{ "name": "ifaconsolidators.co.uk Ifa Control Rules", "title": "Ifa Control Rules", "url": "https://ifaconsolidators.co.uk/datasets/ifa-control-rules/", "csv": "https://ifaconsolidators.co.uk/datasets/ifa-control-rules.csv", "markdown": "https://ifaconsolidators.co.uk/datasets/ifa-control-rules/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-10-28", "license": "https://ifaconsolidators.co.uk/terms", "headline": "The Ifa Control Rules carries 7 published figures read from 1 source's own page, from 10 to 50 percent, read 28 October 2026.", "quotes": [ "The Ifa Control Rules carries 7 published figures read from 1 source's own page, from 10 to 50 percent, read 28 October 2026.", "2 of the 9 named sources read in full publish a figure; 7 publish none, read 28 October 2026.", "Ifa Control Rules, rule approval-effective-period: median 1 year across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.", "Ifa Control Rules, rule offence-acquiring-control-without-approval: median 2 year across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.", "Ifa Control Rules, rule controller-band-directive-firm-from: median 25 percent across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.", "Ifa Control Rules, rule single-band-insurance-credit-home-finance: median 20 percent across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.", "Ifa Control Rules, rule single-threshold-limited-permission: median 33 percent across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.", "Ifa Control Rules, rule single-threshold-payment-services: median 10 percent across 1 source, read 28 October 2026." ], "citation": "\"ifaconsolidators.co.uk Ifa Control Rules\", updated 2026-10-28, https://ifaconsolidators.co.uk/datasets/ifa-control-rules/.", "changed_since": null, "national": { "unit": "%", "n": 4, "median": 22.5, "min": 10, "max": 33, "p25": 12.5, "p75": 31, "mean": 22, "units": { "%": 4, "year": 2 }, "published_sources": 2, "named_sources": 9, "read_sources": 9, "not_published": 7, "published_share": 0.222 }, "by_axis": { "rule": { "approval-effective-period": { "year": { "n": 1, "median": 1, "min": 1, "max": 1, "p25": 1, "p75": 1, "mean": 1 } }, "offence-acquiring-control-without-approval": { "year": { "n": 1, "median": 2, "min": 2, "max": 2, "p25": 2, "p75": 2, "mean": 2 } }, "controller-band-directive-firm-from": { "%": { "n": 1, "median": 25, "min": 25, "max": 25, "p25": 25, "p75": 25, "mean": 25 } }, "single-band-insurance-credit-home-finance": { "%": { "n": 1, "median": 20, "min": 20, "max": 20, "p25": 20, "p75": 20, "mean": 20 } }, "single-threshold-limited-permission": { "%": { "n": 1, "median": 33, "min": 33, "max": 33, "p25": 33, "p75": 33, "mean": 33 } }, "single-threshold-payment-services": { "%": { "n": 1, "median": 10, "min": 10, "max": 10, "p25": 10, "p75": 10, "mean": 10 } } } }, "rows": [ { "source": "FSMA 2000 Part XII: control over authorised persons", "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/part/XII", "figure": "one year", "value": 1, "unit": "year", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "approval-effective-period" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "Where the [F2appropriate regulator] has not specified a period, the approval is effective for one year beginning with the date—", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "a4e2839ac7ab14298916403caa7e54ce91530c4abd1be699bd250129315eb4a7" }, { "source": "FSMA 2000 Part XII: control over authorised persons", "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/part/XII", "figure": "two years", "value": 2, "unit": "year", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "offence-acquiring-control-without-approval" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine, or both.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "a4e2839ac7ab14298916403caa7e54ce91530c4abd1be699bd250129315eb4a7" }, { "source": "FCA: change in control quick reference guide", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/publications/cic%20quick%20ref%20guide.pdf", "figure": "10%", "value": 10, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "controller-band-directive-firm-from" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "Control bands for Directive firms are:  10% or more but less than 20%;", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "4873c43802200e557081f65c95d0fb674f0dc8acdcc2949f038ae3ad83b6ba3b" }, { "source": "FCA: change in control quick reference guide", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/publications/cic%20quick%20ref%20guide.pdf", "figure": "20%", "value": 20, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "controller-band-directive-firm-from" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": " 20% or more but less than 30%;", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "4873c43802200e557081f65c95d0fb674f0dc8acdcc2949f038ae3ad83b6ba3b" }, { "source": "FCA: change in control quick reference guide", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/publications/cic%20quick%20ref%20guide.pdf", "figure": "30%", "value": 30, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "controller-band-directive-firm-from" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": " 30% or more but less than 50%; and", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "4873c43802200e557081f65c95d0fb674f0dc8acdcc2949f038ae3ad83b6ba3b" }, { "source": "FCA: change in control quick reference