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The FCA finalizes the 2026/27 regulated fees and levies, setting the total annual funding requirement at £788.9m and the total fees payable at £716.5m after applying £72.4m in retained financial penalty revenues. Final periodic fee rates are established for all FCA fee-payers, with specific minimum fees set at £2,200 for fee-block A.0 and £1,100 or £2,200 for consumer credit blocks CC.1 and CC.2. Payment obligations require firms paying on account to submit the first instalment by the last working day in March and the remaining balance by the last working day in August.
Policy Statement PS26/14 FCA Regulated fees and levies 2026/27: feedback on CP26/11 and ‘made rules’ July 2026
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Contents Chapter 1 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4 Chapter 2 FCA periodic fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7 Chapter 3 Application, transaction, and notification fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18 Chapter 4 Financial Ombudsman Service general levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19 Chapter 5 Levies collected on behalf of other government departments . . . Page 25 Chapter 6 Amendments to FEES guidance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 30 Annex 1 List of non-confidential respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31 Annex 2 Abbreviations used in this paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 32 Appendix 1 Made rules (legal instrument)
4 Chapter 1 Summary 1.1 We are funded by fees and levies from the firms we regulate. Our Work Programme sets out our annual funding requirement (AFR) and what we will deliver for the coming year. Our AFR for 2026/27 is £788.9m. This is made up of the baseline cost of our ongoing regulatory activities (ORA) and our exceptional projects. 1.2 We are publishing 2026/27 fees and levies to enable us to fund the FCA, Financial Ombudsman Service (Financial Ombudsman) and certain government departments. 1.3 We are also responding to feedback to our consultation on draft fees and levies (CP26/11). We received 9 responses from stakeholders and are finalising the rules as they were consulted on, subject to minor changes to the rates. 1.4 We have reduced the total fees payable by applying the £72.4m of financial penalty revenues we retained from 2025/26. Therefore, the total fees payable by fee-payers in 2026/27 is £716.5m, which is 0.7% higher than last year. 1.5 The final rates differ from the draft rates due to changes in the data we use to calculate fee and levy rates. We explain this in paragraph 2.16. Who this affects 1.6 Table 1.1 sets out the fee and levy payers likely to be affected by each chapter. It also applies to firms that pay the levies set out in this PS that we collect on behalf of government departments. Table 1.1 Fee-payers likely to be affected by this PS Issue Fee payers likely to be affected Chapter FCA periodic fee-rates All FCA fee-payers 2 FCA application, transaction and notification fees All FCA fee-payers or firms considering authorisation or registration 3 Financial Ombudsman general levy rates Firms subject to the Financial Ombudsman’s general levy 4 Money guidance levy Authorised firms in certain A fee-blocks, firms in fee-blocks G.3, G.4, G.10, G.11 (payment institutions and electronic money issuers), and firms in fee-blocks CC.1 and CC.2 (consumer credit firms) 5 Debt advice levy Firms in fee-blocks A.2 (home finance providers and administrators) and CC.3 (consumer credit lending) 5
5 Issue Fee payers likely to be affected Chapter Pensions guidance levy Firms in fee-blocks A.1 (deposit acceptors), A.4 (insurers – life), A.7 (portfolio managers), A.9 (managers and depositaries of investment funds and operators of collective investment or pension schemes) and A.13 (advisors, arrangers, dealers or brokers) 5 Devolved Authorities debt advice levy Firms in fee-blocks A.2 (home finance providers and administrators) and CC.3 (consumer credit lending) 5 Illegal money lending levy Firms in fee-blocks CC.1 and CC.2 (consumer credit firms) 5 Changes to FEES and guidance All FCA fee-payers 6 1.7 Our webpage gives details of our annual fees cycle. Our consultation 1.8 Our March 2026 fee-rates consultation (CP26/11) set out our proposals for fee and levy rates for 2026/27. Our key proposals included: • increasing minimum, flat rate and application fees, in line with the increase in our ORA budget (1%) • continuing staged increases to the minimum fees paid in the consumer credit and A fee-blocks • 2026/27 draft periodic fee-rates • 2026/27 Financial Ombudsman draft general levy-rates • 2026/27 draft levy rates for the government departments we collect on behalf of • cryptoasset application fees • updated guidance on our preferred method of payment 1.9 Our response to this feedback is summarised in this PS. Where responses asked us for technical clarification, or were firm-specific, we will contact these respondents directly. Firms with invoice concerns should contact the fees helpline. What we are changing 1.10 We will publish our response to feedback on cryptoasset application fees and the final rules in our September Handbook Notice.
6 What we will we do next 1.11 Firms can use our online fees calculator to calculate their individual fees based on the final rates in Appendix 1 of this PS. 1.12 Firms that pay on account are required to pay their fees in 2 instalments. Following changes we introduced in March 2026 (Handbook Notice 139), the first instalment is due the last working day in March, with the remaining balance due the last working day in August.
7 Chapter 2 FCA periodic fees (Final rules in Appendix 1) 2.1 This chapter responds to feedback on our periodic fee proposal in Chapter 3 of CP26/11. Periodic fees are the annual fees that FCA-authorised or registered firms must pay and include the following: • Minimum fees: Within most fee-blocks, all firms pay a fixed-rate minimum fee. • Variable fees: Larger firms, whose fees metric takes them above a particular threshold, pay a variable fee on top of their minimum fee. For example, consumer credit firms in fee-block CC.1 and CC.2 will pay a variable fee on top of their minimum fee if they earn a regulated income of above £250,000. • Flat rate fees: We set fixed (or ‘flat’) fees for all firms in some fee-blocks instead of minimum and variable fees. For example, small payment institutions in fee-block G.4 pay a flat fee, regardless of their size. 2.2 We also confirm the: • final 2026/27 allocation of the annual funding requirement (AFR) across fee-blocks, alongside the comparison with 2025/26 (Table 2.1) • revised structure of A-block and consumer credit minimum fees (Table 2.2) • data used to calculate final 2026/27 fee-rates, alongside the year-on-year movement in actual fee-rates between 2025/26 and 2026/27 (Table 2.3) • final schedule of rebates of retained penalties in 2026/27 (Table 2.4) • changes between the draft variable fee-rates in CP26/11 and the final rates (Appendix 1) Consultation feedback and our responses 2.3 We received 7 responses to our question on fee-rates. The question was: Question 1: Do you have any comments on the proposed FCA periodic fee-rates for 2026/27? 2.4 Three firms and 1 trade body supported our proposals. We have summarised the feedback from the other 3 respondents below.
8 Transparency 2.5 One trade body said we should be more transparent about our spending, noting that information is fragmented and lacks sufficient detail. It said we should clearly set out our spending in fee consultations. It asked for a clearer breakdown of costs, more visibility of the reasons behind fee-block increases and an explanation of any cross-subsidisation between fee-blocks. Our response We recognise that our business planning and funding process is complex. This reflects the breadth of our regulatory responsibilities and the need to respond to evolving risks and markets. Our costs are set out in our work programme. These are allocated across fee-blocks based on firms’ permissions and activities, providing a fair and objective basis for fee distribution. We keep these allocations under review. Changes in AFR allocations across fee-blocks are driven by movements in the ORA budget and exceptional project costs. Where a fee-block’s AFR increases above the overall ORA uplift, it typically reflects new contributions to, or increased budgets for, exceptional projects. We are committed to operating transparently and making clear how decisions are made and resources are used. To support this, we undertake annual public consultations on all new exceptional projects and explain changes in the AFR allocation and fee-rates on our website. We also publish an online calculator so that firms can calculate their fee. Further, we report to the Treasury on how we have spent our funding and spent our resources to meet our commitment to operate economically, efficiently and effectively. This is laid before Parliament and published in our Annual Report in July. Minimum fees 2.6 One trade body raised concerns about the staged uplift to minimum fees and asked us to defer it given market conditions, covering the shortfall with our reserves. Our response In 2022, we introduced staged increases to minimum fees for the consumer credit and A fee-blocks. We paused the uplift in 2023 to support smaller firms, before resuming it in 2024. We do not intend to pause our minimum fee uplift, as completing it ensures our minimum fees reflect the baseline cost of regulation. This is the final year of uplifting our minimum fees, after which they will increase in line with our ORA.
