Assetz SME Capital Limited

Reference number: 724996

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised by the FCA

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

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When retail.assetzcapital.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 470 0430 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode M22 5LW
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Other names (2)

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

  • Assetz Capital Trading name
  • Assetz Capita Former trading name

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake phone numbers (1)
  • 0161 850 4627
Fake email addresses (1)
  • enquiries@assetzcapital.eu
Fake websites (1)
  • assetzcapital.eu
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Permissions on the FCA record

  • Hold or safeguard your money
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Operating an electronic system in relation to lending

Limits on the record

  • Closed to new lending business for retail customers.
    Assetz SME Capital Limited has ceased accepting new funds from retail customers and will focus on its institutional funded business only. From 15/12/2022 it will cease to promote or accept any new applications for lending by retail customers through the operation of its Electronic Lending System.

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.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
08007287
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 March 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
Assetz House Manchester Green, 335 Styal Road, Manchester, M22 5LW, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stuart Alexander Law Director Oct 1963 27 Mar 2012 41 other companies
Mark Steven Wardrop Director Oct 1971 1 Nov 2013 7 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
44
closed down
24
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 44 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 5 on the FCA register
  • The 4 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£231k

From a loss of £909k

Total equity

£4.77m

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£1.68m

−19% from £2.07m

The accounts for the year to 31 March 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £8.79m, for the year to 31 March 2024.

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 08007287. 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

Assetz SME Capital’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (28)

2022

15 December 2022

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Closed to new lending business for retail customers.)

FCA register

2020

12 February 2020

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2017

1 September 2017

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Stuart Alexander Law gained significant control

Companies House

2012

27 March 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 18
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Firms connected to Assetz SME Capital

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

connected firms
5
share a director
4
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Assetz SME Capital

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  • 44 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 28 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Assetz SME Capital Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Assetz SME Capital Limited (FRN 724996) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2017 and works as a peer-to-peer lending platform. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Assetz SME Capital’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 470 0430 and the website retail.assetzcapital.co.uk for Assetz SME Capital. 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 Assetz SME Capital a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Assetz SME Capital: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Assetz SME Capital, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Assetz SME Capital?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Assetz SME Capital handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Assetz SME Capital to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Assetz SME Capital?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Assetz SME Capital: Mr Stuart Alexander Law (significant influence or control).
Who runs Assetz SME Capital?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Assetz SME Capital: Stuart Alexander Law and Mark Steven Wardrop.
How long has Assetz SME Capital been in business?
The company was formed on 27 March 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since September 2017.
What do Assetz SME Capital’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show profit before tax of £231k (from a loss of £909k) and total equity of £4.77m (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Assetz SME Capital use any other names?
It trades as Assetz Capital. It has previously used the name Assetz Capita.

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