FCA orders Beauforce Corporation to stop operating and return client money
Summary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ordered Beauforce Corporation Limited to cease all regulated debt advice and debt management services. The firm is also required to return client money due to concerns about senior management suitability and conduct.
What changed
The FCA has issued a final notice restricting Beauforce Corporation Limited from conducting any regulated activities, effectively halting its debt advice and debt management services. This action stems from concerns regarding the suitability of the firm's senior management, specifically Mr. Duckett who is disqualified from company management, and the firm's failure to disclose this disqualification and provide crucial information regarding client money controls. The FCA has also ordered the firm to return all client funds.
Affected consumers are advised to stop payments to Beauforce Corporation and seek alternative debt advice from services like MoneyHelper. Consumers with concerns about payments already made should contact Beauforce Corporation directly. This enforcement action signifies a critical intervention to protect consumers from a firm deemed unfit to operate.
What to do next
- Consumers to stop payments to Beauforce Corporation and seek alternative debt advice.
- Consumers with payment concerns to contact Beauforce Corporation directly.
Penalties
Order to return client money.
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FCA orders Beauforce Corporation to stop operating and return client money
News stories First published:
20/03/2026
Last updated: 20/03/2026
We have restricted Beauforce Corporation Limited from carrying out any regulated activities. This means it cannot provide regulated debt advice or debt management services to consumers.
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We have also ordered the firm to return money held in its bank accounts to its clients.
We’ve taken this action following concerns about the suitability of the firm’s senior management and its conduct in dealing with us.
Key concerns
We found a number of areas of concern about Beauforce Corporation Limited's operations, including:
- Senior Manager suitability – the firm’s senior manager, Mr Duckett, is currently disqualified from being involved in running a company for 10 years.
- Failure to disclose information – the firm failed to notify us of Mr Duckett’s disqualification and did not supply key pieces of information relating to its debt management activities or client money controls when asked. In May 2025, we also issued Beauforce Corporation Limited with a Decision Notice seeking to cancel the firm’s permissions entirely. This matter has been referred to the Upper Tribunal by the firm.
Advice for affected consumers
Consumers who currently have a debt management plan arranged with the firm should stop payments and seek alternative support, as payments to creditors may not be made.
You can find free debt advice services by visiting the MoneyHelper website.
If you have any concerns about payments already made to the firm, please contact Beauforce Corporation Limited directly.
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