Ark Investment Management Ltd

Reference number: 670081

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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 arkim.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3651 2746 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1G 0JR
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Other names (4)

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

  • Ark Family Office Trading name
  • Ark Trustees Trading name
  • Ark Wealth Trading name
  • Ark Wealth Ltd Former 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.
  • 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 (7 permissions)
  • 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

  • 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.

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
09281759
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 October 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
The Sati Room, 12 John Princes Street, London, W1G 0JR, England
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Xiaohan Pan (Dr) Director Jul 1981 27 Oct 2014 1 other company
Xia Wang Director Jun 1982 27 Oct 2014 5 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
6
closed down
1
still active
5

In the full report: all 6 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£66.9k

−6.7% from £71.7k

Employees (average)

1

−50% from 2

Owed within a year

£70.0k

+93% from £36.3k

No turnover or profit for the year to 31 October 2025: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £50.5k turnover and −£2,906 profit, for the year to 31 October 2022.

Assets and liabilities

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 09281759. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (13)

2020

17 June 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Ark Wealth Ltd"

FCA register

2016

1 July 2016

  • Xia Wang became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2015

1 July 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2014

27 October 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Firms connected to Ark Investment Management

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Ark 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 Ark Investment Management

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ark Investment Management Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Ark Investment Management Ltd (FRN 670081) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2015 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Ark Investment Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3651 2746 and the website arkim.co.uk for Ark Investment Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ark Investment Management a scam or clone?
Ark 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 Ark 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 Ark Investment Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Ark Investment Management?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Ark Investment Management: Xia Wang (50–75% of shares).
Who runs Ark Investment Management?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Ark Investment Management: Xiaohan Pan (Dr) and Xia Wang.
How long has Ark Investment Management been in business?
The company was formed on 27 October 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2015.
What do Ark Investment Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of £66.9k (−6.7% from £71.7k).
Does Ark Investment Management use any other names?
It trades as Ark Family Office, Ark Trustees and Ark Wealth. It has previously used the name Ark Wealth Ltd.

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