ACG Advisors Group (UK) Limited

Reference number: 1032106

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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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  • When acg.group first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3540 5150 is
  • Whether EC3M 7AT is a shared office: 35 other firms give it
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Other names (3)

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

  • ACG Advisors Trading name
  • ACG Group Trading name
  • ACG Securities Group Trading name

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.
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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
  • Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
  • Sending dematerialised instructions

Limits on what they may do

  • Undertaking to take on liability and responsibility for past advice. With effect from 03/03/2026.
    Limitation of responsibility for ACG Advisors Group (UK) Limited: ACG Advisors Group (UK) Limited FRN 1032106 (ACG) is required to abide by a deed poll executed by it dated 02/04/2025 in relation to past business of ACG Advisors (UK) LLP (FRN 616093) (“ACG LLP”) (the “Deed Poll”), under which ACG LTD has accepted liability and responsibility in relation to certain regulated activities and services carried on by ACG LLP. The full detail of such acceptance of liability and responsibility by ACG LTD is set out in the Deed Poll.

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
15600368
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 March 2024 (2 years old)
Registered office
34 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AT, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alberto Ferro Villani Director Feb 1975 28 Mar 2024 None
Luca Alberto Crenna Director Jul 1969 1 Dec 2025 4 other companies
Myriam Zandonini Director May 1986 1 Dec 2025 None

Other companies run by these 3 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
4
still active
4
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Dormant company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1

No earlier figure to compare

These accounts were filed as dormant: the company reported no significant trading in the period.

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 15600368. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

ACG Advisors Group (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (13) All events (20)

2026

3 March 2026

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Undertaking to take on liability and responsibility for past advice. With effect from 03/03/2026.)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2025

15 December 2025

  • Absolute Capital Group AG stopped being a part-owner
  • Iron Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2024

6 December 2024

  • Absolute Capital Group AG became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Albert Ferro-Villani became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Albert Ferro-Villani stopped being a part-owner
  • Alberto Ferro-Villani became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Alberto Ferro-Villani stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

1 November 2024

  • Acg Advisors (UK) LLP gave up control

Companies House

28 March 2024

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Acg Advisors (UK) LLP took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (13 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to ACG Advisors Group (UK)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with ACG Advisors Group (UK). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is ACG Advisors Group (UK) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, ACG Advisors Group (UK) Limited (FRN 1032106) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2026 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is ACG Advisors Group (UK)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3540 5150 and the website acg.group for ACG Advisors Group (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is ACG Advisors Group (UK) a scam or clone?
ACG Advisors Group (UK) 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 ACG Advisors Group (UK)?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about ACG Advisors Group (UK) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns ACG Advisors Group (UK)?
ACG Advisors Group (UK) is owned by Iron Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 15 December 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Albert Ferro-Villani, Mr Alberto Ferro-Villani and Absolute Capital Group AG.
Who runs ACG Advisors Group (UK)?
Companies House lists 3 directors of ACG Advisors Group (UK): Alberto Ferro Villani, Luca Alberto Crenna and Myriam Zandonini.
How long has ACG Advisors Group (UK) been in business?
The company was formed on 28 March 2024, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2026.
What do ACG Advisors Group (UK)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £1 (no earlier figure to compare).
Does ACG Advisors Group (UK) use any other names?
It trades as ACG Advisors, ACG Group and ACG Securities Group.

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