Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
Actis UK Advisers Limited Reference number: 601017 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- Actis Africa Limited (FRN 622900) is an AR of Actis UK Advisers Limited (FRN 601017). When you use Actis Africa's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Actis Africa, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
2 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2JT, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 7234 500 is
- Who else gives the postcode SE1 2JT
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Actis UK Advisers Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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
- 04910326 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 24 September 2003 (23 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIS NOMINEE LIMITED | Corporate director | Not published | 30 Jun 2004 | 23 other companies |
| Ryan James Scott Sheridan | Director | Feb 1989 | 2 Oct 2024 | 7 other companies |
| Rishika Jay Prakash | Director | Oct 1980 | 1 Sep 2025 | 1 other company |
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
- 28
- closed down
- 22
- run together
- 3
In the full report: all 28 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 3 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Actis Africa’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Actis International Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2014
8 May 2014
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2003
24 September 2003
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 23 events
- All 23 events in its history (3 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 20
Firms connected to Actis Africa
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Actis Africa. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share its postcode
- 3
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Actis Africa
Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.
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- 28 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 23 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk