Summary
Tickmill is licensed in the UK and Cyprus, and no enforcement action was found in the sources reviewed. It also holds a licence in the Seychelles, outside the main protection regimes, and its description of UK compensation cover does not match the limit the FSCS publishes for investment firms.
- Grade
- AA
- Score
- 76/100
- Fieldwork
- 7 Oct 2026 to 8 Oct 2026
- Findings
- 2 medium1 low2 strength
Scorecard
| Pillar | Weight | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation & Licensing | 19% | AAA | |
| Corporate Structure & Ownership | 14% | AA | |
| Client Money & Payouts | 19% | AA | |
| Execution & Pricing | n/a | ||
| Conduct & Disclosure | 14% | AAA | |
| Operational Resilience | n/a | ||
| People & Community | 5% | B | |
| Overall | 71% | 76 | AA |
The overall score is the weighted average of the assessed pillars, with their weights scaled back up to 100.
This grade summarises the evidence we reviewed up to 9 October 2026. It is not a guarantee of the firm's safety or future conduct, and changes after that date are not reflected. Nothing here is financial or legal advice.
Findings
Regulation & Licensing
80/100The CySEC licence was confirmed on the register. Tickmill states that Tickmill UK Ltd is authorised by the FCA, and lists licences from the FSA Seychelles and South Africa’s FSCA, and a representative office regulated by the DFSA in Dubai.
- StrengthTickmill Europe Ltd holds CySEC licence 278/15, issued 5 August 2015; the register lists www.tickmill.com/eu as the approved domain.
- StrengthTickmill UK Ltd is authorised by the FCA (register number 717270), as disclosed by Tickmill.
- MediumTickmill lists an FSA Seychelles licence (SD008), outside the main retail protection regimes. The pages we could access did not name the licensed company.
Corporate Structure & Ownership
70/100The group is privately held. Its regulated entities are identifiable on registers; we did not review audited group accounts or a disclosure of ultimate ownership.
- ObservationGroup accounts and ultimate ownership were not available in the public sources reviewed.
Client Money & Payouts
78/100UK clients are covered by the FSCS, and Tickmill states that Tickmill Europe Ltd is a member of CySEC’s Investor Compensation Fund. Clients of the Seychelles entity have no equivalent scheme.
- MediumClients of Tickmill’s Seychelles entity fall outside any investor compensation scheme.
- LowTickmill’s licences page states that the FSCS covers Tickmill UK Ltd clients up to £120,000 if the firm cannot meet its obligations. The FSCS states that its limit when an investment firm fails is £85,000 per eligible person; £120,000 is its limit for deposits held with banks, building societies and credit unions.
Execution & Pricing
Not assessed in a desk audit. Spreads, slippage and fill quality can only be measured with live accounts.
Conduct & Disclosure
88/100No enforcement action against Tickmill entities was found in the sources reviewed, including CySEC’s board decisions from 2018 to October 2026.
Operational Resilience
Not assessed in a desk audit. Uptime, incident history and security controls require evidence from the firm or live monitoring.
People & Community
30/100No Great Place to Work certification was found. Tickmill reports community support in 2024, including donations to the Elles Foundation in the Seychelles and support for two schools.
- ObservationNo Great Place to Work certification was found in Great Place to Work’s public listings.
- ObservationCommunity contribution is reported by Tickmill itself; we found no independent reporting of amounts.
Licences verified
Each licence was checked directly against the regulator's public register on the date shown.
| Entity | Regulator | Licence | Checked | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tickmill Europe Ltd | CySEC | 278/15 | 8 Oct 2026 | ConfirmedLicensed 5 August 2015; approved domain www.tickmill.com/eu. |
Notes and sources
Evidence and scope
Scope
Desk audit of the group’s client-facing entities, using public sources only: regulator registers and announcements, court and stock-exchange filings, and the firm’s own published documents, as available on 8 October 2026. No accounts were opened, nothing was tested live, and the firm was not asked for evidence.
Limitations
Absence of a public enforcement record is not evidence of good conduct. FCA, FSA Seychelles and FSCA licence details are taken from the firm’s disclosures; those registers could not be queried directly for this audit. Tickmill’s website served its EU pages from our location, so pages for its other entities could not be reviewed. The share of clients served through the Seychelles entity could not be measured from public sources.
Evidence reviewed
- CySEC register entry, Tickmill Europe Ltd
- CySEC board decisions, 2018 to October 2026
- Tickmill licences and regulation page
- FSCS: what we cover
- Tickmill 2024 CSR highlights
Version history
- Report published.
- Methodology update, applied to all desk audits: the lowest scoring bands for Regulation, Structure, Client Money and Conduct are now set out in more detail. No change to this audit’s score or grade.
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