BLU Family Office Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 8 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2015
Accounts filed up to 30 April 2026

Website, phone number and address

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Website

blu-im.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 8166 1223
Address

Blu Family Office, 15 Little Green, Richmond, Richmond Upon Thames, TW9 1QH, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When blu-im.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 8166 1223 is
Who else gives the postcode TW9 1QH

Other names (1)

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

Blu Investment Management Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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
Dealing in investments as agent
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
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.
Retail Client Restriction

When carrying out any regulated activities with or for retail clients, BLU Family Office Limited may only do so in relation to investment types which are non-complex and readily realisable. The term ‘non-complex’ is defined in the Conduct of Business Sourcebook (COBS) of the FCA Handbook and ‘readily realisable investment’ is defined in the FCA Handbook Glossary.

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: 09580739 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 8 May 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office: 15 Little Green, Richmond, TW9 1QH, England
Nature of business: Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Christian Armbruester	Director	Jan 1969	8 May 2015	None
Marie Emilie Charlotte Redron	Director	Mar 1987	12 Oct 2021	None
Vishesh Rajendra Kumar Dawar	Director	Apr 1998	8 Dec 2025	None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

Confirmation that these 3 directors run no other company
All 7 people who have been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2026Small company accountsAudited

Total equity

£313k

−20% from £390k

Cash at bank

£208k

−33% from £310k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£35.4k

+94% from £18.2k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

Every year from 2022 to 2026
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09580739. 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

BLU Family Office’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (19)

2025

28 January 2025

FCA imposed a requirement (Retail Client Restriction)

FCA register

2018

4 April 2018

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2016

8 May 2016

Christian Armbruester became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

8 May 2015

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

All 19 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 11

Firms connected to BLU Family Office

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

connected firm: 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 BLU Family Office

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

In Richmond

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5 years of accounts, charted
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 BLU Family Office Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, BLU Family Office Limited (FRN 796721) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2018 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.

What is BLU Family Office’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8166 1223 and the website blu-im.com for BLU Family Office. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is BLU Family Office a scam or clone?

BLU Family Office 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 BLU Family Office?

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 BLU Family Office to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns BLU Family Office?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of BLU Family Office: Mr Christian Armbruester (25–50% of shares).

Who runs BLU Family Office?

Companies House lists 3 directors of BLU Family Office: Christian Armbruester, Marie Emilie Charlotte Redron and Vishesh Rajendra Kumar Dawar.

How long has BLU Family Office been in business?

The company was formed on 8 May 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2018.

What do BLU Family Office’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2026, show total equity of £313k (−20% from £390k) and cash at bank of £208k (−33% from £310k).

Does BLU Family Office use any other names?

It trades as Blu Investment Management.