Aberforth Partners LLP

Reference number: 435657

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When aberforth.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0131 220 0733 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Whether EH3 7NS is a shared office: 52 other firms give it
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments · Run or oversee funds FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • The firm must not hold client money or assets.
    May control but not hold client money & Assets
One supervisory condition set by the FCA

These are conditions the FCA places on the firm itself, covering things like capital it must hold and what it must report. They do not change what the firm may do for you.

  • CPMI Requirement
    The firm is only permitted to carry on the activities specified in FUND 1.4.3R (1) to (6) or any successor provision

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
OC313353
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
21 May 2005 (21 years old)
Registered office
Level 4, Dashwood House, 69 Old Broad Street, London, EC2M 1QS, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Euan Robin Macdonald LLP designated member May 1970 12 Oct 2005 2 other companies
Peter Robert Shaw LLP designated member Aug 1974 1 May 2017 4 other companies
Jeremy George Alexander Hall LLP designated member Aug 1972 14 Jan 2020 1 other company
Scott Leslie Wallace LLP designated member Aug 1975 1 May 2020 10 other companies
Samuel George Ford LLP designated member Jun 1983 1 May 2021 1 other company
Robert David Scott Moncrieff LLP designated member Aug 1991 8 Mar 2024 None

Other companies run by these 6 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
12
closed down
4
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 12 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 4 companies these 6 directors run together
  • All 16 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Aberforth Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (34)

2014

13 November 2014

  • FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2005

1 December 2005

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (The firm must not hold client money or assets.)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

21 May 2005

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 34 events

  • All 34 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 26
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Firms connected to Aberforth Partners

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Aberforth Partners. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Aberforth Partners

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  • 12 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 34 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Aberforth Partners LLP FCA authorised?
Yes, Aberforth Partners LLP (FRN 435657) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2005 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Aberforth Partners’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0131 220 0733 and the website aberforth.co.uk for Aberforth Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Aberforth Partners a scam or clone?
Aberforth Partners is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Aberforth Partners?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Aberforth Partners to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Aberforth Partners?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Aberforth Partners: Euan Robin Macdonald, Peter Robert Shaw, Jeremy George Alexander Hall, Scott Leslie Wallace, Samuel George Ford and Robert David Scott Moncrieff.
How long has Aberforth Partners been in business?
The company was formed on 21 May 2005, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2005.

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