Astute Investment Management Ltd: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 6 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2019
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026

Website, phone number and address

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Website

astuteprivatewealth.co.uk/astute-investment-management (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0151 332 0175
Address

5th Floor, 4 St. Pauls Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 9SJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When astuteprivatewealth.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0151 332 0175 is
Who else gives the postcode L3 9SJ

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.
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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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: 11782438 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 23 January 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office: 2nd Floor Vista Building, St David's Park, Ewloe, Flintshire, CH5 3DT, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
John Gary Lee	Director	Nov 1970	23 Jan 2019	11 other companies
Andrew John Neale	Director	Jul 1970	23 Jan 2019	9 other companies
Neil Terence Ransome	Director	Sep 1970	23 Jan 2019	7 other companies
Richard Francis Brocklehurst	Director	Aug 1975	26 Mar 2019	4 other companies
Neil Coleman	Director	Jul 1960	26 Mar 2019	3 other companies
Paul Kelly	Director	Jul 1965	7 May 2021	1 other company

Other companies run by these 6 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: 13
closed down: 9
went insolvent: 1

In the full report: all 13 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
The one that went into liquidation or administration
The 2 on the FCA register
The 9 companies these 6 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£1.60m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£454k

+55% from £292k

Cash at bank

£550k

+31% from £421k

Owed within a year

£300k

+15% from £261k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2026
The chart, over every year
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 11782438. 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

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

Key events (11) All events (19)

2020

2 January 2020

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

2019

26 March 2019

Andrew John Neale gained significant control
John Gary Lee gained significant control
Neil Coleman gained significant control
Neil Terence Ransome gained significant control
Richard Francis Brocklehurst gained significant control
Wtk Financial Services Ltd gave up control

Companies House

23 January 2019

Incorporated at Companies House
Wtk Financial Services Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

All 19 events in its history (11 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 6

Firms connected to Astute Investment Management

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

connected firms: 7
share a director: 2
share its postcode: 5

In the full report: all 7 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (5)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

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13 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 19 events in its history
7 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Astute Investment Management Ltd FCA authorised?

Yes, Astute Investment Management Ltd (FRN 842580) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2020 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Astute Investment Management’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0151 332 0175 and the website astuteprivatewealth.co.uk/astute-investment-management for Astute Investment Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Astute Investment Management a scam or clone?

Astute 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 Astute Investment Management?

It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Astute Investment Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Astute Investment Management?

Companies House lists 5 people with significant control of Astute Investment Management: Mr Neil Coleman (significant influence or control), Mr Andrew John Neale (significant influence or control), Mr Neil Terence Ransome (significant influence or control), Mr Richard Francis Brocklehurst (significant influence or control) and 1 more. Before that, it was controlled by Wtk Financial Services Ltd.

Who runs Astute Investment Management?

Companies House lists 6 directors of Astute Investment Management: John Gary Lee, Andrew John Neale, Neil Terence Ransome, Richard Francis Brocklehurst, Neil Coleman and Paul Kelly.

How long has Astute Investment Management been in business?

The company was formed on 23 January 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2020.

What do Astute Investment Management’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show profit before tax of £1.60m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and net assets of £454k (+55% from £292k).