Centricus Asset Management Limited

Reference number: 520117

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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 centricus.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7139 4500 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SW1A 1HA
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Other names (4)

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

  • Centricus Trading name
  • Eurofin Capital Limited Former name
  • Halkin Asset Management Limited Former name
  • Halkin Capital Limited 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 · 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.
  • 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)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an authorised AIF
  • 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.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
07085565
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 November 2009 (16 years old)
Registered office
6th Floor - Smithson Tower Smithson Plaza, 25 St. James' Street, London, SW1A 1HA, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Boyd Cuthbertson Director Feb 1956 28 Oct 2015 4 other companies
Ian Anthony Pellow Director Dec 1957 28 Oct 2015 137 other companies
Nizar Al-Bassam Director Oct 1974 25 Apr 2017 None
Joshua Casey Dennis Purvis Director Sep 1972 30 Jan 2018 19 other companies
Samantha Louise Garner Secretary Not published 28 Oct 2015 –

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
144
closed down
97
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 144 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 5 on the FCA register
  • The 16 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£45.3k

−42% from £78.3k

Net assets

£344k

+15% from £299k

Cash at bank

£216k

+26% from £172k

Owed within a year

£199k

+81% from £110k

Profit before tax

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 07085565. 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

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

Key events (16) All events (37)

2017

26 May 2017

  • Changed its registered name from "Halkin Asset Management Limited"

FCA register

25 April 2017

  • Dalinc Ariburnu became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Ian Anthony Pellow stopped being a part-owner
  • Ian Charles Hannam stopped being the majority owner
  • Nizar Al-Bassam became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Ian Anthony Pellow became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Ian Charles Hannam became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2015

28 October 2015

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

11 May 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "Halkin Capital Limited"

FCA register

17 March 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "Eurofin Capital Limited"

FCA register

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

2010

2 November 2010

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

FCA register

2009

24 November 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 37 events

  • All 37 events in its history (16 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 18
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Firms connected to Centricus Asset Management

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

past links
3

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 3 past links through former directors
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  • 144 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 37 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Centricus Asset Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Centricus Asset Management Limited (FRN 520117) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2010 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Centricus Asset Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7139 4500 and the website centricus.com for Centricus Asset Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Centricus Asset Management a scam or clone?
Centricus Asset 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 Centricus Asset Management?
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 Centricus Asset Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Centricus Asset Management?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Centricus Asset Management: Mr Dalinc Ariburnu (25–50% of shares) and Mr Nizar Al-Bassam (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Ian Charles Hannam and Mr Ian Anthony Pellow.
Who runs Centricus Asset Management?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Centricus Asset Management: Boyd Cuthbertson, Ian Anthony Pellow, Nizar Al-Bassam and Joshua Casey Dennis Purvis.
How long has Centricus Asset Management been in business?
The company was formed on 24 November 2009, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2010.
What do Centricus Asset Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show profit before tax of £45.3k (−42% from £78.3k) and net assets of £344k (+15% from £299k).
Does Centricus Asset Management use any other names?
It trades as Centricus. It has previously used 3 other names: Eurofin Capital Limited, Halkin Asset Management Limited and Halkin Capital Limited.

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