Alto Private Clients Limited

Reference number: 527557

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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 altoprivateclients.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01483 917644 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode GU2 8XG
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Other names (7)

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

  • Absolute Return Investment Advisers (ARIA) Limited Former name
  • ARIA PRIVATE CLIENTS LIMITED Former name
  • ARIA Former trading name
  • ARIA Capital Management Former trading name
  • ARIA Investment Platform Former trading name
  • ARIA IP Former trading name
  • ARIA Private Clients Former 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.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • 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 regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • 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.
  • Restriction on Regulated Activities and Assets Requirement
    Restriction on Regulated Activities: The Firm must not, without the prior written consent of the FCA, onboard any new clients. The Firm must not, without the prior written consent of the FCA, accept any new investment from existing clients. Assets Requirement: The Firm must not, without the prior written consent of the FCA, take any action which has, or may have, the effect of disposing of, withdrawing, transferring, dealing with or diminishing the value of any assets it holds or receives, for itself or on behalf of another (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere), outside of the ordinary course of business

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
07091239
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 December 2009 (16 years old)
Registered office
Building 2 Ground Floor, Guildford Business Park, Guildford, GU2 8XG, England
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David John Brimacombe Director Jun 1958 17 Dec 2015 2 other companies
Chloe Hannah Thompson Director May 1994 3 Mar 2022 1 other company

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
3
closed down
1
still active
2

In the full report: all 3 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 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£1.47m

+25% from £1.18m

Profit before tax

−£442k

Up £26.4k from −£469k

Net assets

£1.47m

+102% from £727k

Cash at bank

£46.5k

+79% from £26.0k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 07091239. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Alto Private Clients’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (38)

2026

28 September 2026

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Restriction on Regulated Activities and Assets Requirement)

FCA register

27 July 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "ARIA PRIVATE CLIENTS LIMITED"

FCA register

2025

2 June 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Absolute Return Investment Advisers (ARIA) Limited"

FCA register

2019

27 March 2019

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Matthew Brittain took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2011

24 March 2011

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

FCA register

2009

1 December 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 38 events

  • All 38 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms connected to Alto Private Clients

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

connected firms
5
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Alto Private Clients

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 38 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alto Private Clients Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Alto Private Clients Limited (FRN 527557) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2011 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is Alto Private Clients’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01483 917644 and the website altoprivateclients.com for Alto Private Clients. 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 Alto Private Clients a scam or clone?
Alto Private Clients 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 Alto Private Clients?
It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Alto Private Clients to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Alto Private Clients?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Alto Private Clients: Mr Matthew Brittain (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Alto Private Clients?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Alto Private Clients: David John Brimacombe and Chloe Hannah Thompson.
How long has Alto Private Clients been in business?
The company was formed on 1 December 2009, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2011.
What do Alto Private Clients’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £1.47m (+25% from £1.18m) and profit before tax of −£442k (up £26.4k from −£469k).
Does Alto Private Clients use any other names?
It has previously used 7 other names, including Absolute Return Investment Advisers (ARIA) Limited, ARIA PRIVATE CLIENTS LIMITED and ARIA.

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