guide", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/publications/cic%20quick%20ref%20guide.pdf", "figure": "50%", "value": 50, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "controller-band-directive-firm-from" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": " 50% or more", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "4873c43802200e557081f65c95d0fb674f0dc8acdcc2949f038ae3ad83b6ba3b" }, { "source": "FCA: change in control quick reference guide", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/publications/cic%20quick%20ref%20guide.pdf", "figure": "20%", "value": 20, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "single-band-insurance-credit-home-finance" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "home finance) there is only one controller band of 20% or", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "4873c43802200e557081f65c95d0fb674f0dc8acdcc2949f038ae3ad83b6ba3b" }, { "source": "FCA: change in control quick reference guide", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/publications/cic%20quick%20ref%20guide.pdf", "figure": "33%", "value": 33, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "single-threshold-limited-permission" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "A single threshold of 33% applies to limited permission", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "4873c43802200e557081f65c95d0fb674f0dc8acdcc2949f038ae3ad83b6ba3b" }, { "source": "FCA: change in control quick reference guide", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/publications/cic%20quick%20ref%20guide.pdf", "figure": "10%", "value": 10, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "single-threshold-payment-services" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "consumer credit firms; whilst a single threshold of 10% applies to Payments Services Firms.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "4873c43802200e557081f65c95d0fb674f0dc8acdcc2949f038ae3ad83b6ba3b" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "FCA: change in control", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/change-control", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "FCA: submit a change in control notification", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/change-control/submit-notification", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "FCA multi-firm review: consolidation in financial advice and wealth management (31 Oct 2025)", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/multi-firm-reviews/consolidation-financial-advice-and-wealth-management-sector", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "FCA news: review of consolidation published", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/review-consolidation-financial-advice-and-wealth-management-sector", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "FSMA 2000 s.178: obligation to notify", "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/section/178", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "FSMA 2000 s.181: acquiring control (10%)", "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/section/181", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "FCA Handbook SUP 11: controllers and close links", "url": "https://www.handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/SUP/11/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/change-control", "label": "FCA: change in control", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/change-control/submit-notification", "label": "FCA: submit a change in control notification", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/multi-firm-reviews/consolidation-financial-advice-and-wealth-management-sector", "label": "FCA multi-firm review: consolidation in financial advice and wealth management (31 Oct 2025)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/review-consolidation-financial-advice-and-wealth-management-sector", "label": "FCA news: review of consolidation published", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/part/XII", "label": "FSMA 2000 Part XII: control over authorised persons", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/section/178", "label": "FSMA 2000 s.178: obligation to notify", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/section/181", "label": "FSMA 2000 s.181: acquiring control (10%)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/SUP/11/", "label": "FCA Handbook SUP 11: controllers and close links", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/publications/cic%20quick%20ref%20guide.pdf", "label": "FCA: change in control quick reference guide", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 2 of the 9 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 7 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in % (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 4 figures, never sentences; 5 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the change-in-control gate (10% of shares or voting power, FSMA s.178 notice before acquiring, up to 60 working days from a complete notification with up to 30 working days' interruption, criminal offence without approval under s.191F) and the six themes of the FCA's 31 Oct 2025 multi-firm review of consolidators; each with its source and date", "embed": "

10 to 50 percent

4 published figures, Ifa Control Rules, across 1 source, read 28 October 2026

Source: ifaconsolidators.co.uk Ifa Control Rules
" }