Alquity Investment Management Limited

Reference number: 463991

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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

  • When alquity.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7577 7850 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC1N 6SN
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Other names (2)

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

  • Alquity Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Smoothed Growth Investment Management (UK) Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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)
  • 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

  • May control money if settlement through a mandate.
    The general requirement not to hold or control CLIENT MONEY does not restrict the firm from controlling CLIENT MONEY if it arises from an agreement under which the firm effects settlement through a mandate or otherwise.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 December 2006 (19 years old)
Registered office
Audrey House, Ely Place, London, EC1N 6SN, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Howard Robinson Director Jun 1968 4 Jan 2010 2 other companies
Hiren Patel Director Aug 1978 1 Mar 2026 None

Other companies run by these 2 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
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 20 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2023Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£2.96m

−29% from £4.14m

Employees (average)

13

+8.3% from 12

No turnover or profit for the year to 30 June 2023: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are −£1.55m turnover and −£432k profit, for the year to 30 June 2022.

Turnover and profit

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 06020476. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Alquity Investment Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

6 April 2016

  • Alquity UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2009

27 November 2009

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control money if settlement through a mandate.)

FCA register

23 November 2009

  • Changed its registered name from "Smoothed Growth Investment Management (UK) Limited"

FCA register

20 July 2009

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 3 new directors took over

Companies House

2007

17 April 2007

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2006

6 December 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 50 events

  • All 50 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 38
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Firms connected to Alquity Investment Management

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

connected firms
4
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Alquity Investment Management

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

In London

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 50 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alquity Investment Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Alquity Investment Management Limited (FRN 463991) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2007 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Alquity Investment Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7577 7850 and the website alquity.com for Alquity Investment Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Alquity Investment Management a scam or clone?
Alquity Investment Management 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 Alquity Investment Management?
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 Alquity Investment Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Alquity Investment Management?
Alquity Investment Management is owned by Alquity UK Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Alquity Investment Management?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Alquity Investment Management: Paul Howard Robinson and Hiren Patel.
How long has Alquity Investment Management been in business?
The company was formed on 6 December 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2007.
What do Alquity Investment Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2023, show net assets of £2.96m (−29% from £4.14m).
Does Alquity Investment Management use any other names?
It trades as Alquity. It has previously used the name Smoothed Growth Investment Management (UK) Limited.

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