Butler Investment Managers Limited

Reference number: 477024

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When corumbutler.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7319 7710 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1F 9BQ
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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 (3)
  • butler-inv.com
  • butler-investmentmanagers.com
  • butler-investments.com
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

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.
  • 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.
Show FCA detail (7 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • 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.

  • CPMI Requirement
    The firm is only permitted to carry on the activities specified in FUND 1.4.3R (1) to (6) or any successor provision

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
23 October 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
50 Marshall Street, 3rd Floor, London, W1F 9BQ, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Walter Butler Director Aug 1956 20 Dec 2007 4 other companies
Frederic Puzin Director Jan 1966 8 Dec 2017 None
Frederic Marie Jean Eric Noirot-Nerin Director Sep 1970 28 Jun 2018 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
5
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 5 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Butler Investment Managers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2017

20 December 2017

  • Butler Corum gave up control
  • Butler Corum took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Butler Industries SA gave up control
  • Corum Origine became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Corum Origine stopped being a part-owner
  • Frederic Puzin gained 25–50% of the votes
  • Walter Butler gained significant control

Companies House

2016

23 October 2016

  • Butler Industries SA took control (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

22 July 2014

  • FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2011

28 June 2011

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2008

18 November 2008

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

FCA register

2007

23 October 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 30 events

  • All 30 events in its history (15 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 13
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Firms connected to Butler Investment Managers

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2
past link
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Butler Investment Managers

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

In London

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 30 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Butler Investment Managers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Butler Investment Managers Limited (FRN 477024) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2008 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Butler Investment Managers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7319 7710 and the website corumbutler.com/bond-funds for Butler Investment Managers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Butler Investment Managers a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Butler Investment Managers: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Butler Investment Managers, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Butler Investment Managers?
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 Butler Investment Managers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Butler Investment Managers?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Butler Investment Managers: Mr Frederic Puzin (25–50% of votes) and Mr Walter Butler (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Butler Corum, Corum Origine and Butler Industries SA.
Who runs Butler Investment Managers?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Butler Investment Managers: Walter Butler, Frederic Puzin and Frederic Marie Jean Eric Noirot-Nerin.
How long has Butler Investment Managers been in business?
The company was formed on 23 October 2007, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2008.

Sources and links

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