9 Office for Professional Body Anti-money laundering Supervision (OPBAS) fees 2.7 Two professional bodies commented on OPBAS periodic fees. 2.8 One raised concern over OPBAS relying on the largest Professional Body Supervisors (PBS) for funding. They argued that this structure meant a disproportionate share of the costs fall to the few largest PBS variable fee-payers. They asked if we would review the funding mechanism as we take on responsibility for anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CTF) supervision. 2.9 The other respondent asked us to provide guidance, as early as possible, on the fees likely to be payable under the future supervisory framework. Our response The Government has announced it intends for us to assume responsibility for AML and CTF supervision of legal, accountancy, and trust and company services providers. During the transition period, OPBAS will continue to exercise its oversight function supporting an orderly transition of AML and CTF supervisory functions from professional body supervisors (PBSs) to the FCA. At the end of the transition period, OPBAS’s functions will cease. We are considering our fees models for the wind down in funding for OPBAS and for the future regime. We will consult on our approach in due course. Advice guidance boundary review (AGBR) and fee-block A.19 2.10 One trade body asked why we had included fee-block A.19 in our proposals for recovering AGBR (simplified advice) exceptional project costs. Our response General Insurance is out of scope for this project, so we have removed fee-block A.19 from funding it. AFR allocation above the ORA budget uplift 2.11 One trade body asked why the AFR increase was above the 1% ORA uplift for fee-blocks: • A.18 (home finance providers, advisers and arrangers) • A.19 (general insurance distribution) • A.22 (principal firms, appointed representatives)
10 Our response The AFR allocated to fee-blocks A.18 and A.19 has increased above ORA (1%) because both fee-blocks are contributing to exceptional projects (cryptoassets, Smarter Regulatory Framework and InvestSmart) that have had increased budgets. This is outlined in our 2026/27 work programme. We reviewed the exceptional project costs allocated to A.22 and revised the AFR allocation down from a 4.4% uplift to a 0.6% uplift as these firms should not have been contributing to certain exceptional projects. AFR allocation across fee-blocks 2.12 In Chapter 2 of CP26/11, we proposed how to distribute recovery of our costs across fee-blocks. Table 2.1 shows the final allocation of the 2026/27 AFR across fee-blocks. Table 2.1: Final 2026/27 allocation of AFR across fee-blocks and comparison with 2025/26 AFR allocations to fee-blocks Final 2026/27 £m Actual 2025/26 £m Movement £m Movement % A.0 FCA minimum fee 33.2 31.3 1.9 6.0% AP.0 FCA prudential fee (i) 26.2 26.0 0.3 1.0% A.1 Deposit acceptors (i) 102.7 100.1 2.5 2.5% A.2 Home finance providers and administrators 24.3 24.0 0.3 1.3% A.3 Insurers – general and UK ISPVs (ii) 35.3 35.3 0.1 0.2% A.4 Insurers – life (ii) 59.6 59.7 -0.1 -0.2% A.5 Managing agents at Lloyd’s (ii) 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.0% A.6 The Society of Lloyd’s (ii) 0.4 0.4 0.0 1.3% A.7 Portfolio managers 61.5 60.9 0.5 0.9% A.9 Managers and depositaries of investment funds, and operators of collective investment schemes or pension schemes 16.4 16.3 0.1 0.5% A.10 Firms dealing as principal (iii) 70.5 69.6 0.9 1.3% A.13 Advisors, arrangers, dealers or brokers 107.2 106.6 0.6 0.5% A.14 Corporate finance advisers 19.4 19.2 0.2 1.3% A.18 Home finance providers, advisers and arrangers 23.8 23.5 0.3 1.3% A.19 General insurance distribution 39.3 38.8 0.5 1.3%
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AFR allocations to fee-blocks Final 2026/27 £m Actual 2025/26 £m Movement £m Movement % A.21 Firms holding client money or assets, or both 20.2 19.9 0.3 1.3% A.22 Principal firms – appointed representatives 7.4 7.4 0.0 0.6% A.23 Funeral plan intermediaries and funeral plan providers 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.8% A.24 Access to cash – designated firms 0.3 0.3 0.0 5.2% A.25 Pensions dashboard firms 0.0% CC1. Credit-related regulated activities with limited permission 11.6 11.4 0.2 1.7% CC2. Credit-related regulated activities 60.2 59.3 1.0 1.7% CC4. Motor vehicle lending with discretionary commission arrangements 0.0 6.9 -6.9 -100.0% CMC1 Claims Management Companies 2.4 2.3 0.0 1.9% B. Recognised investment exchanges, recognised overseas investment exchanges, multilateral trading facilities, organised trading facilities, recognised auction platforms, service companies, regulated benchmark administrators, third-country legal representative, benchmark endorsers, PISCES operators 10.9 10.6 0.3 3.2% C. Collective investment schemes 3.5 3.4 0.1 1.6% D. Designated professional bodies and professional body supervisors 2.3 2.3 0.0 1.6% E. Issuers and sponsors of securities 30.6 30.1 0.5 1.6% G. Money laundering regulations; regulated covered bonds regulations; payment services regulations; electronic money regulations; firms undertaking consumer buy-to-let business; data reporting services providers; third-party verification agents; cryptoasset businesses 15.2 13.5 1.6 12.0% J.1 Credit rating agencies 1.5 1.5 0.0 1.7% J.2 Trade repositories and J.3 securitisation repositories 0.7 0.7 0.0 2.0% Total AFR 788.9 783.5 5.4 0.7% Notes: (i) AP.0 FCA prudential fee-block is only recovered from FCA solo-regulated firms in proportion to the total periodic fees they pay through FCA solo-regulated fee-blocks. (ii) Fee-block activities that are dual-regulated by the FCA for conduct purposes and the PRA for prudential purposes. (iii) Includes certain investment firms that have been designated by the PRA to be regulated by the PRA for prudential purposes. These designated firms do not pay fees in AP.0, but the remaining solo-regulated firms in A.10 do.
12 Final minimum and flat-rate fees 2.13 This section sets out the final A-block and consumer credit minimum fees for 2026/27. 2.14 In Chapter 3 of CP26/11, we proposed to increase minimum and flat-rate fees in line with our increased ORA costs (1%) and continue the staged increases of A-block and consumer credit minimum fees. 2.15 Table 2.2 sets out the revised staged increases. Any firm authorised to carry out any of the regulated activities covered by the A fee-blocks will pay the minimum fee in fee-block A.0, except for A.6, which has only 1 fee-payer (the Society of Lloyd’s). Table 2.2: Revised structure of A-block and consumer credit minimum fees Fee-block 2026/27 2027/28 A.0 £2,200 Increased in line with ORA CC.1 (limited consumer credit permission) £1,100 CC.2 (full consumer credit permission) £2,200 Final variable fee-rates for 2026/27 2.16 We calculate variable fees by dividing the AFR for each fee-block by the total tariff data reported by the fee-payers in it. We highlighted in CP26/11 that we calculated the draft fee-rates and levies using estimated fee-payer populations and data, as we did not have tariff data for all fee-payers. 2.17 The differences between the draft fee-rates in CP26/11 and the final rates set out in Appendix 1 are due to the variations between the estimated and final tariff data. Table 2.3 shows the final figures for firm populations and the tariff data we used to calculate the final rates.
Table 2.3: Data used to calculate final 2026/27 fee-rates and year-on-year movement in actual fee-rates between 2025/26 and 2026/27 Fee block Tariff base Number of firms in fee-blocks Tariff data Change 2026/27 in rates 2025/26 Actual (i) Change 2026/27 2025/26 Actual (i) Change A.1 Modified eligible liabilities 653 671 -2.7% £4,199.6bn £3,977.3bn 5.6% -3.1% A.2 Number of mortgages or other home finance transactions 364 374 -2.7% £6.4m £6.3m 2.0% -0.7% A.3 Gross written premium 317 318 -0.3% £98.9bn £101.3bn -2.4% 3.1% A.3 Best estimate liabilities £171.1bn £170.5bn 0.4% 0.2% A.4 Gross written premium 126 127 -0.8% £184.0bn £187.8bn -2.0% 1.9% A.4 Best estimate liabilities £1,741.8bn £1,578.2bn 10.4% -9.6% A.5 Active capacity 57 55 3.6% £57.8bn £55.6bn 4.0% -3.1% A.7 Funds under management 2,542 2,594 -2.0% £13,981.4bn £12,622.6bn 10.8% -6.4% A.9 Gross income 1,144 1,157 -1.1% £14.3bn £14.7bn -2.4% 4.0% A.10 Traders 558 584 -4.5% 8,242 8,402 -1.9% 3.2% A.13 Annual income 9,260 9,752 -5.0% £41.4bn £39.4bn -5.2% -2.1% A.14 Annual income 696 728 -4.4% £13.3bn £9.9bn 14.9% -12.2% A.18 Annual income 4,789 4,965 -3.5% £2.3bn £2.1bn 8.3% -11.7% A.19 Annual income 10.689 11,105 -3.7% £26.4bn £24.8bn 6.3% -5.1% A.21 Client money 896 962 -6.9% £220.4bn £186.6bn 18.1% -12.2% A.21 Assets held £21,834.1bn £18,608.3bn 17.3% -12.6% 13
Fee block Tariff base Number of firms in fee-blocks Tariff data Change 2026/27 in rates 2025/26 Actual (i) Change 2026/27 2025/26 Actual (i) Change A.22 Appointed Representatives 2,683 2,826 -5.1% 32,908 33,379 -1.4% 0.4% A.23 Funeral plans 189 209 -9.6% £126.1m £124.0m 1.7% -1.2% A.24 Modified eligible liabilities 14 14 0.0% £2,077.3bn £2,002.5bn 3.7% 1.3% CC1 Annual income 13,612 15,360 -11.4% £2.5bn £3.2bn -24.1% -7.6% CC2 Annual income 10,208 10,764 -5.2% £35.3bn £32.9bn 7.4% -7.6% CC4 Annual income n.a 44. n.a. n.a. £9.7bn n.a. n.a. CMC Annual income 375 410 -8.5% £134.9m £153.5m -12.1% 17.8% AB01 Annual income 11 10 10.0% £433.9m £432.2m 0.4% -18.2% BU01 Annual income 5 5 0.0% £883.5m £870.6m 1.5% 0.0% B002 Annual income 57 53 7.5% £940.6m £863.1m 9.0% -8.6% B005 Annual income 32 32 0.0% £2,603.6m £2,343.1m 11.1% -7.0% C007 Number of funds 294 314 -6.4% 11,503 11,503 0.0% -25.0% C009 Number of funds 8 10 -20.0% 38 22 72.7% -25.0% D001 Exempt professional firms 10 10 0.0% 9,286 8,976 3.5% -1.4% D002 Supervised individuals 22 22 0.0% 90,330 89,099 1.4% -1.6% E002 Market capitalisation 645 658 -2.0% £2,859.9bn £2,600.1bn 10.0% -8.5% G002 Modified eligible liabilities 309 309 0.0% £4,193.8bn £3,962.2bn 5.8% -2.3% G003 Relevant income 533 539 -1.1% £11.6bn £12.5bn -7.0% 5.8% 14
Fee block Tariff base Number of firms in fee-blocks Tariff data Change 2026/27 in rates 2025/26 Actual (i) Change 2026/27 2025/26 Actual (i) Change G010 Average outstanding electronic money 261 243 7.4% £24.8bn £21.7bn 13.9% 0.0% G015 Fee for first programme Issuances 13 13 0.0% 15 13 15.4% -10.7% £17.4bn £11.9bn 45.6% -29.2% G025 Annual income 6 7 -14.3% £62.0m £57.5m 7.8% -22.9% G030 Annual income 57 47 21.3% £615.5m £457.1m 34.7% -60.3% J1 Applicable turnover 12 12 0.0% £875.2m £828.4m 5.7% -3.4% J2 Applicable turnover 4 4 0.0% £60.6m £55.2m 9.7% -7.2% J3 Applicable turnover 2 2 0.0% £1.8m £1.6m 11.4% -0.1% Notes: (i) ‘Actual’ refers to the final figures we used to calculate the 2025/26 fee-rates. 15
16 2.18 The amount we collect under the AFR is reduced by the financial penalty revenues we retained from 2025/26. The final total of retained financial penalty revenues is £72.4m, compared to our estimate of £72.8m when we consulted in March 2026. The financial penalty scheme is explained on our website. Table 2.4 shows the impact of retained penalties on fee-blocks. We are distributing them in the proportions we consulted on. Table 2.4: Final schedule of rebates of retained penalties in 2026/27 Fee-block Retained penalties to be applied to benefit of fee-payers in 2026/27 (£m) Rebate applied to 2026/27 fees AP.0 FCA prudential 0.0 0.0% A.1 Deposit acceptors 11.4 11.7% A.2 Home finance providers and administrators 1.2 5.1% A.3 Insurers − general and UK ISPVs 2.3 6.8% A.4 Insurers − life 4.1 7.2% A.5 Managing agents at Lloyd’s 0.0 0.0% A.6 The Society of Lloyd’s 0.0 0.0% A.7 Portfolio managers 16.8 28.8% A.9 Managers and depositaries of investment funds, and operators of collective investment schemes or pension schemes 2.7 17.3% A.10 Firms dealing as principal 9.2 13.7% A.13 Advisors, arrangers, dealers or brokers 6.2 6.0% A.14 Corporate finance advisers 2.8 15.3% A.18 Home finance providers, advisers and arrangers 4.7 20.7% A.19 General insurance distribution 4.2 11.2% A.21 Firms holding client money or assets or both 4.7 24.6% A.22 Principal firms – appointed representatives 0.0 0.0% A.23 Funeral plan intermediaries and funeral plan providers 0.0 0.0% A.24 Access to cash – designated firms 0.0 0.0% B. Market Infrastructure providers – Service companies, Regulated benchmark administrators, Recognised investment exchanges, Recognised auction platforms, Recognised overseas investment exchanges, Operators of multilateral or organised trading facilities, PISCES operators 0.0 0.0% CC1. Consumer credit – limited permission 0.0 0.0% CC2. Consumer credit – full permission 0.0 0.0%
17 Fee-block Retained penalties to be applied to benefit of fee-payers in 2026/27 (£m) Rebate applied to 2026/27 fees E. Issuers and sponsors of securities 2.2 7.4% G.1 Persons registered under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 0.0 0.0% G.2, G.3, G.4, G.5 Firms under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 0.0 0.0% G.10, G.11 Firms under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 0.0 0.0% G.20, G.21 Firms under the Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015 0.0 0.0% G.25 Firms under the Data Reporting Services Regulations 2024 0.0 0.0% G50 Proxy advisors 0.0 0.0% Total 72.4
18 Chapter 3 Application, transaction, and notification fees (Final rules in Appendix 1) 3.1 In Chapter 4 of CP26/11, we consulted on increasing application, transaction and notification fees in line with our ORA costs (1%) and rounding them to the nearest £10. 3.2 We received 6 responses to our question on this: Question 2: Do you have any comments on the proposed FCA application, transaction and notification fees for 2026/27? 3.3 All respondents supported our proposals. Table 3.1 sets out the final application fee pricing categories for 2026/27. Table 3.1 2026/27 application fee pricing categories Category Price 1 £280 2 £560 3 £1,130 4 £2,820 5 £5,640 6 £11,260 7 £28,150 8 £56,300 9 £112,590 10 £225,170
19 Chapter 4 Financial Ombudsman Service general levy (Final rules in Appendix 1) 4.1 In this chapter we provide feedback on the responses to Chapter 5 of CP26/11. 4.2 We consulted on the 2026/27 general levy rates for firms in the Financial Ombudsman’s compulsory jurisdiction (CJ). The final rates may differ from those we proposed. This reflects differences between the estimated and final tariff data we used to calculate the rates. The final rates are set out in Appendix 1. 4.3 The Financial Ombudsman presented its final budget for 2026/27 to our Oversight Committee in March 2026. The Oversight Committee, acting under delegated authority from the FCA Board, approved the total cost base of £268.3m. The Financial Ombudsman is funded through annual levies for its CJ and voluntary jurisdiction (VJ), together with case fees. A breakdown of the budget is included in its 2026/27 plans and budget publication. 4.4 The CJ levy for 2026/27 is £86m. It applies to firms that carry on business that is subject to the CJ and is collected by the FCA. The CJ levy covers most of the Financial Ombudsman’s fixed costs, such as IT infrastructure, office space, central support functions and senior casework management. It does not cover casework itself, which is met through case fees payable by firms and professional representatives (PRs). 4.5 The CJ levy is generally payable by all relevant firms authorised or registered with us, including those with no cases referred to the Financial Ombudsman. Firms that do not deal with eligible complainants, as defined in DISP 2.7, may claim an exemption from the Financial Ombudsman funding rules by written notification. 4.6 From 1 April 2026, the standard case fee increased to £680. Cases brought by PRs will incur a charge of £80 where the outcome is in favour of the consumer. Where the outcome is in favour of the firm, the PR will be charged £260 and the firm’s case fee will be reduced to £500. 4.7 We received 5 responses to our questions on the CJ levy. Question 3: Do you have any comments on the proposed method of calculating the CJ levy tariff rates for firms in each industry block? Question 4: Do you have any comments on our proposals for how the overall CJ levy should be apportioned?
20 4.8 Most respondents agreed with our proposals. One trade body asked why: • the CJ levy increased from £70m in 2025/26 to £86m in 2026/27 • the consumer credit I020 industry block tariff has increased so that its overall contribution is higher than other industry blocks. 4.9 The same trade body argued that an increase was unnecessary as consumer credit complaints were reducing, due to our motor finance redress scheme and the fees PRs now pay when referring complaints to the Financial Ombudsman. It was also concerned about the increase in case fees and the overall impact of the increased costs on smaller firms. It suggested that the PR sector should pay a bigger share of the consumer credit tariff block, as it represents the customers who refer the complaints to the Financial Ombudsman. 4.10 Another trade body asked if any additional levy for complaints about motor finance discretionary commission arrangements would be apportioned fairly, without additional charges to the insurance sector. Our response The Financial Ombudsman publicly consults on its budget, which sets out its income requirement for the coming financial year. The FCA Oversight Committee scrutinises the budget on behalf of the FCA Board, which must approve the final budget. For the CJ levy, the general principle is that costs are apportioned based on each industry block’s level of activity. The levy is not intended to cover complaint handling costs, which are funded through case fees. Instead, it ensures the costs associated with the Financial Ombudsman’s overheads are distributed fairly across sectors. We consider it appropriate to apportion the CJ in line with the Financial Ombudsman’s forecasts. In its plan and budget, the Financial Ombudsman set out the reasons behind the increased CJ levy and fee requirements: they reflect the need to maintain financial reserves and cover the costs of the reforms to its service. It expects most complaints this year to be about banking and consumer credit firms. This is down to deferred payment credit becoming a regulated activity, and cost of living pressures leading to more affordability complaints. Our Oversight Committee was satisfied with this rationale. Due to the legal challenges to our motor finance redress scheme, it is not clear how many of its existing motor finance cases the Financial Ombudsman will resolve in the year. However, this does not affect how we apportion the CJ levy for 2026/27, as this is based on the Financial Ombudsman’s forecasts for complaints it may receive in 2026/27. There are also uncertainties around future motor finance case referrals, and the timing of these, but this is more likely to impact referrals in 2027/28.
21 The FCA and Financial Ombudsman will consider this further when there is greater certainty. Smaller firms in the I020 industry block pay only the minimum levy. This increases in line with income above £250,000, reducing the burden on smaller firms to a proportionate level. From 2026/27, firms will also receive a £2,000 case fee discount each financial year, ensuring that those driving complaints to the Financial Ombudsman incur case fee costs while firms which do not drive complaints, benefit from the discount. The Financial Ombudsman’s CJ levy includes a dedicated Claims Management Companies (CMCs) industry block. However, this represents complaints against CMCs that fall within the CJ, not complaints that CMCs refer to the Financial Ombudsman. It would not be appropriate to increase their contribution to cover costs unrelated to complaints about their regulated activities. We note the Financial Ombudsman has recently changed the case fee arrangements for PRs when referring complaints, so firms will not pay the full case fee when complaints referred by PRs are found in the firm’s favour.
