Ares Management Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 1 year
Your funds are safeguarded
No FCA actions
Active company since 2006

This company holds another FCA record

A company can hold several FCA records, covering different parts of its business, and each one carries its own permissions and protection. The reference number you were given decides which record applies to you.

Ares Management Limited Reference number: 455547 Authorised

Website, phone number and address

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Website

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

020 7072 1804
Address

Ares Management Limited, 10 New Burlington Street, W1S 3BE, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When aresmgmt.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 7072 1804 is
Who else gives the postcode W1S 3BE

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguarded
Your money must be kept in a separate safeguarded account. If the firm fails, all safeguarded funds should be returned to you. With no upper limit, unlike the capped amounts under FSCS. Safeguarding works differently from FSCS, but protects your full balance when the rules are followed correctly.
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 (1 permission)

6. Money remittance.

Limits on what they may do

Provision of payment services

The firm may only provide money remittance services to transfer funds to or from institutional lenders and investors participating in debt and equity transactions with corporate borrowers or investee entities, and where the firm has been appointed to provide services in relation to those transactions

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: 05837428 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 5 June 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office: C/O Tmf Group, 13th Floor, One Angel Court, London, EC2R 7HJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Kevin William Early	Director	Nov 1971	12 Feb 2013	11 other companies
Blair Victor Jacobson	Director	Dec 1972	22 May 2014	4 other companies
John Richard Atherton	Director	Oct 1981	14 Dec 2022	16 other companies
John Philip Ruane	Director	Aug 1978	26 Jul 2024	7 other companies
TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED	Corporate secretary	Not published	6 Oct 2009	–

Other companies run by these 4 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: 26
closed down: 5
are FCA-registered: 2

In the full report: all 26 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 2 on the FCA register
The 10 companies these 4 directors run together
All 16 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (5) All events (36)

2025

2 May 2025

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Provision of payment services)
Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Ares Management Corporation took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2006

5 June 2006

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 36 events

All 36 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 31

Firms connected to Ares Management

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

connected firms: 5
share its postcode: 5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (5)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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26 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 36 events in its history
5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ares Management Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Ares Management Limited (FRN 1017061) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2025 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Ares Management’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7072 1804 and the website aresmgmt.com for Ares Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Ares Management a scam or clone?

Ares 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 Ares Management?

It depends on the product, but payment and e-money balances should be safeguarded in a separate account, with no upper limit on the protected amount. You can also refer complaints about Ares Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Ares Management?

Ares Management is owned by Ares Management Corporation, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Ares Management?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Ares Management: Kevin William Early, Blair Victor Jacobson, John Richard Atherton and John Philip Ruane.

How long has Ares Management been in business?

The company was formed on 5 June 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2025.