{ "name": "fsmacrypto.co.uk FCA Authorisation Fees", "title": "FCA Authorisation Fees", "url": "https://fsmacrypto.co.uk/datasets/fca-authorisation-fees/", "csv": "https://fsmacrypto.co.uk/datasets/fca-authorisation-fees.csv", "markdown": "https://fsmacrypto.co.uk/datasets/fca-authorisation-fees/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-09-26", "license": "https://fsmacrypto.co.uk/terms", "headline": "The FCA Authorisation Fees carries 12 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 280 to 225,170 GBP, read 26 September 2026.", "quotes": [ "The FCA Authorisation Fees carries 12 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 280 to 225,170 GBP, read 26 September 2026.", "3 of the 10 named sources read in full publish a figure; 7 publish none, read 26 September 2026.", "FCA Authorisation Fees, fee category application fee, category 1: median 280 GBP across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.", "FCA Authorisation Fees, fee category application fee, category 2: median 560 GBP across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.", "FCA Authorisation Fees, fee category application fee, category 3: median 1,130 GBP across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.", "FCA Authorisation Fees, fee category application fee, category 4: median 2,820 GBP across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.", "FCA Authorisation Fees, fee category application fee, category 5: median 5,640 GBP across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.", "FCA Authorisation Fees, fee category application fee, category 6: median 11,260 GBP across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.", "FCA Authorisation Fees, fee category application fee, category 7: median 28,150 GBP across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.", "FCA Authorisation Fees, fee category application fee, category 8: median 56,300 GBP across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.", "FCA Authorisation Fees, fee category application fee, category 9: median 112,590 GBP across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.", "FCA Authorisation Fees, fee category application fee, category 10: median 225,170 GBP across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.", "FCA Authorisation Fees, fee category periodic fee, article 54 certificate holders: median 1,151 GBP across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.", "FCA Authorisation Fees, fee category total fees above which the FCA invoices 50 per cent in advance: median 50,000 GBP across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.", "The median is unchanged since 25 September 2026 (was 8,450 GBP across 12)." ], "citation": "\"fsmacrypto.co.uk FCA Authorisation Fees\", updated 2026-09-26, https://fsmacrypto.co.uk/datasets/fca-authorisation-fees/.", "changed_since": { "since": "2026-09-25", "previous_median": 8450, "delta": 0, "direction": "unchanged", "sentence": "The median is unchanged since 25 September 2026 (was 8,450 GBP across 12)." }, "national": { "unit": "GBP", "n": 12, "median": 8450, "min": 280, "max": 225170, "p25": 1135.25, "p75": 54725, "mean": 41254.25, "units": { "GBP": 12 }, "published_sources": 3, "named_sources": 14, "read_sources": 10, "not_published": 7, "published_share": 0.3 }, "by_axis": { "fee category": { "application fee, category 1": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 280, "min": 280, "max": 280, "p25": 280, "p75": 280, "mean": 280 } }, "application fee, category 2": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 560, "min": 560, "max": 560, "p25": 560, "p75": 560, "mean": 560 } }, "application fee, category 3": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 1130, "min": 1130, "max": 1130, "p25": 1130, "p75": 1130, "mean": 1130 } }, "application fee, category 4": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 2820, "min": 2820, "max": 2820, "p25": 2820, "p75": 2820, "mean": 2820 } }, "application fee, category 5": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 5640, "min": 5640, "max": 5640, "p25": 5640, "p75": 5640, "mean": 5640 } }, "application fee, category 6": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 11260, "min": 11260, "max": 11260, "p25": 11260, "p75": 11260, "mean": 11260 } }, "application fee, category 7": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 28150, "min": 28150, "max": 28150, "p25": 28150, "p75": 28150, "mean": 28150 } }, "application fee, category 8": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 56300, "min": 56300, "max": 56300, "p25": 56300, "p75": 56300, "mean": 56300 } }, "application fee, category 9": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 112590, "min": 112590, "max": 112590, "p25": 112590, "p75": 112590, "mean": 112590 } }, "application fee, category 10": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 225170, "min": 225170, "max": 225170, "p25": 225170, "p75": 225170, "mean": 225170 } }, "periodic fee, article 54 certificate holders": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 1151, "min": 1151, "max": 1151, "p25": 1151, "p75": 1151, "mean": 1151 } }, "total fees above which the FCA invoices 50 per cent in advance": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 50000, "min": 50000, "max": 50000, "p25": 50000, "p75": 50000, "mean": 50000 } } } }, "rows": [ { "source": "FCA: authorisation and registration application fees", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/authorisation/apply/fees", "figure": "£280 ", "value": 280, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee category": "application fee, category 1" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-26", "quote": "Category 1: £280 fee", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "77ea562208686e40f7485228bc26b0518637161f263aeb0a9d508c36619d36cd" }, { "source": "FCA: authorisation and registration application fees", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/authorisation/apply/fees", "figure": "£560 ", "value": 560, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee category": "application fee, category 2" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-26", "quote": "Category 2: £560 fee", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "77ea562208686e40f7485228bc26b0518637161f263aeb0a9d508c36619d36cd" }, { "source": "FCA: authorisation and registration application fees", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/authorisation/apply/fees", "figure": "£1,130 ", "value": 1130, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee category": "application fee, category 3" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-26", "quote": "Category 3: £1,130 fee", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "77ea562208686e40f7485228bc26b0518637161f263aeb0a9d508c36619d36cd" }, { "source": "FCA: authorisation and registration application fees", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/authorisation/apply/fees", "figure": "£2,820 ", "value": 2820, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee category": "application fee, category 4" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-26", "quote": "Category 4: £2,820 fee", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "77ea562208686e40f7485228bc26b0518637161f263aeb0a9d508c36619d36cd" }, { "source": "FCA: