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
Chancery House, 53-64 Chancery Lane, London, City Of London, WC2A 1QS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When capital.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7398 6600 is
- Who else gives the postcode WC2A 1QS
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Capital Partners Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Capital Asset Management Fin Planning Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
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 phone numbers (1)
- 020 3475 9059
Fake email addresses (1)
- info@capitalassetsuk.com
Fake websites (1)
- capitalassetsuk.com
The FCA warning these came from
- Capital Assets UK (Asset Management) 18 October 2018
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.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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)
- Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Debt-counselling
- 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
- 04695777 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 12 March 2003 (23 years old)
- Registered office
- Chancery House 53-64 Chancery Lane, Office 3.03, London, WC2A 1QS, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan John Laidlaw Smith | Director | Feb 1965 | 12 Mar 2003 | 3 other companies |
| Graham Robert Mcculley | Director | Nov 1970 | 28 Jan 2015 | 2 other companies |
| Charles Antony Michael Riches | Director | Feb 1978 | 28 Jan 2015 | None |
| Chirine Harb | Director | Apr 1970 | 1 May 2024 | None |
| Catharina Skyllberg | Secretary | Not published | 29 Jul 2010 | – |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 3
- 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 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£573k
+45% from £395k
Cash at bank
£898k
+4.5% from £859k
Owed within a year
£744k
−6.6% from £797k
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 7 years of accounts
- Every year from 2019 to 2025
- 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.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04695777. 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
This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2018
18 October 2018
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2016
6 April 2016
- Alan John Laidlaw Smith took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2004
14 January 2004
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2003
4 August 2003
- Changed its registered name from "Capital Asset Management Fin Planning Ltd"
FCA register
12 March 2003
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 19 events
- All 19 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 8
Connected firms
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with this firm. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- past link
- 1
In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named
- 1 past link through former directors
Similar firms
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In London
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- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- 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: Capital Assets UK (Asset Management) 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