Table 4.1: Final general levy rates Industry Block Description Tariff Base Proposed 2026/27 tariff rate (£) Final 2025/26 tariff rate (£) Proposed 2026/27 minimum levy per firm (£) Final 2025/26 minimum levy per firm (£) Proposed 2026/27 gross total Final 2025/26 gross total Proposed 2026/27 contribution by block Final 2025/26 contribution by block I001 Deposit acceptors, home finance lenders and administrators, and dormant asset fund operators Per relevant account 0.08590 0.07120 100 100 £25,252,336 £20,154,101 29.4% 28.8% I002 Insurers: general Per £1,000 of gross written premium income 0.228 0.197 100 100 £10,771,689 £8,998,944 12.5% 12.9% I003 The Society of Lloyds Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 67,245 58,669 £67,245 £58,669 0.1% 0.1% I004 Insurers: life Per £1,000 of gross written premium income 0.01630 0.01200 130 130 £2,407,136 £1,827,033 2.8% 2.6% I005 Portfolio managers Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 230 230 £242,550 £242,550 0.3% 0.3% I006 Managers and depositaries of investment funds, and operators of collective investment schemes or pension schemes Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 75 75 £32,460 £32,460 0.0% 0.0% I007 Dealers as principal Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 75 75 £19,500 £19,500 0.0% 0.0% I008 Advisors, arrangers, dealers or brokers (holding client money) Per £1,000 of annual income 0.251 0.208 45 45 £1,478,008 £1,124,046 1.7% 1.6% I009 Advisors, arrangers, dealers, or brokers (not holding client money) Per £1,000 of annual income 0.203 0.160 45 45 £1,436,484 £1,067,055 1.7% 1.5% 22
Industry Block Description Tariff Base Proposed 2026/27 tariff rate (£) Final 2025/26 tariff rate (£) Proposed 2026/27 minimum levy per firm (£) Final 2025/26 minimum levy per firm (£) Proposed 2026/27 gross total Final 2025/26 gross total Proposed 2026/27 contribution by block Final 2025/26 contribution by block I010 Corporate finance advisors Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 65 65 £17,710 £17,710 0.0% 0.0% IA11 Authorised payment service providers Per £1,000 of relevant Income 0.00530 0.00200 75 75 £59,647 £48,263 0.1% 0.1% IS11 Small payment institutions and small e-money issuers Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 45 45 £18,060 £18,060 0.0% 0.0% I013 Cash plan health providers Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 75 75 £650 £650 0.0% 0.0% I014 Credit unions Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 70 70 £24,035 £24,035 0.0% 0.0% I015 Friendly societies whose tax-exempt business represents 95% or more of their total relevant business Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 75 75 £2,600 £2,600 0.0% 0.0% I016 Home finance providers, advisers and arrangers Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 95 95 £470,815 £470,815 0.5% 0.7% I017 General insurance distribution Per £1,000 of relevant business annual income 0.462 0.410 100 100 £6,539,117 £5,651,430 7.6% 8.1% IA18 Authorised electronic money institutions Per £1,000 of average outstanding electronic money 0.0001 0.0001 40 40 £12,349 £9,493 0.0% 0.0% IS18 Small electronic money institutions Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 50 50 £1,553 £1,297 0.0% 0.0% I019 Consumer credit: limited Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 55 45 £782,390 £782,390 0.9% 1.1% 23
Industry Block Description Tariff Base Proposed 2026/27 tariff rate (£) Final 2025/26 tariff rate (£) Proposed 2026/27 minimum levy per firm (£) Final 2025/26 minimum levy per firm (£) Proposed 2026/27 gross total Final 2025/26 gross total Proposed 2026/27 contribution by block Final 2025/26 contribution by block IA19 Consumer credit: limited (not for profit) Flat Levy N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. £0 0.0% 0.0% I020 Consumer Credit: Full Per £1,000 of consumer Credit Income 1.029 (on income over £250,000 plus minimum fee) 0.894 (on income over £250,000 plus minimum fee) 35 35 £36,272,985 £29,288,469 42.2% 41.8% I021 Consumer buy-to-let Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 35 35 £585 £0 0.0% 0.0% I022 Designated credit reference agencies Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 75 75 N.A. £0 0.0% 0.0% I023 Designated finance platforms Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 75 75 N.A. £0 0.0% 0.0% I024 Claims management companies Per £1,00 of relevant business Annual Income 0.370 0.310 50 50 £77,357 £60,287 0.1% 0.1% I025 Funeral plans Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 65 65 £12,740 £100,144 0.0% 0.1% I026 Pension dashboard activities Flat Levy N.A. N.A. 65 65 £0 £0 0.0% 0.0% Total – all blocks £86,000,000 £70,000,000 100.0% 100.0% 24
25 Chapter 5 Levies collected on behalf of other government departments (Final rules in Appendix 1) 5.1 In this chapter, we set out the final 2026/27 funding requirements for the levies we collect on behalf of government departments and give feedback on the responses to Chapter 6 of CP26/11. 5.2 The levies are: • Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) levies • Devolved Authorities debt advice levies • Illegal money lending (IML) levy Feedback from consultation and our responses 5.3 We received 5 responses to our question on the levies we collect on behalf of other government departments. The question was: Question 5: Do you have any comments on the proposed 2026/27 rates for the levies collected on behalf of government departments? 5.4 Two trade bodies and 2 firms supported our proposals. One trade body noted that our proposed allocation of the MaPS levies to fee-block A.19 was double that for A.18. They had expected that the A.19 allocation would be lower. Our response We allocate MaPS levies using several factors, including the number of users accessing MaPS guidance channels, historic usage splits, and our methodology for apportioning FCA costs. Under this approach, the higher allocation to A.19 is due, in part, to its larger firm population (c.6,000 more firms than A.18). As the cost is spread across a larger population, a larger allocation does not necessarily mean higher fees. The approach is consistent with the methodology applied in previous years
26 Economic crime levy (ECL) 5.5 As well as the levies we collect through our FSMA powers, we collect the economic crime levy (ECL) on behalf of the Treasury. Responsibility for collecting the ECL has been given to the FCA, HM Revenue and Customs and the Gambling Commission under Section 53(1) of the Finance Act 2022. 5.6 The arrangements for all 3 collection agents, including the levy rates and the timing of payments, are determined by the Economic Crime (Anti-Money Laundering) Levy Regulations 2022 and subsequent orders issued by the Treasury. The levy we collect is restricted to firms we are responsible for supervising under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLRs). It is based on total UK revenue. 5.7 Since the terms of this levy are determined by legislation and not FCA rules, it did not form part of the consultation. However, 1 trade body raised concerns about unexpected and significant ECL increases following the November 2025 Autumn Budget. It said they disproportionately affect the insurance sector despite its lower risk profile. It proposed that the operation of the ECL should be reviewed. We have passed this feedback to the Treasury. Final levy rates 5.8 Tables 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 of CP26/11 showed the proposed allocations of the FSMA levies to fee-blocks. Following consultation, we have not changed the pattern of distribution. However, some of the totals to be recovered have changed, which affects the levy amounts allocated to each fee-block. As we noted in CP26/11, some of the data we consulted on was estimated. 5.9 Tables 5.1 to 5.5 below present the final levy totals and their allocations to each fee-block. The tables also reference the parts of the FEES manual in Appendix 1 where the levy-rates are set.
27 Table 5.1: Final allocation of MaPS levies 2026/27 to fee-blocks Money guidance in the UK – levy rates in FEES 7A Annex 1 Fee-block Final 2026/2027 allocation £m Actual 2025/2026 allocation £m Movement (%) A.0 minimum fee 0.16 0.17 -4.5% A.1 Deposit acceptors 4.51 5.07 -11.0% A.2 Home finance providers and administrators 4.18 4.24 -1.4% A.3 Insurers – general and UK ISPVs 2.24 2.35 -4.4% A.4 Insurers – life 3.69 3.66 0.9% A.5 Managing agents at Lloyd’s 0.00 0.00 n.a. A.6 The Society of Lloyd’s 0.00 0.00 n.a. A.7 Portfolio managers 1.26 1.31 -3.9% A.9 Managers and depositaries of investment funds, and operators of collective investment schemes or pension schemes 1.78 1.66 7.5% A.10 Firms dealing as principal 1.41 1.47 -4.1% A.13 Advisors, arrangers, dealers or brokers 2.29 2.49 -7.9% A.14 Corporate finance advisers 0.26 0.27 -3.3% A.18 Home finance providers, advisers and arrangers 0.32 0.33 -3.3% A.19 General insurance distribution 0.52 0.54 -3.1% A.21 Firms holding client money or assets, or both 0.27 0.28 -3.2% CC.1 Credit-related regulated activities with limited permission 1.51 1.62 -6.8% CC.2 Credit-related regulated activities 2.16 2.36 -8.5% G. Firms covered by Payment Services Regulations 2017 (PSRs) and Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (EMRs) 0.2 0.19 6.1% Total 26.77 27.99 -4.4%
28 Table 5.2: Final allocation of debt advice levies 2026/27 in England Debt advice in England – levy rates in FEES 7A Annex 2 Fee-block Final 2026/2027 allocation £m Actual 2025/2026 allocation £m Movement (%) A.2 Home finance providers and administrators 58.50 51.55 13.5% CC.3 Consumer credit lending 58.50 51.55 13.5% Total 117.01 103.10 13.5% Table 5.3: Final allocation of pensions guidance levies 2026/27 in the UK Pensions guidance in the UK – levy rates in FEES 7A Annex 3 Fee-block Final 2026/2027 allocation £m Actual 2025/2026 allocation £m Movement (%) A.1 Deposit acceptors 8.99 15.62 -42.5% A.4 Insurers – life 8.99 15.62 -42.5% A.7 Portfolio managers 8.99 15.62 -42.5% A.9 Managers and depositaries of investment funds, and operators of collective investment schemes or pension schemes 5.99 10.42 -42.5% A.13 Advisors, arrangers, dealers or brokers 4.49 7.81 -42.5% Total 3.45 65.10 -42.5% Table 5.4: Final allocation of Devolved Authorities debt advice levies 2026/27 to fee-blocks Devolved Authorities debt advice – levy rates in Appendix 1 – FEES 7B Annex 1R Fee-block Final 2026/2027 allocation £m Actual 2025/2026 allocation £m Movement (%) A.2 Home finance providers and administrators 9.00 8.59 4.8% CC.3 Consumer credit lending 9.00 8.59 4.8% Total 18.00 17.18 4.8%
29 Table 5.5: Final allocation of IML levy 2026/27 to fee-blocks Illegal money lending – levy rates in Appendix 1 – FEES 13 Annex 1R Fee-block Final 2026/2027 allocation £m Actual 2025/2026 allocation £m Movement (%) CC1. Credit-related regulated activities with limited permission 0.07 0.08 -11.1% CC2. Credit-related regulated activities 8.82 8.49 3.8% Total 8.88 8.57 3.7%
30 Chapter 6 Amendments to FEES guidance 6.1 In Chapter 7 of CP26/11, we consulted on updating FEES guidance to clarify that direct debit is our preferred method of payment. The question was: Question 6: Do you agree with our proposed changes FEES 2 guidance? 6.2 We received 5 responses, all of which supported our proposal. While not mandatory, this clarification is intended to encourage greater uptake, as direct debit is a more cost effective and efficient method for administering firms’ fee and levy payments.
31 Annex 1 List of non-confidential respondents Association of Mortgage Intermediaries Association of Financial Mutuals British Insurance Brokers Association Consumer Credit Trade Association
32 CC Annex 2 Abbreviations used in this paper Abbreviation Description AFR Annual Funding Requirement AGBR Advice Guidance Boundary Review AML Anti Money Laundering Consumer Credit CJ Compulsory Jurisdiction CMCs Claims Management Companies CP Consultation Paper CTF Counter Terrorist Financing ECL Economic Crime Levy FCA Financial Conduct Authority FSMA Financial Services and Markets Act IML Illegal Money Lending Levy ISPVS Insurance Special Purpose Vehicle MaPS Money and Pensions Service MLRs Money Laundering Regulations OPBAS Office for Professional Body for Anti-Money Laundering Supervision ORA Ongoing Regulatory Activities PISCES Private Intermittent Securities Capital Exchange System PR Professional Representatives PRA Prudential Regulatory Authority
33 Abbreviation Description Policy Statement PS VJ Voluntary Jurisdiction
Appendix 1 Made rules (legal instrument)
FCA 2026/34 PERIODIC FEES (2026/2027) AND OTHER FEES INSTRUMENT 2026 Powers exercised A. The Financial Conduct Authority (“the FCA”) makes this instrument in the exercise of the powers and related provisions in or under the following: (1) the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“the Act”): (a) section 137SA (Rules to recover expenses relating to the Money and Pensions Service); (b) section 137SB (Rules to recover debt advice expenses incurred by the devolved authorities); (c) section 137T (General supplementary powers); (d) section 139A (Power of the FCA to give guidance); (e) section 234 (Industry funding); (f) section 333T (Funding of action against illegal money lending); and (g) paragraph 23 (Fees) in Part 3 (Penalties and fees) of Schedule 1ZA (The Financial Conduct Authority); (2) regulation 46 (Modifications of primary and secondary legislation) of, and paragraph 5 (Fees) of Part 1 (Primary Legislation) of the Schedule (Modifications to Primary and Secondary Legislation) to, the Regulated Covered Bond Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/346); (3) regulation 59 (Costs of supervision) of the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/99); (4) article 6 (Qualifying provisions: fees) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Qualifying Provisions) Order 2013 (SI 2013/419); (5) article 25 (Application of provisions of the Act to the FCA in respect of its supervision of consumer buy-to-let mortgage firms) of the Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015 (SI 2015/910); (6) regulation 102 (Costs of supervision) of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/692); (7) regulation 118 (Costs of supervision) of the Payment Services Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/752); (8) regulation 27 (Costs of supervision) of the Oversight of Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing Supervision Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/1301); (9) regulation 26 (FCA: penalties, fees and exemption from liability in damages) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Benchmarks) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/135);
FCA 2026/34 (10) regulation 63 (Power to charge fees) of the EEA Passport Rights (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/1149); (11) paragraph 12K (Power to charge fees) of Part 1A (Continuation of authorisation for limited purposes: Electronic Money Regulations 2011) and paragraph 35 (Power to charge fees) of Part 3 (Continuation of authorisation for limited purposes: Payment Services Regulations 2017) of Schedule 3 (Transitional Provisions) to the Electronic Money, Payment Services and Payment Systems (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/1201); (12) regulations 206 (Meaning of “qualifying functions” in this Part) and 208 (Fees: Financial Conduct Authority) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/632); and (13) regulation 27 (FCA: penalties, fees and exemption from liability in damages) of the Data Reporting Services Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/107). B. The rule-making powers listed above are specified for the purpose of section 138G(2) (Rule-making instruments) of the Act. C. As required by section 137SA(5) of the Act, the Secretary of State has consented to rules made under that section and, as required by sections 137SB(5) and 333T(5) of the Act, the Treasury has consented to rules made under these sections. Commencement D. This instrument comes into force on 2 July 2026. Amendments to the Handbook E. The Fees manual (FEES) is amended in accordance with the Annex to this instrument. Notes F. In the Annex to this instrument, the notes (indicated by “Note:”) are included for the convenience of the reader but do not form part of the legislative text. Citation G. This instrument may be cited as the Periodic Fees (2026/2027) and Other Fees Instrument 2026. By order of the Board 25 June 2026 Page 2 of 42
3 FCA 2026/34 Annex Amendments to the Fees manual (FEES) In this Annex, underlining indicates new text and striking through indicates deleted text. 2 General Provisions 2.1 Introduction … Method of payment 2.1.12 R Unless FEES 2.1.13R applies, the sum payable must be paid using direct debit, credit transfer (BACS/CHAPS), or credit or debit card. 2.1.12A G For the purposes of FEES 2.1.12R, the FCA’s preferred method of payment for periodic fees and levies is direct debit. … 3 Application, Notification and Vetting Fees … FCA pricing categories Annex 1A 3 R Annex 1A Category Price Category 1 £280 Category 2 £550 £560 Category 3 £1,120 £1,130 Category 4 £2,790 £2,820 Category 5 £5,580 £5,640 Category 6 £11,150 £11,260 Category 7 £27,870 £28,150 Page 3 of 42
FCA 2026/34 Category 8 £55,740 £56,300 Category 9 £111,470 £112,590 Category 10 £222,940 £225,170 … 3 Annex 12 Primary market transaction fees 3 Annex 12 R Category Fee payable (£) A1 0 A2 2,230 2,250 A3 5,580 5,640 A4 16,720 16,890 A5 22,290 22,510 A6 55,740 56,300 … … 4 Periodic fees … 4 Annex 2A FCA Fee rates for the period from 1 April 2025 2026 to 31 March 2026 2027 4 Annex 2A R Part 1 Page 4 of 42
FCA 2026/34 This table shows the tariff rates applicable to each of the fee blocks set out in Part 1 of FEES 4 Annex 1AR. … Activity group Fee payable A.1 Band width (£million of Modified Eligible Liabilities (MELs)) Fee (£/£m or part £m of MELs) Periodic fee
10 - 140 16.605 16.092 140 - 630 16.605 16.092 630 - 1,580 16.605 16.092 1,580 - 13,400 20.756 20.115 13,400 27.398 26.552 The tariff rates in A.1 are not relevant for the permissions relating to operating a dormant asset fund. Instead, a flat fee of £7,538 £7,613 is payable in respect of these permissions. A.2 Band width (No. of mortgages and/or home finance transactions) Fee (£/mortgage) 50 3.830 3.805 A.3 Gross written premium for fees purposes (GWP) Periodic fee Band Width (£million of GWP) Fee (£/m or part £m of GWP) 0.5 311.49 321.042 PLUS Page 5 of 42
FCA 2026/34 Best estimate liabilities for fees purposes (BEL) Periodic fee Band Width (£million of BEL) Fee (£/£m or part £m of BEL)
1 20.57 20.607 For UK ISPVs the tariff rates are not relevant and a flat fee of £610 £617 is payable in respect of each FCA financial year (the 12 months ending 31 March). A.4 Gross written premium for fees purposes (GWP) Periodic fee Band Width (£million of GWP) Fee (£/£m or part £m of GWP) 1 190.72 194.3042 PLUS Best estimate liabilities for fees purposes (BEL) Periodic fee Band Width (£million of BEL) Fee (£/£m or part £m of BEL) 1 15.13 13.682 A.5 Band Width (£million of Active Capacity (AC)) Fee (£/£m or part £m of AC) 50 5.05 4.891 A.6 Flat fee (£) 438,086.14 443,963.33 A.7 For class 1(C), (2), (3) and (4) firms: Band Width (£million of Funds under Management (FuM)) Fee (£/£m or part £m of FuM) 10 4.814 4.508 Page 6 of 42
FCA 2026/34 For class 1(B) firms: the fee calculated as for class 1(C) firms above, less 15%. For class 1(A) firms: the fee calculated as for class 1(C) firms above, less 50%. A.9 Band Width (£million of Gross Income (GI)) Fee (£/£m or part £m of GI)
1 1,155.17 1,201.844 A.10 Band Width (No. of traders) Fee (£/person) 1 8,643.20 8,922.80 For firms carrying on auction regulation bidding, the fee in A.10 is calculated as above less 20% for each trader that carries on auction regulation bidding but not MiFID business bidding or dealing in investments as principal. A.13 Band Width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 100 2.754 2.697 A.14 Band Width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 100 1.955 1.717 A.18 Band Width (£ thousands of Annual Income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 100 13.10 11.564 A.19 Band Width (£ thousands of Annual Income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 100 1.592 1.511 A.21 Client money Page 7 of 42
FCA 2026/34 Band Width (£ client money) (CM) held Fee (£/£ millions or part £ million of CM) less than £1 million 134.80 118.35 an amount equal to or greater than £1 million but less than or equal to £1 billion 101.100 88.77 more than £1 billion 67.40 59.18 PLUS Safe custody assets Band Width (£ safe custody assets) (CA) held Fee (£/£ millions or part £ million of CA) less than £10 million 0.481 0.4205 an amount equal to or greater than £10 million and less than or equal to £100 billion 0.3608 0.3154 more than £100 billion 0.2405 0.2103 A.22 Band Width (Modified no. of appointed representatives) Fee (£/modified no. of appointed representatives)
0 303.38 304.501 A.23 Band Width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 100 15.30 15.112 A.24 Band width (£ million of Modified Fee (£/£m or part £m of MELs) Page 8 of 42
FCA 2026/34 Eligible Liabilities (MELs))
0 0.15 0.152 A.25 Flat fee (£) £10,250 £10,352.50 B. Service Companies Band Width Fee (£) Annual income up to and including £100,000 1,340.00 1,353.00 PLUS: Band width Fee (£/£thousand or part £ thousand of income) Annual income over £100,000 0.71 0.73 B. Regulated benchmark administrators Band width Fee (£) Annual income up to and including £100,000 1,362.00 1,376.00 PLUS: Band width Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of income) Annual income over 100,000 1.42 1.32 B. Recognised investment exchanges Band width Fee (£) Annual income up to and including £10,000,000 129,394.00 130,688.00 PLUS: Band width Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of income) Annual income over £10,000,000 2.62 Page 9 of 42
