The_Share_Centre
The Share Centre was an independent UK retail stockbroker based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England.
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| Company type | Subsidiary of Interactive Investor |
|---|---|
| Industry | Stockbroker |
| Founded | 1990 (1990) |
| Founder | Gavin Oldham |
| Defunct | January 2022 |
| Fate | merged with interactive investor |
| Headquarters | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire , England |
| Products | Share accounts, investment club accounts, estate administration, probate services |
Number of employees | 250 (at its height) |
| Website | www |
The Share Centre was founded by Gavin Oldham, formerly of Barclayshare (now Barclays Stockbrokers) in 1990.[1] It was based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The Share Centre Limited operated as a subsidiary of Share Plc until the acquisition by Interactive Investor.[2] It was a member of the London Stock Exchange and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.[3]
In February 2020, Interactive Investor announced its intention to acquire Share PLC (The parent company for The Share Centre).[4] The acquisition was completed in July 2020. All The Share Centre customers affected by the move migrated to the ii platform between February 2021 and November 2021.[5]
In Spring 1991, The Share Centre started as a retail broker offering self-select share dealing services to personal investors. Within 18 months, it secured contracts to provide white-labelled share dealing services for readers of the Mail on Sunday, The Guardian and a large regional newspaper group.[6]
In 2000, it set up a holding company, ShareMark.[3][6] By 2008, the company floated with a share offer that was four times oversubscribed. It now has more than 227,000 customers across the UK.[6]
In May 2011, The Share Centre deployed a log management and security information and event management (SIEM) solution from LogRhythm.[7] In May 2012, The Share Centre discarded T1PS Investment management's Tom Winnifrith as manager of its two small-cap mandates in favour of former Unicorn founder Peter Webb.[8] In May 2012, The Share Centre has appointed Rufus Leonard to overhaul its website.[9]
In April 2015, Barclays Stockbrokers ceased offering certificated share dealing and transferred all customers requiring the service to The Share Centre. In July 2015, the retail stockbroker completed the integration of more than 11,000 Barclays’ customers.[6]
In August 2018, the Share Centre was selected by PWC, to take on an estimated 15000 former clients of the collapsed broker Beaufort Securities.[10]
- "Company Overview of The Share Centre Limited". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- Kassam, Isabelle; Mladjenovic, Paul (2007). Investing in Shares For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 244. ISBN 978-0470516454.
- "interactive investor agrees terms to acquire The Share Centre". www.ii.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- "Interactive Investor completes acquisition of The Share Centre". Your Money. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- "The Share Centre completes Barclays integration". thetradenews.com. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- "The Share Centre opts for LogRhythm solution for compliance and network management capabilities". SC Magazine UK. 17 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- Kenway, Natalie (31 May 2012). "The Share Centre ditches T1PS in favour of ex-Unicorn CEO Webb". Investment Week. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- "The Share Centre hires Rufus Leonard for web redesign". The Drum. 1 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- "Share Centre takes on Beaufort Clients". CityWire. 8 August 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.