Balthazar Capital Partners Ltd.

Reference number: 230038

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When charvinpartners.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 4615 1290 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1C 1AY
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Other names (2)

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

  • Charvin Partners Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Globefin European Advisors Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • Manage or trade investments · Run or oversee funds 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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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • 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.

  • Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold)
    The total value of assets under management by the firm must not exceed the relevant threshold as set out in Article 3(2) of AIFMD (as determined under Chapter II, section I of the AIFMD level 2 regulation). In the event that the relevant threshold is breached, the firm must submit an application for authorisation as a Full-scope UK AIFM to the FCA

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 November 2003 (22 years old)
Registered office
2nd Floor Connaught House, 1-3 Mount Street, (Entrance Via Davies Street), London, W1K 3NB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Security and commodity contracts dealing activities (SIC 66120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Benjamin Jean Billarant Director Jun 1973 20 Nov 2003 None
Thomas Laurent Jolyon Drewry Director Apr 1972 1 Sep 2020 9 other companies
Benjamin Jean Billarant Secretary Not published 6 Apr 2010 –

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
9
closed down
8
still active
1

In the full report: all 9 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
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£222k

+75% from £126k

Profit before tax

£23.3k

−12% from £26.6k

Net assets

£222k

<1% from £224k

Cash at bank

£186k

+13% from £165k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 04971234. 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

Balthazar Capital Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2018

4 September 2018

  • Nicholas Sinclair Bowden stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Benjamin Jean Billarant took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Nicholas Sinclair Bowden became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

8 August 2014

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2009

20 May 2009

  • Changed its registered name from "Globefin European Advisors Ltd"

FCA register

2008

25 January 2008

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

FCA register

2004

26 February 2004

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

FCA register

2003

20 November 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 28 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Balthazar Capital Partners Ltd. FCA authorised?
Yes, Balthazar Capital Partners Ltd. (FRN 230038) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2004 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Balthazar Capital Partners’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 4615 1290 and the website charvinpartners.com for Balthazar Capital Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Balthazar Capital Partners a scam or clone?
Balthazar Capital Partners 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 Balthazar Capital Partners?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Balthazar Capital Partners to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Balthazar Capital Partners?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Balthazar Capital Partners: Mr Benjamin Jean Billarant (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Nicholas Sinclair Bowden.
Who runs Balthazar Capital Partners?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Balthazar Capital Partners: Benjamin Jean Billarant and Thomas Laurent Jolyon Drewry.
How long has Balthazar Capital Partners been in business?
The company was formed on 20 November 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2004.
What do Balthazar Capital Partners’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £222k (+75% from £126k) and profit before tax of £23.3k (−12% from £26.6k).
Does Balthazar Capital Partners use any other names?
It trades as Charvin Partners. It has previously used the name Globefin European Advisors Ltd.

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