FCA 2026/34 B. Recognised auction platforms 68,974.00 69,664.00 B. Recognised overseas investment exchanges 73,897.00 74,636.00 B. MTF and OTF operators Band width Fee (£) Annual income up to and including £100,000 1,362.00 1,376.00 PLUS: Band width Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of income) Annual income over £100,000 1.74 1.59 B. Pisces operators Band width Fee (£) Annual income up to and including £500,000 2,200.00 PLUS: Band width Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of income) Annual income over £500,000 [tbc] 8.00 CC1. Creditrelated regulated activities with limited permission Band Width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) Fee (£) 0 - 10 800.00 1,100.00
10 - 100 1,100.00 100 1,100.00 PLUS: Page 10 of 42
FCA 2026/34 Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI)
250 0.5495 0.5079 CC2. Creditrelated regulated activities Band Width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) Fee (£) 0 - 50 1,500.00 2,200.00 50 - 100 1,750.00 2,200.00 100 2,000.00 2,200.00 PLUS: Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 250 1.539 1.422 A fee payer which falls into fee blocks A.0 and CC2. pays a fee of £0 in relation to income falling within the CC2. fee block up to a Band Width of 250. CC4. Motor vehicle lending with discretionary commission arrangements Band Width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 0 - 250 0.00 250 0.715 0.00 CMC. Band width (£ thousands of annual turnover) Fee (£) 0-50 591.00 597.00 50-100 1,184.00 1,196.00 100 15.03 17.7002 per £ thousand or part per £ thousand Page 11 of 42
FCA 2026/34 Part 2 … Part 2(a) tariff rates (minimum fees) payable to the FCA by FCAauthorised persons A.0 (1) £2,000 £2,200 unless it is a community finance organisation with a tariff base of: (a) up to and including 3 mortgages and/or home finance transactions, in which case a minimum fee of £208 £210 is payable; or (b) more than 3 but no more than 10 mortgages and/or home finance transactions, in which case a minimum fee of £706 £713 is payable; or (c) more than 10 but no more than 50 mortgages and/or home finance transactions, in which case a minimum fee of £1,310 £1,323 is payable. … AP.0 Periodic fees payable under fee blocks A.2, A.7 to A.19, A.21, A.23 and CC.2 CC2 in Part 1 multiplied by rate £0.10144 £0.10094 Part 2(b) tariff rates (minimum fees) payable to the FCA by PRA-authorised persons Fee A.0 (1) Any PRA-authorised person except as set out in (2) and (3) £1000 £1,100 … (2) Credit union with a tariff base (Modified Eligible Liabilities) of: (a) £0 to £0.5 million £108 £109 (b) £0.5 million to £2.0 million £365 £369 (c) above £2 million. £675 £682 (3) Non-directive friendly society that meets the criteria of one of the following categories (a) to (c): Page 12 of 42
FCA 2026/34 Activity Gross written Best estimate group the premium for fees liabilities for firm falls purposes for that fees purposes into activity for that activity (a) A.3 but £0.5 million or Up to £1 £291 not A.4 less million or less £294 (b) A.4 but £1 million or less £1 million or £291 not A.3 less £294 (c) Both A.3 and A.4 A.3 £0.5 million or £1 million or £291 less less £294 A.4 £1 million or less £1 million or £291 less £294 … 4 Periodic fees in relation to collective investment schemes, recognised Annex schemes, AIFs marketed in the UK, small registered UK AIFMs and money 4 market funds payable for the period 1 April 2025 2026 to 31 March 2026 2027 4 R Part 1 – Periodic fees payable Annex 4 Scheme type Basic fee (£) Total funds/sub-funds aggregate Fund factor Fee (£) ICVC, 40.00 1-2 1 40.00 30.00 30.00 AUT, 3-6 2.5 100.00 ACS, 7-15 5 75.00 Money market 16-50 11 200.00 funds with 150.00 effect from 21 >50 22 July 2018, 440.00 schemes 330.00 recognised 880.00 under section 660.00 Page 13 of 42
FCA 2026/34 271A of the Act non-UK AIFs 160.00 1-2 1 160.00 recognised 120.00 120.00 under section 3-6 2.5 272 of the Act 400.00 7-15 5 300.00 16-50 11 800.00 600.00
50 22 1,760.00 1,320.00 3,520.00 2,640.00 … Umbrellas recognised under sections 271A or 272 of the Act are charged according to the number of sub-funds which are recognised under section 271A or 272 of the Act (subject to the note below) as at 31 March immediately before the start of the period to which the fee applies. For example, for 2024/25 2026/27 fees, a reference to 31 March means 31 March 2024 2026. … Part 2 – Periodic fees for AIFs marketed in the UK, following a notification to the FCA under regulation 57, 58 or 59 of the AIFMD UK regulation Kind of notification Fee per AIF AIF (£) Notification under regulation 57 of the AIFMD UK regulation 407 411 Notification under regulation 58 of the AIFMD UK regulation 284 287 Notification under regulation 59 of the AIFMD UK regulation 407 411 Part 3 – Periodic fees paid by small registered UK AIFMs The annual fee for small registered UK AIFMs is £801 £809 Page 14 of 42
FCA 2026/34 4 Periodic fees for designated professional bodies: tariff base, valuation date Annex and tariff rates 5 4 R … Annex 5 Part 2 This table sets out the tariff rates applicable to designated professional bodies Fee payable in relation to 2025/26 2026/27 Amount payable Minimum fee, payable by all designated professional bodies £11,838 £11,956 Variable fee, payable by designated professional bodies where the number of exempt professional firms regulated or supervised by a designated professional body is greater than 1 £24.48 £24.13 multiplied by the total number of exempt professional firms in excess of 1 … … 4 Periodic fees in respect of payment services, electronic money issuance, Annex regulated covered bonds, CBTL business, data reporting services, third 11 party verifiers and proxy advisers in relation to the period 1 April 2025 2026 to 31 March 2026 2027 4 R This Annex sets out the periodic fees in respect of payment services carried Annex on by fee-paying payment service providers under the Payment Services 11 Regulations and electronic money issuance by fee-paying electronic money issuers under the Electronic Money Regulations and issuance of regulated covered bonds by issuers and CBTL business carried on by CBTL firms under the MCD Order and data reporting services providers under the DRS Regulations. … Part 5 – Tariff rates Activity group Fee payable in relation to 2025/26 2026/27 Page 15 of 42
FCA 2026/34 G.2 Minimum fee (£) 622 628 £ million or part £m of Modified Eligible Liabilities (MELS) Fee (£/£m or part £m of MELS)
0.1 0.388 0.379 G.3 Minimum fee (£) 622 628 £ thousands or part thousand of Relevant Income Fee (£/£thousand or part £thousand of Relevant Income) 100 0.292 0.309 G.4 Flat fee (£) 646 652 G.5 As in G.3 G.10 Minimum fee (£) 2,043 2,063 £million or part m of average outstanding electronic money (AOEM) Fee (£/£m, or part £m of AOEM) 5.0 43.40 G.11 Flat fee (£) 1,418 1,432 G.15 Minimum fee for the first registered programme (£) 124,649 111,259 Minimum fee for all subsequent registered programmes 75% of minimum fee for first registered programme £million or part £m of regulated covered bonds issued in the 12 months ending on the valuation date. Fee (£/£m or part £m of regulated covered bonds issued in the 12 months ending on the valuation date) 0.00 15.08 10.67 … G.20 Flat fee (£) 523 528 G.21 Flat fee (£) 260 263 Page 16 of 42
FCA 2026/34 G.25 Data reporting services providers. £1.92 £1.48 per £1,000 or part- £1,000, subject to a minimum payment of £28,087 £28,368 G.26 TPV Flat fee (£) 314 317 G.50 Flat fee (£) 5,574 5,630 … … 4 Annex 14 Primary market periodic fees for the period from 1 April 2025 2026 to 31 March 2026 2027 4 Annex 14 R Part 1 Base fee Activity group or invoice code (Note 1) Description Base fee payable (£) E.1 Discontinued E.2 Issuer in the equity shares (commercial companies) or closedended investment funds category A listed issuer of equity shares with a listing in the equity shares (commercial companies) or closedended investment funds category (see Note 2) 6,729 6,796 E.3 Listed issuer of shares and certificates representing certain securities A listed issuer of shares and certificates representing certain securities: 25,494 25,749 … E.4 Discontinued Page 17 of 42
FCA 2026/34 E.5 Discontinued E.6 Non-listed issuer (in DTR) A non-listed issuer (in DTR) 0.00 E.7 Primary information provider A primary information provider 21,276 21,489 ES.01 Sponsor A sponsor (see Note 3) 35,440 35,794 … Part 2 Variable fee additional to base fee Activity Group Market capitalisation as at the last business day of the September prior to the fee-year in which the fee is payable in £million Fee payable in £per £million or £part million E.2 Issuer in the equity shares (commercial companies) or closed-ended investment funds category (as described in Part 1) 0 - 100 0
100 - 250 69.374911 63.464169 250 - 1,000 26.766887 24.486348 1,000 - 5,000 16.476115 15.072350 5,000 - 25,000 0.401901 0.367659 25,000 0.129845 0.118782 4 Annex 15 Fees relating to the recognition of benchmark administrators and the endorsement of benchmarks for the period 1 April 2025 2026 to 31 March 2026 2027 4 Annex 15 R Page 18 of 42
FCA 2026/34 Activity group Fee payable A third country legal representative £16,065 £16,226 A benchmark endorser £9,422 £9,516 4 Periodic fees for credit rating agencies, trade repositories and securitisation Annex repositories 16 4 R This Annex sets out the periodic fees in respect of credit rating agencies, trade Annex repositories and securitisation repositories. 16 … Part 4 – Tariff rates Fee block Activity group Fee payable in relation to the fee year 2025/26 2026/27 J.1 Registered credit rating agencies and third country certified credit rating agencies with applicable turnover of £8,265,146 £8,730,574 or less Exempt Registered credit rating agencies with turnover above £8,265,146 £8,730,574 £2.08 £2.01 per £1k or part-£1k (applies to all turnover) Certified credit rating agencies with turnover above £8,265,146 £8,730,574 £4,959.00 £5,238.00 J.2 Registered trade repositories £11.01 £10.22 per £1k or part-£1k, subject to a minimum payment of £24,795.00 £26,192.00 Recognised trade repositories £4,133.00 £4,365.00 J.3 Registered securitisation repositories £11.01 £10.22 per £1k or part-£1k subject to a minimum payment of £24,795.00 £26,192.00 4A Temporary Permissions Regime (TPR) and Financial Service Contracts Regime (FSCR) – periodic fees Page 19 of 42
FCA 2026/34 … 4A TP persons periodic fees for the period from 1 April 2025 2026 to 31 March Annex 1 2026 2027 4A R Part 1 Annex 1 Activity group Fee payable A.1 Band Width (£ million of Modified Eligible Liabilities (MELs)) Fee (£/£m or part £m of MELs) Periodic fee
