Carlsquare Ltd

Reference number: 749890

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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

  • When carlsquare.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8017 6020 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WC2N 6DF
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Other names (2)

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

  • Catcap Ltd Former name
  • Centric Advisors Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Corporate finance or venture capital only
    The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than corporate finance business or venture capital business

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
10122093
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 April 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
14 Buckingham Street, London, WC2N 6DF, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial management (SIC 70221)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Arnold Ludwig Holle Director Apr 1965 13 Apr 2016 6 other companies
Hans Caspar Stauffenberg Director Mar 1966 30 Nov 2018 None

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
6
closed down
3
still active
3

In the full report: all 6 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

−£27.2k

Up £1.04m from −£1.07m

Cash at bank

£563k

+730% from £67.9k

Owed within a year

£2.99m

+163% from £1.14m

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £27.2k more than it owned.

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
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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 10122093. 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

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

Key events (13) All events (17)

2019

7 May 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "Catcap Ltd"

FCA register

14 February 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "Centric Advisors Ltd"

FCA register

2018

30 November 2018

  • Arnold Ludwig Holle gave up control
  • Carlsquare Gmbh took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Jorg-Michael Paul Alfons Moritz became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Jorg-Michael Paul Alfons Moritz stopped being a part-owner
  • Mark Gerhard Alexander Miller became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Mark Gerhard Alexander Miller stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

1 December 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Corporate finance or venture capital only)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

13 April 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Arnold Ludwig Holle took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (13 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Carlsquare Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Carlsquare Ltd (FRN 749890) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2016 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Carlsquare’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8017 6020 and the website carlsquare.com for Carlsquare. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Carlsquare a scam or clone?
Carlsquare 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 Carlsquare?
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 Carlsquare to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Carlsquare?
Carlsquare is owned by Carlsquare Gmbh, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 30 November 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Mark Gerhard Alexander Miller, Mr Jorg-Michael Paul Alfons Moritz and Mr Arnold Ludwig Holle.
Who runs Carlsquare?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Carlsquare: Arnold Ludwig Holle and Hans Caspar Stauffenberg.
How long has Carlsquare been in business?
The company was formed on 13 April 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2016.
What do Carlsquare’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of −£27.2k (up £1.04m from −£1.07m) and cash at bank of £563k (+730% from £67.9k).
Does Carlsquare use any other names?
It has previously used 2 other names: Catcap Ltd and Centric Advisors Ltd.

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