authorisation and registration application fees", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/authorisation/apply/fees", "figure": "£5,640 ", "value": 5640, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee category": "application fee, category 5" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-26", "quote": "Category 5: £5,640 fee", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "77ea562208686e40f7485228bc26b0518637161f263aeb0a9d508c36619d36cd" }, { "source": "FCA: authorisation and registration application fees", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/authorisation/apply/fees", "figure": "£11,260 ", "value": 11260, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee category": "application fee, category 6" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-26", "quote": "Category 6: £11,260 fee", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "77ea562208686e40f7485228bc26b0518637161f263aeb0a9d508c36619d36cd" }, { "source": "FCA: authorisation and registration application fees", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/authorisation/apply/fees", "figure": "£28,150 ", "value": 28150, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee category": "application fee, category 7" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-26", "quote": "Category 7: £28,150 fee", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "77ea562208686e40f7485228bc26b0518637161f263aeb0a9d508c36619d36cd" }, { "source": "FCA: authorisation and registration application fees", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/authorisation/apply/fees", "figure": "£56,300 ", "value": 56300, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee category": "application fee, category 8" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-26", "quote": "Category 8: £56,300 fee", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "77ea562208686e40f7485228bc26b0518637161f263aeb0a9d508c36619d36cd" }, { "source": "FCA: authorisation and registration application fees", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/authorisation/apply/fees", "figure": "£112,590 ", "value": 112590, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee category": "application fee, category 9" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-26", "quote": "Category 9: £112,590 fee", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "77ea562208686e40f7485228bc26b0518637161f263aeb0a9d508c36619d36cd" }, { "source": "FCA: authorisation and registration application fees", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/authorisation/apply/fees", "figure": "£225,170 ", "value": 225170, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee category": "application fee, category 10" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-26", "quote": "Category 10: £225,170 fee", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "77ea562208686e40f7485228bc26b0518637161f263aeb0a9d508c36619d36cd" }, { "source": "FCA Handbook FEES 4 (periodic fees)", "url": "https://handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/fees4", "figure": "£1,151", "value": 1151, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee category": "periodic fee, article 54 certificate holders" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "Persons who hold a certificate issued by the FCA under article 54 of the Regulated Activities Order (Advice given in newspapers etc.) £1,151", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "cf62a369741e770998eb18caaa639bd87eb7080ae14107839fcf766c85e08523" }, { "source": "FCA: fees", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/fees", "figure": "£50,000 ", "value": 50000, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee category": "total fees above which the FCA invoices 50 per cent in advance" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "Where your total fees exceed £50,000 in the previous year, we will invoice you for 50% of that fee, payable by 1st April.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "dbcee57f0253d75cd721aab64456cc8481874880b1244cd890329e8b0c5f17ba" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "FCA: calculate your annual fee", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/fees/calculate-your-annual-fee", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "FCA PS26/14: regulated fees and levies 2026/27", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/policy/ps26-14.pdf", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "FCA CP26/11: regulated fees and levies rates proposals 2026/27", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/consultation/cp26-11.pdf", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "FCA: fee rate movement 2026/27", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/fees-and-levies/fee-movements", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "FCA Handbook FEES App 4 Annex 2 (periodic fees payable by cryptoasset businesses)", "url": "https://handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/FEES/App/4/Annex2.html", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "FCA Handbook FEES 1 (Fees Manual)", "url": "https://handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/fees1", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "FCA application form: registration as a cryptoasset business", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/forms/application-registration-cryptoasset-business.pdf", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" } ], "sources": [ { "url": 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"license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/fees1", "label": "FCA Handbook FEES 1 (Fees Manual)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/fees4", "label": "FCA Handbook FEES 4 (periodic fees)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/forms/application-registration-cryptoasset-business.pdf", "label": "FCA application form: registration as a cryptoasset business", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/FEES/App/4/Annex1.html", "label": "handbook.fca.org.uk", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through the estate's fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 3 of the 10 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 7 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 4 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 62 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. Derivation as chartered: one row per fee per year: the application fee for cryptoasset registration and for FSMA authorisation by category, the annual periodic fee with its minimum and its income bands, the approver-permission application fee, and the fee-block a cryptoasset firm falls into - each quoted from the Handbook annex or the FCA's own fee page with its fee year. The derivation is the TOTAL and the TREND: first-year cost (application plus the first periodic fee at a stated income) and how each rate has moved across fee years, which the FCA publishes only as separate annexes and rate-movement tables.", "embed": "

280 to 225,170 GBP

12 published figures, FCA Authorisation Fees, across 3 sources, read 26 September 2026

Source: fsmacrypto.co.uk FCA Authorisation Fees
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