Argo Real Estate Limited

Reference number: 954451

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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 argorealestate.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3700 9950 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1B 1PU
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments · Run or oversee funds 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
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF

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.
One supervisory condition set by the FCA

These are conditions the FCA places on the firm itself, covering things like capital it must hold and what it must report. They do not change what the firm may do for you.

  • Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold)
    The total value of assets under management by the firm must not exceed the relevant threshold as set out in Article 3(2) of AIFMD (as determined under Chapter II, section I of the AIFMD level 2 regulation). In the event that the relevant threshold is breached, the firm must submit an application for authorisation as a Full-scope UK AIFM to the FCA

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
09272999
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 October 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
17 Portland Place, London, W1B 1PU, England
Nature of business
  • Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis (SIC 68320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Saul Jonathan Forman Director Apr 1975 21 Oct 2014 24 other companies
Gavin Lawrence Rabinowitz Director Sep 1961 21 Oct 2014 30 other companies

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
45
closed down
24
run together
9

In the full report: all 45 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
  • The 9 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Group accountsAudited

Turnover

£3.81m

<1% from £3.79m

Profit before tax

£533k

From a loss of £179k

Net assets

£10.3m

+5.5% from £9.72m

Cash at bank

£2.39m

+170% from £886k

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.

Figures from the year to 31 March 2022 are for the group: the company and the businesses it owns. Earlier years are the company’s own accounts, from before it had a group.

The figures for the year to 31 March 2025 were read from the printed accounts, because the filing does not tag them in a form that can be read automatically. They were checked against the accounts’ own totals.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09272999. 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

Argo Real Estate’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (16)

2024

29 November 2024

  • Sara Riva Ettlinger stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

1 April 2022

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2019

25 July 2019

  • Sara Riva Ettlinger became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

22 October 2016

  • Sara Riva Ettlinger stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Gavin Lawrence Rabinowitz became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Sara Riva Ettlinger became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

21 October 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Argo Real Estate

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Argo Real Estate

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  • 45 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Argo Real Estate Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Argo Real Estate Limited (FRN 954451) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2022 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Argo Real Estate’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3700 9950 and the website argorealestate.com for Argo Real Estate. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Argo Real Estate a scam or clone?
Argo Real Estate 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 Argo Real Estate?
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 Argo Real Estate to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Argo Real Estate?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Argo Real Estate: Mr Gavin Lawrence Rabinowitz (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Miss Sara Riva Ettlinger.
Who runs Argo Real Estate?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Argo Real Estate: Saul Jonathan Forman and Gavin Lawrence Rabinowitz.
How long has Argo Real Estate been in business?
The company was formed on 21 October 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2022.
What do Argo Real Estate’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £3.81m (<1% from £3.79m) and profit before tax of £533k (from a loss of £179k).

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