Astra Asset Management UK Limited
Reference number: 726035
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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
Astra Asset Management UK Limited, 38 Lombard Street, London, City of London, EC3V 9BS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When astra-amco.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 3189 9700 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC3V 9BS
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Astra Amco Trading name: A name it trades under now.
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 (4)
- +1 778 924 9040
- 020 3885 5154
- 07309 361498
- 07312 219534
Fake email addresses (4)
- carol.h@astrahorizon.com
- compliance@astrahorizon.com
- support@astrahorizon.com
- tom.j@astrahorizon.com
Fake websites (1)
- astrahorizon.com
The FCA warning these came from
- AstraHorizon / astrahorizon.com 1 July 2021
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
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 · Run or oversee funds 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.
Show FCA detail (6 permissions)
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Managing an unauthorised AIF
- 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.
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.
- CPMI Requirement
The firm is only permitted to carry on the activities specified in FUND 1.4.3R (1) to (6) or any successor provision
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.
Customer compensation schemes
The FCA has ordered this firm to review past sales and pay back customers who lost out.
- April 2016 The firm is required to abide by the Deed Poll and Declaration in relation to the past business of the firm or by the past business of Astra Asset Management LLP - FRN 613479 for which the firm has accepted…
The FCA's wording
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Deed Poll
The firm is required to abide by the Deed Poll and Declaration in relation to the past business of the firm or by the past business of Astra Asset Management LLP - FRN 613479 for which the firm has accepted responsibility as regulated activities and investment business carried on by the firm.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 08169666 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 6 August 2012 (14 years old)
- Registered office
- 38 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9BS, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified (SIC 64209)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anish Mathur | Director | Dec 1973 | 21 Mar 2013 | None |
| Michael George Holdom | Director | Mar 1967 | 21 Apr 2015 | 7 other companies |
| Christian Adler | Director | May 1970 | 3 May 2016 | 1 other company |
| Shikha Gupta | Director | Aug 1985 | 19 Dec 2018 | None |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 5
- still active
- 3
In the full report: all 8 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Astra Asset Management UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2021
1 July 2021
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2016
29 April 2016
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)
- FCA imposed a requirement (Deed Poll)
- FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
6 April 2016
- Anish Mathur took control (75–100% of shares)
- Astra Capital International Limited gave up control
- Astra Capital International Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2012
6 August 2012
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 24 events
- All 24 events in its history (10 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 12
Firms connected to Astra Asset Management UK
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Astra Asset Management UK. 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
Firms like Astra Asset Management UK
Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.
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- 8 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 24 events in its history
- 4 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- FCA warning: AstraHorizon / astrahorizon.com fca.org.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