Compliance implementation and oversight

Supporting you to implement adequate compliance systems, controls and resources to enable your business to scale and thrive within a regulated environment.

Our Compliance & Supervision Managers will monitor your business activities, from growth plans, to financial promotions, reporting, training, and product development, to ensure you start and stay compliant with the requirements set out under the FCA’s Threshold Conditions

On-going regulatory support and guidance

Your dedicated Compliance & Supervision Manager, along with their support staff, will be with you throughout your journey, with an approachable manner and solution-led focus.

We hold the Senior Management Function (SMF), Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for your business. Our team shares expertise across a spectrum of specialties, so you can leverage decades of compliance experience from our partners in the Thistle Group.

What our clients say

"We’ve had a close working relationship with the team and they are an integral part of our processes. The Resolution team is knowledgeable and the advice we have received has generally been pragmatic and commercial, which is greatly appreciated.”

Craven Street

“The onboarding was straightforward, they are diligent in their monitoring which provides us with the peace of mind so we can focus on our core business.”

Ely Place

"Our company has been using Resolution Compliance since 2016. They have provided us with a great service since on-boarding us, taking us through the journey and always being readily available for advice and support.”

Blend

“It has been a pleasure working with Resolution Compliance as our principal; they have extensive regulatory expertise and have helped us achieve our goals quickly, effectively, and always in compliance with applicable regulations and best practices. They stand ready with advice and assistance in a prompt and professional manner, balancing commercial considerations with robust oversight and compliance.”

Raindrop

Becoming an AR is often the first step in your regulatory journey.

We aim to make the process simple and solution-led, acting as both a springboard and guide towards your full FCA authorisation.

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Appointed Representative

If you wish to perform activities that are regulated in the UK, there are two ways to ensure you’re FCA compliant:

Become an Appointed Representative

Become Directly Authorised

We’re one of the leading providers of AR services in the UK.

As an AR you will be positioned to conduct and scale your business in a compliant way with our two-pronged approach…

Compliance implementation and oversight

On-going regulatory support and guidance

What our clients say

Become an AR

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Become anAppointed Representative

If you wish to perform activities that are regulated in the UK, there are two ways to ensure you’re FCA compliant:

Become an Appointed Representative

Become Directly Authorised

We’re one of the leading providers of AR services in the UK.

As an AR you will be positioned to conduct and scale your business in a compliant way with our two-pronged approach…

Compliance implementation and oversight

On-going regulatory support and guidance

What our clients say

Become an
Appointed Representative