Ashmore Investment Advisors Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 12 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2013

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

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

020 3077 6000
Address

Ashmore Group, 16 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5JD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When ashmoregroup.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 3077 6000 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode SW1E 5JD

FCA permissions and consumer protection

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.
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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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.

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: 08723494 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 8 October 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office: 16 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5JD, England
Nature of business: Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Mark Langhorn Coombs	Director	Apr 1960	8 Oct 2013	1 other company
Tom Adam Shippey	Director	Jun 1974	25 Nov 2013	6 other companies
Alexandra Frances Autrey	Director	Oct 1976	20 Nov 2023	3 other companies
Alexandra Frances Autrey	Secretary	Not published	27 Feb 2025	–

Other companies run by these 3 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: 8
closed down: 1
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 8 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Ashmore Investment Advisors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (11)

2016

6 April 2016

Ashmore Investments (UK) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

18 July 2014

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

2013

8 October 2013

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

All 11 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 5

Firms connected to Ashmore Investment Advisors

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

connected firms: 3
share a director: 1
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Ashmore Investment Advisors

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8 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 11 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ashmore Investment Advisors Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Ashmore Investment Advisors Limited (FRN 611412) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2014 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Ashmore Investment Advisors’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3077 6000 and the website ashmoregroup.com for Ashmore Investment Advisors. 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 Ashmore Investment Advisors a scam or clone?

Ashmore Investment Advisors 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 Ashmore Investment Advisors?

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 Ashmore Investment Advisors to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Ashmore Investment Advisors?

Ashmore Investment Advisors is owned by Ashmore Investments (UK) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes, can appoint and remove the board and held through a firm, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Ashmore Investment Advisors?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Ashmore Investment Advisors: Mark Langhorn Coombs, Tom Adam Shippey and Alexandra Frances Autrey.

How long has Ashmore Investment Advisors been in business?

The company was formed on 8 October 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2014.