Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
Sapia Partners LLP Reference number: 550103 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- Atlas Merchant Capital UK LLP (FRN 749465) is an AR of Sapia Partners LLP (FRN 550103). When you use Atlas Merchant Capital UK's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Atlas Merchant Capital UK, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
4th Floor, Phoenix House, 1 Station Hill, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1NB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 3551 7850 is
- Who else gives the postcode RG1 1NB
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Sapia Partners LLP, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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
- OC411928 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 20 May 2016 (10 years old)
- Registered office
- 4th Floor Phoenix House, 1 Station Hill, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1NB, United Kingdom
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Wayne Saunders | LLP designated member | Mar 1972 | 18 Feb 2019 | 5 other companies |
| ATLAS MERCHANT CAPITAL HOLDINGS UK LIMITED | Corporate LLP designated member | Not published | 20 May 2016 | None |
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
- 5
- closed down
- 1
- are FCA-registered
- 2
In the full report: all 5 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 2 on the FCA register
- All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Atlas Merchant Capital UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2018
15 November 2018
- Matthew Dewitt Hansen no longer has significant control
- Timothy Kacani gained significant control
Companies House
2017
1 July 2017
- Matthew Dewitt Hansen gained significant control
Companies House
30 June 2017
- Abigail May no longer has significant control
Companies House
2016
9 June 2016
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
20 May 2016
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Abigail May gained significant control
- Atlas Merchant Capital Holdings UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 15 events
- All 15 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 7
Firms connected to Atlas Merchant Capital UK
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Atlas Merchant Capital UK. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share its postcode
- 3
- past links
- 2
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 2 past links through former directors
Firms like Atlas Merchant Capital UK
Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.
In Reading
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- 5 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 15 events in its history
- 3 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
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk