BGF Investment Management Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 9 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2017

Website, phone number and address

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Website

bgf.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 7340 0600
Address

Watergate House, 13-15 York Buildings, London, WC2N 6JU, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When bgf.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 7340 0600 is
Who else gives the postcode WC2N 6JU

Other names (1)

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

BGF Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Hold or safeguard your money · 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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Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
Dealing in investments as agent
Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
Managing an unauthorised AIF
Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

Venture Capital Business Only

The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than Venture Capital business.
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 number: 10608481 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 8 February 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office: 13-15 York Buildings, London, WC2N 6JU, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Andrew Nicholas Gregory	Director	Sep 1966	7 Dec 2020	17 other companies
Christopher Andrew Olds	Director	Apr 1981	3 May 2024	23 other companies
Benjamin Julius Barker	Director	Jan 1977	2 Apr 2026	3 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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: 23
closed down: 2
run together: 17

In the full report: all 23 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 17 companies these 3 directors run together
All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (9) All events (19)

2017

26 July 2017

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))
FCA imposed a requirement (Venture Capital Business Only)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

23 May 2017

Bgf Group PLC took control (75–100% of shares)
Business Growth Fund PLC gave up control

Companies House

8 February 2017

Incorporated at Companies House
Business Growth Fund PLC took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

All 19 events in its history (9 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 7

Firms connected to BGF Investment Management

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

connected firm: 1
no longer authorised: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like BGF Investment Management

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

In London

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23 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 19 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is BGF Investment Management Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, BGF Investment Management Limited (FRN 771879) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2017 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.

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

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7340 0600 and the website bgf.co.uk for BGF Investment Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is BGF Investment Management a scam or clone?

BGF 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 BGF Investment Management?

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 BGF Investment Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns BGF Investment Management?

BGF Investment Management is owned by Bgf Group PLC, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 23 May 2017. Before that, it was controlled by Business Growth Fund PLC.

Who runs BGF Investment Management?

Companies House lists 3 directors of BGF Investment Management: Andrew Nicholas Gregory, Christopher Andrew Olds and Benjamin Julius Barker.

How long has BGF Investment Management been in business?

The company was formed on 8 February 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2017.

Does BGF Investment Management use any other names?

It trades as BGF.