Camco Management Limited

Reference number: 849840

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When camco.fm first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8142 9187 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SE1 7PB
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Other names (2)

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

  • Camco Trading name
  • Camco Clean Energy Former trading name

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.
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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
  • 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

  • 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
09902551
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 December 2015 (10 years old)
Registered office
Sustainable Ventures 5th Floor, County Hall, Belvedere Rd, London, SE1 7PB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Geoffrey David Sinclair Director Aug 1972 6 Apr 2017 8 other companies
Benjamin Hugues Director Apr 1983 12 Feb 2018 3 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
9
closed down
1
run together
2

In the full report: all 9 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 2 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

Key events (13) All events (23)

2024

1 January 2024

  • Benjamin Hugues no longer has significant control

Companies House

2020

15 October 2020

  • 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))
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2018

20 December 2018

  • Benjamin Hugues gained significant control
  • Benjamin Hugues no longer has significant control
  • Camco Clean Energy Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Geoffrey David Sinclair gained significant control

Companies House

1 January 2018

  • Redt Energy PLC gave up control

Companies House

2017

23 January 2017

  • Benjamin Hugues gained significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Redt Energy PLC took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

4 December 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

  • All 23 events in its history (13 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 23 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Camco Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Camco Management Limited (FRN 849840) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2020 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Camco Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8142 9187 and the website camco.fm for Camco Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Camco Management a scam or clone?
Camco 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 Camco Management?
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 Camco Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Camco Management?
Camco Management is owned by Camco Clean Energy Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 20 December 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Benjamin Hugues and Redt Energy PLC.
Who runs Camco Management?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Camco Management: Geoffrey David Sinclair and Benjamin Hugues.
How long has Camco Management been in business?
The company was formed on 4 December 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2020.
Does Camco Management use any other names?
It trades as Camco. It has previously used the name Camco Clean Energy.

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