Baring Fund Managers Limited

Reference number: 119187

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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 barings.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7628 6000 is, and the 4 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC4M 7BF
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Other names (1)

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

  • Barings Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
Show FCA detail (3 permissions)
  • Managing an authorised AIF
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
  • Managing a UK UCITS

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
00941405
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 October 1968 (57 years old)
Registered office
20 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7BF, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kevin James Troup Director Jan 1966 22 May 2019 7 other companies
Jane Armstrong Director Oct 1958 22 May 2019 3 other companies
Alan Behen Director Nov 1970 27 Jul 2022 None
Martin Horne Director May 1971 31 Jul 2023 5 other companies
Rhian Williams Director Aug 1989 1 Oct 2024 None
Charlotte Phillips Director Jun 1977 24 Sep 2026 None
Rhian Williams Secretary Not published 3 May 2022 –

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
15
closed down
1
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 15 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 6 on the FCA register
  • All 51 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Baring Fund Managers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (97)

2016

30 June 2016

  • Baring Asset Management Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

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

FCA register

1994

18 July 1994

  • Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date

FCA register

1968

29 October 1968

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 97 events

  • All 97 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 87
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Firms connected to Baring Fund Managers

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

connected firms
5
share a director
5
share its phone number
4

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same phone number (4), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 15 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 97 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Baring Fund Managers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Baring Fund Managers Limited (FRN 119187) 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 no limits on its permissions.
What is Baring Fund Managers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7628 6000 and the website barings.com for Baring Fund Managers. 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 4 other FCA firms.
Is Baring Fund Managers a scam or clone?
Baring Fund Managers 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 Baring Fund Managers?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Baring Fund Managers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Baring Fund Managers?
Baring Fund Managers is owned by Baring Asset Management Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 30 June 2016.
Who runs Baring Fund Managers?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Baring Fund Managers: Kevin James Troup, Jane Armstrong, Alan Behen, Martin Horne, Rhian Williams and Charlotte Phillips.
How long has Baring Fund Managers been in business?
The company was formed on 29 October 1968, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
Does Baring Fund Managers use any other names?
It trades as Barings.

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