Clarendon Fund Managers Ltd

Reference number: 224974

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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 clarendon-fm.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 028 9032 6465 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BT1 5EA
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF

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.
  • Venture Capital Business Only
    The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than Venture Capital business.
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.

  • Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold)
    The total value of assets under management by the firm must not exceed the relevant threshold as set out in Article 3(2) of AIFMD (as determined under Chapter II, section I of the AIFMD level 2 regulation). In the event that the relevant threshold is breached, the firm must submit an application for authorisation as a Full-scope UK AIFM to the FCA

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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Company name
CLARENDON FUND MANAGERS LIMITED
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 March 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
A&L Goodbody Solicitors, Augustine House, Austin Friars, London, EC2N 2HA, England
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)
  • Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies (SIC 99000)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Neil Walter Cochrane Simms Director Jan 1974 28 Apr 2003 19 other companies
Robert Andrew Brian Cummings Director Oct 1970 19 Aug 2016 8 other companies
James Paul Curran Director Jan 1965 19 Aug 2016 8 other companies
Thomas Damien Callaghan Director Jan 1961 1 Apr 2021 1 other company

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
35
closed down
12
run together
1

In the full report: all 35 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 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2024Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£18.8k

From a loss of £46.8k

Total equity

£291k

+4.1% from £279k

Cash at bank

£308k

+90% from £163k

Owed within a year

£486k

+62% from £300k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2024
  • Both charts, 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 03525474. 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

Clarendon Fund Managers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

19 August 2016

  • Brian Cummings became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • James Paul Curran became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Neil Walter Cochrane Simms became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

2 July 2014

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2003

26 August 2003

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

FCA register

1999

25 March 1999

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

Companies House

1998

11 March 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

  • All 25 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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  • 35 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 25 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Clarendon Fund Managers Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Clarendon Fund Managers Ltd (FRN 224974) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2003 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is Clarendon Fund Managers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 028 9032 6465 and the website clarendon-fm.co.uk for Clarendon Fund Managers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Clarendon Fund Managers a scam or clone?
Clarendon Fund Managers 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 Clarendon Fund Managers?
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 Clarendon Fund Managers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Clarendon Fund Managers?
Companies House lists 3 people with significant control of Clarendon Fund Managers: Mr Neil Walter Cochrane Simms (25–50% of shares), Mr. James Paul Curran (25–50% of shares) and Mr Brian Cummings (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Clarendon Fund Managers?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Clarendon Fund Managers: Neil Walter Cochrane Simms, Robert Andrew Brian Cummings, James Paul Curran and Thomas Damien Callaghan.
How long has Clarendon Fund Managers been in business?
The company was formed on 11 March 1998, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2003.
What do Clarendon Fund Managers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2024, show profit before tax of £18.8k (from a loss of £46.8k) and total equity of £291k (+4.1% from £279k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.

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