10 - 140 16.605 16.092 140 - 630 16.605 16.092 630 - 1,580 16.605 16.092 1,580 - 13,400 20.756 20.115 13,400 27.398 26.552 A.2 Band Width (no. of mortgages and/or home finance transactions) Fee (£/mortgage) 50 3.830 3.805 A.3 Gross written premium for fees purposes (GWP) Periodic fee Band Width (£ million of GWP) Fee (£/£m or part £m of GWP) 0.5 311.49 321.042 PLUS Best estimate liabilities for fees purposes (BEL) Periodic fee Band Width (£ million of BEL) Fee (£/£m of part £m of BEL) 1 20.57 20.607 Page 20 of 42
FCA 2026/34 A.4 Gross written premium for fees purposes (GWP) Periodic fee Band Width (£ million of GWP) Fee (£/£m or part £m of GWP)
1 190.72 194.3042 PLUS Best estimate liabilities for fees purposes Periodic fee Band Width (£ million of BEL) Fee (£/£m or part £m of BEL) 1 15.13 13.682 A.7 For class 1(C), (2), (3) and (4) firms: Band Width (£ million of Funds under Management (FuM)) Fee (£/£m of part £m of FuM) 10 4.814 4.891 Class 1(C) firms are defined in FEES 4 Annex 1A A.9 Band Width (£ million of Gross Income (GI)) Fee (£/£m of part £m of GI) 1 1,155.17 1,201.844 A.10 Band Width (no. of traders) Fee (£/trader) 1 8,643.20 8,922.80 A.13 For class (2) firms Band Width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 100 2.754 2.697 For a professional firm in A.13 the fee is calculated as above less 10%. A.14 Band Width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) Page 21 of 42
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100 1.955 1.717 A.18 Band Width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 100 13.10 11.564 A.19 Band Width (£ thousands of Annual Income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 100 1.592 1.511 CC.2 Band Width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) Fee (£) 0 - 50 1,500 2,200 50 - 100 1,750 2,200 100 2,000 2,200 PLUS: Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 250 1.539 1.422 Part 2 The table below shows the tariff rates (minimum fees) applicable to each of the fee blocks set out in Part 1 of FEES 4A Annex 1R other than fee-block CC2. Activity group Fee payable A.0 £2,000 £2,200 unless it is a TP firm that also pays minimum fees set out in the PRA Rulebook PRA Rulebook, in which case it is £1,000 £1,100 Part 3 TA PI firm or TA RAISP firm Activity Fee payable group Page 22 of 42
FCA 2026/34 G.2 Minimum fee (£) 622 628 £ million or part £ million of Modified Eligible Liabilities (MELs) Fee (£/£m or part £m of MELs)
0.1 0.388 0.379 G.3 Minimum fee (£) 622 628 £ thousands or part £ thousand of Relevant Income Fee (£/£thousand or part £ thousand of Relevant Income) 100 0.292 0.309 Part 4 TA EMI firm Activity group Fee payable G.10 Minimum fee (£) 2,043 2,063 £ million or part £ million of average outstanding electronic money (AOEM) Fee (£/£m or part £m of AOEM) 5.0 43.40 4A Annex 2 TPR funds periodic fees for the period from 1 April 2025 2026 to 31 March 2026 2027 4A Annex 2 R Scheme type Basic fee (£) Total funds/subfunds aggregate Fee (£) EEA UCITS scheme recognised under Part 6 of The Collective Investment Schemes 40.00 30.00 1-2 40.00 30.00 3-6 100.00 75.00 Page 23 of 42
FCA 2026/34 (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 7-15 200.00 150.00 16-50 440.00 330.00
50 880.00 660.00 Note: Schemes are charged according to the number of funds or sub-funds which a TP UCITS qualifier is operating and marketing in the UK as at 31 March immediately before the start of the period to which the fee applies. For example, for 2025/2026 2026/2027 fees a reference to 31 March means 31 March 2025 2026. … … 5 Financial Ombudsman Service Funding … 5 Annual General Levy Payable in Relation to the Compulsory Jurisdiction for Annex 2025/26 2026/27 1 5 R Introduction: annual budget Annex 1
FCA 2026/34 of eligible activated accounts (8). 2. Insurers – general Gross written premium £0.1970 £0.228 per (excluding firms in for fees purposes as £1,000 of GWP or blocks 13 & 15) defined in FEES 4 Annex 1AR (GWP); or Gross written premium notified to the FCA under FEES 5.4.1R(1A) that relates to the firm’s relevant business (RGWP) RGWP, subject to a minimum levy of £100 3. The Society (of Lloyd’s) Not applicable £58,669 £67,245 to be allocated by the Society 4. Insurers – life (excluding firms in block 15) Gross written premium for fees purposes as defined in FEES 4 Annex 1AR (GWP); or Gross written premium notified to the FCA under FEES 5.4.1R(1A) that relates to the firm’s relevant business (RGWP) £0.0120 £0.0163 per £1,000 of GWP or RGWP, subject to a minimum levy of £130 … 8. Advisors, arrangers, dealers or brokers holding and controlling client money and/or assets Annual income as defined in FEES 4 Annex 11AR relating to firm’s relevant business. £0.208 £0.251 per £1,000 of annual income subject to a minimum fee of £45 9. Advisors, arrangers, dealers or brokers not holding and controlling client money and/or assets Annual income as defined in FEES 4 Annex 11AR relating to firm’s relevant business. £0.160 £0.203 per £1,000 of annual income subject to a minimum fee of £45 10. Corporate finance advisers Flat fee Levy of £65 11. fee-paying payment For authorised payment £0.002 £0.0053 per service providers institutions, registered £1,000 of relevant (including firms in account information income subject to a industry block 18 but service providers, minimum levy of £75 Page 25 of 42
FCA 2026/34 excluding firms in any electronic money issuers other industry block) (except for small electronic money institutions), the Post Office Limited, the Bank of England, government departments and local authorities, TA EMI firms, TA PI firms and TA RAISP firms, relevant income as described in FEES 4 Annex 11R Part 3 that relates to the firm’s relevant business For small payment institutions and small electronic money institutions, a flat fee Levy of £45 13. Cash plan health providers Flat fee Levy of £75 14. Credit unions Flat fee Levy of £70 15. Friendly societies whose tax-exempt business represents 95% or more of their total relevant business Flat fee Levy of £75 16. Home finance providers, advisers and arrangers (excluding firms in blocks 13, 14 & 15) Flat fee Levy of £95 17. General insurance distribution (excluding firms in blocks 13, 14 & 15) Annual income (as defined in MIPRU 4.3) relating to firm’s relevant business £0.4100 £0.462 per £1,000 of annual income (as defined in MIPRU 4.3) relating to firm’s relevant business subject to a minimum levy of £100 18. fee-paying electronic money issuers For all fee-paying electronic money issuers except for small electronic money institutions, and TA EMI £0.0001 per £1,000 of average outstanding electronic money Page 26 of 42
FCA 2026/34 firms, average outstanding electronic money, as described in FEES 4 Annex 11R Part 3. subject to a minimum levy of £40 For small electronic money institutions, a flat fee Levy of £50 19. Credit-related regulated activities with limited permission For not-for-profit debt advice bodies, a flat fee Levy of £0 For all other firms with limited permission, a flat fee Levy of £45 £55 20. Credit-related regulated activities Annual income as defined in FEES 4 Annex 11BR Levy of £35 Plus £0.894 £1.029 per £1,000 of annual income on income above £250,000 21. CBTL firms that do not have permission to carry out any regulated activities Flat fee Levy of £35 22. designated credit reference agencies (but excluding firms in any other industry block) Flat fee Levy of £75 23. designated finance platforms (but excluding firms in any other industry block) Flat fee Levy of £75 24. claims management companies Annual income Levy of £50 plus £0.31 £0.37 per £1,000 of annual income 25. funeral plan intermediaries and funeral plan providers Flat fee Levy of £65 26. firms carrying on regulated pensions dashboard activity Flat fee Levy of £65 Page 27 of 42
FCA 2026/34 … … 7A SFGB levies … 7A SFGB money advice levy for the period from 1 April 2025 2026 to 31 March Annex 2026 2027 1 7A R Part 1 Annex 1 This table shows the SFGB money advice levy applicable to each activity group (fee-block). Activity group SFGB money advice levy payable A.1 Band Width (£ million of Modified Eligible Liabilities (MELs)) Fee (£/£m or part £m of MELs)
10 1.276 1.076 A.2 Band Width (no. of mortgages and/or home finance transactions) Fee (£/mortgage) 50 0.677 0.655 A.3 Gross written premium for fees purposes (GWP) Band Width (£ million of GWP) Fee (£/£m or part £m of GWP) 0.5 20.89 20.46 PLUS Best estimate liabilities for fees purposes (BEL) Band Width (£ million of BEL) Fee (£/£m of part £m of BEL) 1 1.38 1.32 Page 28 of 42
FCA 2026/34 A.4 Gross written premium for fees purposes (GWP) Band Width (£ million of GWP) Fee (£/£m or part £m of GWP)
1 11.69 12.04 PLUS Best estimate liabilities for fees purposes (BEL) Band Width (£ million of BEL) Fee (£/£m or part £m of BEL) 1 0.927 0.848 … A.7 For class 1(c), (2), (3) and (4) firms: Band Width (£ million of Funds under Management (FuM)) Fee (£/£m of part £m of FuM) 10 0.105 0.091 For class 1(B) firms: the fee calculated as for class 1(C) firms above, less 15%. For class 1(A) firms: the fee calculated as for class 1(C) firms above, less 50%. Class 1(A), (B) and (C) firms are defined in FEES 4 Annex 1AR. A.9 Band Width (£ million of Gross Income (GI)) Fee (£/£m of part £m of GI) 1 118.00 130.33 A.10 Band Width (no. of traders) Fee (£/trader) 1 184.09 180.08 A.13 For class (2) firms Band Width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 100 0.0643 0.0558 Page 29 of 42
FCA 2026/34 For a professional firm in A.13 the fee is calculated as above less 10%. A.14 Band Width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI)
100 0.0272 0.0229 A.18 Band Width (£ thousands of Annual Income (AI)) Fee ((£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 100 0.174 0.154 A.19 Band Width (£ thousands of Annual Income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 100 0.0223 0.0202 A.21 Band Width (£ client money) (CM) held Fee (£/£ millions or part £m of CM) less than £1 million 1.890 1.65 an amount equal to or greater than £1 million but less than or equal to £1 billion 1.418 1.238 more than £1 billion 0.945 0.825 PLUS Safe custody assets Band Width (£ safe custody assets) (CA) held Fee (£/£ millions or part £m of CA) less than £10 million 0.0068 0.0056 an amount equal to or greater than £10 million and less than or equal to £100 billion 0.0051 0.0042 more than £100 billion 0.0034 0.0028 G.3 Minimum fee (£) 10 £ thousands or part £ thousand of Relevant Income Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of Relevant Income) 100 0.017 0.0203 Page 30 of 42
FCA 2026/34 G.4 Flat fee (£) 10 G.10 Minimum fee (£) 10 £ million or part £m of average outstanding electronic money (AOEM) Fee (£/£m or part £m of AOEM)
