Astor Ridge LLP
Reference number: 579287
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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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Phone number
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Address
Astor Ridge Llp, 14-16 Dowgate Hill, London, City Of London, EC4R 2SU, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When astorridge.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 3143 4800 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC4R 2SU
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in 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
- OC372185 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 7 February 2012 (14 years old)
- Registered office
- Dowgate Hill House Dowgate Hill, Suite 102, London, EC4R 2SU, United Kingdom
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lawrence Wentzell | LLP designated member | Feb 1971 | 24 Oct 2025 | None |
| LOCKARD AND ASSOCIATES LLP | Corporate LLP designated member | Not published | 28 May 2013 | 1 other company |
| BRIGHTON FAMILY LLC | Corporate LLP member | Not published | 27 Sep 2016 | None |
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 company
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, 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
- All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Cash at bank
£226k
−41% from £383k
Employees (average)
0
Same as 0
Owed within a year
£83.6k
−24% from £110k
The accounts for the year to 5 April 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £1.63m, for the year to 5 April 2022.
In the full report: all 6 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2025
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 OC372185. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
Astor Ridge’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
24 October 2025
- John Lawrence Wentzell became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Wentzell Family LLP stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2017
1 January 2017
- Brighton Family LLC became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Lockard And Associates LLP became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Wentzell Family LLP became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2013
28 May 2013
- Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2012
4 September 2012
- FCA imposed a requirement (Firm may control but not hold client money)
FCA register
20 August 2012
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
27 July 2012
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
7 February 2012
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 19 events
- All 19 events in its history (11 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 19 events in its history
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk