The Pilling & Co Nominee Service

Pilling & Co offer a comprehensive nominee service through our nominee company, St. Ann’s Square Nominees Limited (SASNL). With standard rolling settlement just 3 days it is impossible to guarantee meeting settlement deadlines without holding your investments in a nominee company.

The benefits of holding stock in our nominee company are:

• we look after your holdings

• no administration fee*

• minimum commission only £20

• optional quarterly income payments direct to your bank

• on-line valuations & annual statement

• interest on cash while you wait to invest

• dividends collected and annual consolidated tax voucher provided

• information provided about rights issues etc.

* please see terms and conditions in our nominee agreement.

To streamline your dealings with us even further we can open a cash deposit account for you.  Any proceeds from sales or dividends go into your deposit account earning you interest straight away. When you purchase stock we settle the transaction out of your deposit account without having to bother you. Your money is not tied up, you have instant access and you can make withdrawals of capital as you wish. Income can be paid out direct to your bank on a quarterly basis.  Your funds are held separately from our own in a trust status client account.

SASNL is a completely separate legal entity from Pilling & Co.  Your investments enjoy a trust status and do not form part of the assets of either St Ann’s Square Nominees Limited or Pilling & Co both of which are regularly inspected by our auditors KPMG, and are authorised and regulated by The Financial Services Authority. The activities of SASNL are not reportable transactions for Company Law purposes.  Since it is a dormant company whose financial failure is impossible, the only feasible risk to your investment is from fraud or negligence in handling your assets.  This remote risk is well covered by a firm contract between Pilling & Co, its clients and St. Ann’s Square Nominees Limited in which Pilling & Co always accepts liability for every aspect and activity of St Ann’s Square Nominees Limited.

To support this commitment we maintain voluntary financial risk insurance of up to £1 million per claim.  In addition  to this you may also have a right to claim up to £48,000 from the government sponsored Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).  To further put your mind at ease, we have written confirmation from the Stock Exchange that if you were to go back 100 years you would not find a case where a client had lost stock in a stockbrokers nominee company as a result of a firm going 'bust'.

For further information about our Nominee Service visit the links below.

Your Nominee Service Questions Answered »
Nominee Service Charges at a Glance »
How to open a Nominee Account »

Nominee Service Brochure and Application Form (PDF) »

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