5.0 1.60 1.465 G.11 Flat fee (£) 10 CC.1 Minimum fee (£) 10 £ thousand of annual income (AI) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 250 0.1055 0.0923 CC.2 Minimum fee (£) 10 £ thousands of annual income (AI) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 250 0.1055 0.0923 … … 7A SFGB debt advice levy for the period from 1 April 2025 2026 to 31 March Annex 2026 2027 2 7A R … Annex 2 Part 4 This table shows the tariff rates applicable to each of the fee-blocks set out in Part 1 Activity group SFGB debt advice levy payable A.2 Home finance providers and administrators Band width (£million of secured debt) Fee (£/£m or part £m of secured debt) 31.99 35.2968 Page 31 of 42
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0 CC.3 Consumer credit lending Band width (£million of value of lending) 0 (Note 1) Fee (£/£m or part £m of value of lending) 182.59 205.4072 Notes (1) CC.3: Credit unions and community finance organisations do not pay any SFGB debt advice levy on the first £2,000,000 of value of lending. 7A Annex 3 SFGB pensions guidance levy for the period 1 April 2025 2026 to 31 March 2026 2027 7A Annex 3 R Activity group SFGB pensions guidance levy payable A.1 Band width (£ million of modified eligible liabilities (MELs)) 10 Fee (£/£m or part £m of MELS) 3.933 2.143 A.4 Band width (£ million of gross written premium for fees purposes (GWP)) >1 Fee (£/£m or part £m of GWP) 83.24 48.86 A.7 For class 1(B), 1(C), (2) and (3) firms: Band width (£ million of funds under management (FuM)) 10 Fee (£/£m or part £m of FuM) 1.208 0.6274 Page 32 of 42
FCA 2026/34 A.9 Band width (£ million of gross income (GI))
1 Fee (£/£m or part £m of GI) 740.27 437.63 A.13 Band width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) 100 Fee (£/£ thousand or part of £ thousand of AI) 0.202 0.1094 7B The DA levy … 7B DA levy for the period from 1 April 2025 2026 to 31 March 2026 2027 Annex 1 7B Annex 1 R … Part 4 This table shows the tariff rates applicable to each of the fee-blocks set out in Part 1. Activity group DA levy payable A.2 Home finance providers and administrators Band width (£million of secured debt) 0 Fee (£/£m or part £m of secured debt) 5.33 5.43 CC.3 Consumer credit lending Band width (£million of value of lending) 0 (Note 1) Fee (£/£m or part £m of value of lending) 30.43 31.60 Note: CC.3: Credit unions and community finance organisations do not pay any DA levy on the first £2,000,000 of value of lending. Page 33 of 42
FCA 2026/34 7C Temporary Permissions Regime (TPR) and Financial Service Contracts Regime (FSCR) – Single Financial Guidance Body Levy … 7C TPR SFGB money advice levy for the period from 1 April 2025 2026 to 31 Annex March 2026 2027 1 7C R This table shows the TPR SFGB money advice levy applicable to each activity Annex group (fee-block). 1 Activity group TPR SFGB money advice levy payable Part 1 TP firms A.1 Band Width (£ million of Modified Eligible Liabilities (MELs)) Fee (£/£m or part £m of MELs)
10 1.276 1.076 A.2 Band Width (no. of mortgages and/or home finance transactions) Fee (£/mortgage) 50 0.677 0.655 A.3 Gross written premium for fees purposes (GWP) Band Width (£ million of GWP) Fee (£/£m or part £m of GWP) 0.5 20.89 20.46 PLUS Best estimate liabilities for fees purposes (BEL) Band Width (£ million of BEL) Fee (£/£m of part £m of BEL) 1 1.38 1.32 Page 34 of 42
FCA 2026/34 A.4 Gross written premium for fees purposes (GWP) Band Width (£ million of GWP) Fee (£/£m or part £m of GWP)
1 11.69 12.04 PLUS Best estimate liabilities for fees purposes (BEL) Band Width (£ million of BEL) Fee (£/£m or part £m of BEL) 1 0.927 0.848 A.7 For class 1(C), (2), (3) and (4) firms: Band Width (£ million of Funds under Management (FuM)) Fee (£/£m of part £m of FuM) 10 0.105 0.091 Class 1(A), (B) and (C) firms are defined in FEES 4 Annex 1AR. A.9 Band Width (£ million of Gross Income (GI)) Fee (£/£m of part £m of GI) 1 118.00 130.33 A.10 Band Width (no. of traders) Fee (£/trader) 1 184.09 180.08 A.13 For class (2) firms firms Band Width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 100 0.0643 0.0558 For a professional firm in A.13 the fee is calculated as above less 10%. A.14 Band Width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) Page 35 of 42
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100 0.0272 0.0229 A.18 Band Width (£ thousands of Annual Income (AI)) Fee ((£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 100 0.174 0.154 A.19 Band Width (£ thousands of Annual Income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 100 0.0223 0.0202 CC.2 Minimum fee (£) 10 £ thousands of annual income (AI) Fee (£/£ thousand or part £ thousand of AI) 250 0.1055 0.0923 Part 2 TA PI firms and TA RAISP firms G.3 Minimum fee (£) 10 £ thousands or part £ thousand of Relevant Income Fee (£/£thousand or part £ thousand of Relevant Income) 100 0.0170 0.0203 Part 3 TA EMI firms G.10 Minimum fee (£) 10 £ million or part £m of average outstanding electronic money (AOEM) Fee (£/£m or part £m of AOEM) 5.0 1.60 1.465 … 7C Annex 2 TPR SFGB debt advice levy for the period from 1 April 2025 2026 to 31 March 2026 2027 7C Annex 2 R … Page 36 of 42
FCA 2026/34 Part 4 This table shows the tariff rates applicable to each of the fee-blocks set out in Part 1. Activity group TPR SFGB debt advice levy payable A.2 Home finance providers and administrators Band width (£million of secured debt) Fee (£/£m or part £m of secured debt)
0 31.99 35.2968 CC.3 Consumer credit lending Band width (£million of value of lending) Fee (£/£m or part £m of value of lending) 0 (Note 1) 182.59 205.4072 Note (1) CC.3: Credit unions and community finance organisations do not pay any TPR SFGB debt advice levy on the first £2,000,000 of value of lending. 7C Annex 3 TPR SFGB pensions guidance levy for the period 1 April 2025 2026 to 31 March 2026 2027 7C Annex 3 R This table shows the TPR SFGB pensions guidance levy applicable to each activity group (fee-block). Activity group TPR SFGB pensions guidance levy payable TP firms A.1 Band width (£ million of modified eligible liabilities (MELs)) Fee (£/£m or part £m of MELs) 10 3.933 2.143 A.4 Gross written premium for fees purposes (GWP) Band Width (£ million of GWP) Fee (£/£m or part £m of GWP) Page 37 of 42
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1 83.24 48.86 A.7 For class 1(B), 1(C), (2) and (3) firms: Band width (£ million of funds under management (FuM)) Fee (£/£m or part £m of FuM) 10 1.208 0.6274 A.9 Band width (£ million of gross income (GI)) Fee (£/£m or part £m of GI) 1 740.27 437.63 A.13 Band width (£ thousands of annual income (AI)) Fee (£/£ thousand or part of £ thousand of AI) 100 0.202 0.1094 7D Temporary Permissions Regime (TPR) – Devolved Authorities levy … 7D TPR DA levy for the period from 1 April 2025 2026 to 31 March 2026 2027 Annex 1 7D Annex 1 R … Part 4 This table shows the tariff rates applicable to each of the fee-blocks set out in Part 1. Activity group TPR DA levy payable A.2 Home finance providers and administrators Band width (£ million of secured debt) Fee (£/£m or part £m of secured debt) 0 5.33 5.43 Page 38 of 42
FCA 2026/34 CC.3 Consumer credit lending Band width (£ million of value of lending) Fee (£/£m or part £m of value of lending)
0 (Note 1) 30.43 31.60 Note (1) CC.3: Credit unions and community finance organisations do not pay any TPR DA levy on the first £2,000,000 of value of lending. … 13 Illegal money lending levy … 13.2 The IML levy … Calculation of the IML levy … 13.2.4 R The amount payable by a firm with respect to a particular activity group is calculated as follows: … (2) for a firm in activity group CC2: (a) up to and including £250,000 consumer credit income: £10 is the amount payable by the firm with respect to that activity group; and (b) over £250,000 consumer credit income: £10 + £0.202 £0.250 per £ thousand or part £ thousand of consumer credit income; and … … 13 Illegal money lending (IML) levy for 2025/26 2026/27 Annex 1 Page 39 of 42
FCA 2026/34 13 R Annex 1 Limited permission (fee-block CC1): £5 flat rate Full authorisation (feeblock CC2): Up to £250,000 consumer credit income: £10 Over £250,000 consumer credit income: £10 + 0.253 0.250 per £1,000 13A Temporary Permissions Regime (TPR) and Financial Service Contracts Regime (FSCR) - Illegal money lending levy … 13A TPR illegal money lending (IML) levy for 2025/26 2026/27 Annex 1 13A R Annex 1 Activity group Description Fee (£) Activity group CC2. Credit-related regulated activities: Up to £250,000 consumer credit income: 10 Over £250,000 consumer credit income: 10 + 0.253 0.250 per £1,000 … App 2 Office for Professional Body Anti-money laundering Supervision fees … App 2 Periodic fees imposed under Regulation 27 of the OPBAS Regulations: tariff Annex base, review date, tariff rates 2 Page 40 of 42
FCA 2026/34 … Part 3 This table sets out the tariff rates applicable to professional body supervisors. Fee payable in relation to 2025/26 2026/27 Amount payable (£) Minimum fee, payable by all professional body supervisors subject to the OPBAS Regulations. £5,919 £5,978 Variable fee, payable by professional body supervisors where the number of supervised individuals is 6,000 or more. £40.52 £39.89 multiplied by the total number of supervised individuals in excess of the threshold of 6,000. [See Note] Note: reference to “the number of supervised individuals” is to those supervised individuals calculated in accordance with Part 1. … App 3 Fees payable by persons registered under the Money Laundering Regulations that are not cryptoasset businesses App Fees for persons registered under the Money Laundering Regulations that are 3.1 not cryptoasset businesses Application and periodic fees … App 3.1.2 … (2) Periodic fee: Activity group Fee-payer falls in the activity group if: Fee payable in 2025/26 2026/27 G.1 it is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations or any predecessor legislation and it is not an £1,184 £1,196 Page 41 of 42
FCA 2026/34 authorised person or a cryptoasset business or otherwise registered with the FCA. … … App 4 Fees payable by cryptoasset businesses registered under the Money Laundering Regulations … App 4 Periodic fees payable by cryptoasset businesses registered under the Money Annex Laundering Regulations 2 … (2) This table sets out the tariff rates applicable to cryptoasset businesses registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations. Tariff rates in relation to 2025/26 2026/27 Fee payable Amount payable Minimum fee, payable by all cryptoasset businesses £2,229 £2,251 Variable fee, payable in addition to the minimum fee, on income above £100,000 £15.13 £6.01 per £1,000 or part-£1,000 Page 42 of 42
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