Financial Conduct Authority
The UK regulator for financial services firms and markets, with a regional office at 6 Queen Street in Leeds.
- Leeds office
- 6 Queen StreetLeeds LS1 2TW
- Headquarters
- London
Company profile · Updated 3 Nov 2026 · Sources: Leeds Today reporting
About Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority is the UK regulator for financial services firms and financial markets. It has offices in London, Leeds and Edinburgh. Its Leeds office at 6 Queen Street opened in 2022, and in October 2026 it announced a move to 2 Wellington Place in Leeds from 2028.
Firms that want to offer regulated financial services apply to the FCA for authorisation, and the FCA keeps the Financial Services Register of authorised firms and individuals. Its firms contact centre answers questions from regulated firms and applicants. Its Innovation Hub runs services for new propositions, including the Regulatory Sandbox for testing with real consumers, Innovation Pathways for help with how regulation applies and the Digital Sandbox with synthetic data.
Services
Authorisation
Applications to carry out regulated financial services
Financial Services Register
Check whether a firm or individual is authorised
Firms contact centre
Phone and email help for regulated firms and applicants
Regulatory Sandbox
Test an innovative proposition in the market with real consumers
Innovation Pathways
Help to understand how regulation applies to a new proposition
Digital Sandbox
Synthetic data sets to test and develop technology
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