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.
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Phone number
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Address
25 Hanover Square, London, W1S 1JF, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- When bnfcapital.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7355 9100 is
- Who else gives the postcode W1S 1JF
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Finvest Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Warning
Scammers have impersonated this firm
Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.
Fake websites (1)
- bnf.capital
The FCA warning these came from
- BNF Capital Limited 17 July 2019
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA 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 FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
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.
The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 08474039 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 4 April 2013 (13 years old)
- Registered office
- 25 Hanover Square, London, W1S 1JF, England
- Nature of business
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- Fund management activities (SIC 66300)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Timothy Benson | Director | Oct 1978 | 4 Apr 2013 | 20 other companies |
| Nicholas James Fallows | Director | Dec 1967 | 4 Apr 2013 | 22 other companies |
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
- 39
- closed down
- 4
- run together
- 3
In the full report: all 39 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
- The 3 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
BNF Capital’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2022
3 October 2022
- Jean-Michel Yves Gabriel Runacher no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2019
17 July 2019
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2016
6 April 2016
- Bertrand Nicolas Hubert Perrodo became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Francois Hubert Marie Perrodo became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Jean-Michel Yves Gabriel Runacher gained 25–50% of the votes
- Nathalie Perrodo became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Nicholas James Fallows gained 25–50% of the votes
- Sean Timothy Benson gained 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2015
8 January 2015
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2013
4 April 2013
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 19 events
- All 19 events in its history (11 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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- 39 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 19 events in its history
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- FCA warning: BNF Capital Limited fca.org.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk