Civitas Investment Management Limited

Reference number: 815699

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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

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When civitasim.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3058 4840 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode W1S 2QN
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Other names (1)

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

  • CIVITAS HOUSING ADVISORS LIMITED 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 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.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • 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
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • 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.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 July 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
25 Maddox Street, London, W1S 2QN, England
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Chukwude Oji Chidi-Ofong Director May 1972 12 Oct 2016 14 other companies
Thomas Clifford Pridmore Director Mar 1972 12 Oct 2016 97 other companies
Andrew Joseph Dawber Director Dec 1961 26 Oct 2016 125 other companies
Philip Frederick Ellis Director Dec 1961 26 Oct 2016 2 other companies
Christopher Casey Director Mar 1955 17 Apr 2023 None
Vivienne Leigh Howell Director Apr 1978 7 Nov 2025 None

Other companies run by these 6 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
164
closed down
25
are FCA-registered
5

In the full report: all 164 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 5 on the FCA register
  • The 74 companies these 6 directors run together
  • All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

6 months to 30 September 2021Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.64m

+1.2% from £1.62m

Cash at bank

£3.56m

+23% from £2.88m

Employees (average)

30

+25% from 24

Owed within a year

£3.11m

+25% from £2.49m

Assets and liabilities

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 10278444. 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

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

2025

31 December 2025

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2020

7 May 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "CIVITAS HOUSING ADVISORS LIMITED"

FCA register

2019

21 January 2019

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2018

6 March 2018

  • Gareth Anfield Jones no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

26 October 2016

  • Andrew Joseph Dawber gained significant control
  • Andrew Joseph Dawber no longer has significant control
  • Campbell Tickell Limited gained significant control
  • Campbell Tickell Limited no longer has significant control
  • Nicholas John Abbey gained significant control
  • Nicholas John Abbey no longer has significant control
  • Paul Bridge gained significant control
  • Paul Bridge no longer has significant control
  • Philip Frederick Ellis gained significant control
  • Philip Frederick Ellis no longer has significant control

Companies House

12 October 2016

  • Chukwude Chidi-Ofong gained significant control
  • Chukwude Chidi-Ofong no longer has significant control
  • Gareth Anfield Jones gained significant control
  • Thomas Clifford Pridmore gained significant control
  • Thomas Clifford Pridmore no longer has significant control

Companies House

14 July 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Civitas Asset Management Limited gave up control
  • Civitas Asset Management Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 44 events

  • All 44 events in its history (23 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 20
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Firms connected to Civitas Investment Management

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

connected firms
4
share a director
3
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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Firms like Civitas Investment Management

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

In London

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  • 164 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 44 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Civitas Investment Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Civitas Investment Management Limited (FRN 815699) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2019 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Civitas Investment Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3058 4840 and the website civitasim.com for Civitas Investment Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Civitas Investment Management a scam or clone?
Civitas Investment 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 Civitas Investment 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 Civitas Investment Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Civitas Investment Management?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Civitas Investment Management now. Before that, it was controlled by Gareth Anfield Jones, Campbell Tickell Limited and Nicholas John Abbey.
Who runs Civitas Investment Management?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Civitas Investment Management: Chukwude Oji Chidi-Ofong, Thomas Clifford Pridmore, Andrew Joseph Dawber, Philip Frederick Ellis, Christopher Casey and Vivienne Leigh Howell.
How long has Civitas Investment Management been in business?
The company was formed on 14 July 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2019.
What do Civitas Investment Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2021, show net assets of £1.64m (+1.2% from £1.62m) and cash at bank of £3.56m (+23% from £2.88m).
Does Civitas Investment Management use any other names?
It has previously used the name CIVITAS HOUSING ADVISORS LIMITED.

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