Gaudi Regulated Services Ltd, was a SIPP operator authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Gaudi were a Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) provider who allowed various different investments within their product, including unregulated and high risk investments.

We understand that Gaudi provided or administered ‘white label’ SIPPs which could be branded and modified to suit another firm (referred to as a ‘business partner’).

Gaudi also worked with a number of Discretionary Fund Managers such as Beaufort Securities, Strand Capital, Reyker Securities & Organic Investment Management, most of which have now failed and all who have been subject to their own FCA investigations.

According to the FCA’s Statement (Gaudi Regulated Services Limited in administration | FCA) Gaudi entered into administration following several complaints made by it’s customers to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Many of these complaints were upheld in favour of the customer and were in relation to some of the investments Gaudi allowed within it’s SIPPs.

Gaudi’s board of directors recognised the financial liabilities associated with these decisions and further potential FOS decisions following suit. After obtaining the advice of insolvency practitioners and concluded that the firm was insolvent, the board made the decision to place the company in administration.

On 25th April 2023, the directors appointed Sean Bucknall and Andrew Watling of Quantuma Advisory Ltd as Joint Administrators. The sale of Gaudi’s book (its assets & customers) to Platform One Ltd took place on 25 April 2023, shortly before Gaudi entered administration.

In the FSCS’s latest update on the 20th March 2026 the FSCS confirmed that on the 20th March 2026, the FSCS declared Gaudi Regulated Services Limited in default.

A few months prior to this update in January 2026, the FSCS advised they had completed their investigations relating to specific cohort of claimants who held the Gaudi EasySIPP. The FSCS were satisfied that certain customers in this cohort had valid claims against the firm. Any claims submitted would be moving to their processing team and would be assessed on a case-by-case basis to determine whether they were eligible for compensation.

If you transferred your pension to Gaudi, contact Oakwood Solicitors today. Our inhouse, financial litigation team will assess your claim over the phone, or via email, and provide you with an immediate decision on whether we can assist you with making a claim.

As each case is unique, it is difficult to provide a generic timeframe for conclusion of the claim, however after you’ve contacted us, your designated file handler will be able to discuss timeframes and if there are any features that may impact how long your claim may take to conclude. Examples of these may include complexity of your case and the parties involved.

We operate on a Damages Based Agreement (“DBA”) more commonly known as a ‘no-win, no-fee’ agreement. If we fail to secure you a mis-sold pension settlement, you will not be charged. This is a fixed fee agreement whereby our fee is determined by how much compensation is awarded. Examples of fee’s based on the estimated compensation can be provided upon request.

Subject to you having a viable claim, then you will be able to recover compensation equivalent to the losses that you suffered. The amount you may be entitled is subject to different factors, such as you having received compensation from a previous claim.

The Law surrounding pensions and Financial Litigation is complex and ever-changing. To be able to identify a problem with your financial product, first of all you have to know what you are looking for. Once you have identified the issue, you then need to be able to articulate the problem with reference to any legal or regulatory frameworks. By using a specialist solicitor, you will ensure that you put your best case forward and maximise your chance of success.

We have seen numerous cases in the past where pension and investment mis-selling victims have pursued a legitimate claim themselves, only to have it turned down due to a technicality or because key grounds have not been particularised.

You have a higher chance of success by working with a Solicitor, who will ensure that there are no technical grounds for turning down your mis-sold pension claim and put you in the best possible position to receive what you are owed.