Absolute Return Partners LLP: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 23 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2002
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2024
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

arpinvestments.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 8939 2900
Address

3rd Floor, 45 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 4JL, United Kingdom

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

When arpinvestments.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 8939 2900 is
Whether W1S 4JL is a shared office: 20 other firms give it

Other names (2)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

ARP Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Vinculum Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments 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.

Show FCA detail (7 permissions)

Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
Advising on P2P agreements
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 investments

Limits on what they may do

This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.

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: OC303480 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Limited liability partnership
Incorporated: 29 November 2002 (23 years old)
Registered office: 3rd Floor 45 Albermarle Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 4JL, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Niels Clemen Jensen	LLP designated member	Jul 1959	29 Nov 2002	6 other companies
John Mauldin	LLP member	Oct 1949	13 Oct 2005	None
Steven Lindsay Bartel	LLP member	Feb 1973	1 Jun 2009	1 other company
Stephen William Barrow	LLP member	Feb 1966	12 Dec 2011	12 other companies
Poul Clemen Jensen	LLP member	Mar 1935	11 Nov 2013	None
Peter Jun Pyo Kim	LLP designated member	Sep 1981	1 Jun 2018	2 other companies
Birger Durhuus	LLP member	Sep 1963	5 Apr 2023	None
THE EL CUSTODIANTE TRUST	Corporate LLP member	Not published	31 Jan 2021	None

Other companies run by these 8 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: 19
closed down: 10
run together: 1

In the full report: all 19 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 1 company these 8 directors run together
All 22 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£702k

−30% from £1.01m

Cash at bank

£69.0k

+51% from £45.8k

Employees (average)

3

−25% from 4

Owed within a year

£74.0k

−66% from £219k

Turnover

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

Every year from 2021 to 2024
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

About these figures

Turnover: Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax: What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity: Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities: Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank: Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year: Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company OC303480. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (6) All events (35)

2016

1 May 2016

Niels Clemen Jensen gained significant control

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2003

17 March 2003

Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2002

29 November 2002

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 35 events

All 35 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 23

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19 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
4 years of accounts, charted
All 35 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Absolute Return Partners LLP FCA authorised?

Yes, Absolute Return Partners LLP (FRN 221250) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2003 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Absolute Return Partners’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8939 2900 and the website arpinvestments.com for Absolute Return Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Absolute Return Partners a scam or clone?

Absolute Return 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 Absolute Return 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 Absolute Return Partners to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Absolute Return Partners?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Absolute Return Partners: Mr Niels Clemen Jensen (significant influence or control).

Who runs Absolute Return Partners?

Companies House lists 8 directors of Absolute Return Partners: Niels Clemen Jensen, John Mauldin, Steven Lindsay Bartel, Stephen William Barrow, Poul Clemen Jensen, Peter Jun Pyo Kim and 2 more.

How long has Absolute Return Partners been in business?

The company was formed on 29 November 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2003.

What do Absolute Return Partners’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2024, show turnover of £702k (−30% from £1.01m) and cash at bank of £69.0k (+51% from £45.8k).

Does Absolute Return Partners use any other names?

It trades as ARP. It has previously used the name Vinculum.