Atomos Investments Limited

Reference number: 122588

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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

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

  • When atomos.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0330 165 6600 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode SE1 9PG
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Other names (15)

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

  • atomos Trading name
  • atomos invest Trading name
  • Atomos Wealth Trading name
  • Principal Investment Management Limited Former name
  • Sanlam Private Investments (UK) Ltd Former name
  • Border Asset Management Former trading name
  • Sanlam Former trading name
  • Sanlam Fund Solutions Former trading name
  • Sanlam Investments Former trading name
  • Sanlam Investments UK Former trading name
  • Sanlam Private Investments Former trading name
  • Sanlam Private Investments UK Former trading name
  • Sanlam Private Office Former trading name
  • Sanlam Private Wealth Former trading name
  • Sanlam Wealth Former trading name

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.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • 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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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments
  • Sending dematerialised instructions

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
02041819
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 July 1986 (40 years old)
Registered office
2nd Floor 5 Hatfields (Alto), London, SE1 9PG, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jonathan Charles Polin Director Sep 1959 15 Dec 2015 16 other companies
Nicola Jane Fraser Director Jul 1972 6 Nov 2020 29 other companies
James Annand Fraser Director May 1965 26 Apr 2023 11 other companies
David Palmer Director Jun 1965 14 Mar 2025 2 other companies

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
45
closed down
20
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 45 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • The 13 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 53 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Atomos Investments’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (15) All events (136)

2023

17 November 2023

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2022

30 September 2022

  • Atomos Investments Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Oaktree Capital Group LLC no longer has significant control

Companies House

21 September 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Sanlam Private Investments (UK) Ltd"

FCA register

6 May 2022

  • Oaktree Capital Group LLC gained significant control
  • Sanlam UK Limited gave up control

Companies House

3 May 2022

  • Sanlam Private Investments (UK) Holdings Limited gave up control
  • Sanlam UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Sanlam Private Investments (UK) Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

24 September 2012

  • Changed its registered name from "Principal Investment Management Limited"

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1988

28 April 1988

  • Regulated by the Investment Management Regulatory Organisation from this date

FCA register

1986

29 July 1986

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 136 events

  • All 136 events in its history (15 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 95
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Firms connected to Atomos Investments

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

connected firms
4
share a director
2
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 45 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 136 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Atomos Investments Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Atomos Investments Limited (FRN 122588) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Atomos Investments’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0330 165 6600 and the website atomos.co.uk for Atomos Investments. 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 Atomos Investments a scam or clone?
Atomos Investments 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 Atomos Investments?
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 Atomos Investments to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Atomos Investments?
Atomos Investments is owned by Atomos Investments Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 30 September 2022. Before that, it was controlled by Sanlam UK Limited, Oaktree Capital Group LLC and Sanlam Private Investments (UK) Holdings Limited.
Who runs Atomos Investments?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Atomos Investments: Jonathan Charles Polin, Nicola Jane Fraser, James Annand Fraser and David Palmer.
How long has Atomos Investments been in business?
The company was formed on 29 July 1986, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
Does Atomos Investments use any other names?
It trades as atomos, atomos invest and Atomos Wealth. It has previously used 12 other names, including Principal Investment Management Limited, Sanlam Private Investments (UK) Ltd and Border Asset Management.

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