Reference Case Number: FOI10137
Freedom of Information: Right to know request:
The number of Independent Financial Advisor and Restricted financial Advisor firms registered with the FCA for each of the years 2012 to 2018 (as of February 28 each year).
FCA response:
Please find the requested information contained in the table below. Please note that we introduced the reporting of the split in advice type (ie. independent and restricted advice) in October 2014. For this reason, we hold only partial data for 2014 and do not hold any data for the years prior to this.
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 748 | 4731 | 4875 | 4865 | 4915 |
| Restricted | 244 | 832 | 872 | 835 | 811 |
| Both | 56 | 154 | 142 | 130 | 108 |