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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Phone number
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Address
34 Sackville St, London, W1S 3ED, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When cernocapital.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7036 4117 is
- Who else gives the postcode W1S 3ED
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- IWM Independent Wealth Management LLP Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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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
- Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
- Credit Broking
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Managing investments
Limits on what they may do
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May control money if settlement through a mandate.
The general requirement not to hold or control CLIENT MONEY does not restrict the firm from controlling CLIENT MONEY if it arises from an agreement under which the firm effects settlement through a mandate or otherwise.
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
- OC326579 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 6 March 2007 (19 years old)
- Registered office
- 1st Floor, 34-35 Sackville Street, London, W1S 3ED
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Nicholas Michael Hornby | LLP designated member | Nov 1967 | 6 Mar 2007 | 8 other companies |
| Richard John Oldfield | LLP member | Oct 1955 | 8 Sep 2008 | 16 other companies |
| John David Sebastian Booth | LLP member | Jul 1958 | 8 Sep 2008 | 34 other companies |
| Charles Simon Hartley Davies | LLP member | Apr 1970 | 8 Sep 2008 | 9 other companies |
| Mark Derek Haworth | LLP member | Nov 1969 | 8 Sep 2008 | 4 other companies |
| Stephen James Mcguinness | LLP member | May 1965 | 8 Sep 2008 | 22 other companies |
| Russell Allen Richard Napier | LLP member | Oct 1964 | 8 Sep 2008 | 5 other companies |
| George Edward Silvanus Robinson | LLP member | Nov 1956 | 8 Sep 2008 | 17 other companies |
| Hugh Patrick Sloane | LLP member | Mar 1956 | 8 Sep 2008 | 13 other companies |
| Ion Sioras | LLP member | Sep 1994 | 2 Jan 2026 | None |
| Hashim Ala'A Mustafa | LLP member | Jul 1985 | 2 Jan 2026 | None |
| Jeny Zhu | LLP member | Jun 1984 | 2 Jan 2026 | None |
| Michael Ernest Flitton | LLP member | Sep 1984 | 2 Jan 2026 | None |
| Joseph Stewart Joyce | LLP designated member | Aug 1988 | 2 Jan 2026 | None |
| Thomas Edward John Milnes | LLP member | Jan 1978 | 2 Jan 2026 | 1 other company |
| Christopher David Alec Richards | LLP member | Jun 1978 | 2 Jan 2026 | 1 other company |
| Katherine Maree Mccosh | LLP member | Jun 1990 | 2 Jan 2026 | None |
| Fay Fei Ren | LLP member | Feb 1989 | 6 Jan 2026 | None |
| Oscar William Mackereth | LLP member | Jun 1997 | 6 Jan 2026 | None |
| Edward Richard Bonsor | LLP member | Jul 1976 | 6 Jan 2026 | None |
Other companies run by these 20 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
- 116
- closed down
- 41
- went insolvent
- 4
In the full report: all 116 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 20 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The 4 that went into liquidation or administration
- The 11 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- The 11 companies these 20 directors run together
- All 27 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Cerno Capital Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
31 December 2025
- James Barclay Spence no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- James Barclay Spence gained 25–50% of the votes
- Nicholas Michael Hornby gained 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2008
29 August 2008
- Changed its registered name from "IWM Independent Wealth Management LLP"
FCA register
30 May 2008
- FCA imposed a requirement (May control money if settlement through a mandate.)
FCA register
2007
3 May 2007
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
6 March 2007
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 47 events
- All 47 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 34
Firms connected to Cerno Capital Partners
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Cerno Capital Partners. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 5
- share a director
- 5
- past links
- 5
In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (5)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 5 past links through former directors
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- 5 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
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