Devon Equity Management Limited

Reference number: 841960

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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 liontrust.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7412 1700 is, and the 4 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode WC2R 0EZ
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • 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
11939535
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 April 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office
2 Savoy Court, London, WC2R 0EZ, England
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Martin Kearney Director Jun 1979 30 Jun 2026 12 other companies
Edward Jonathan Frank Catton Director Oct 1975 30 Jun 2026 14 other companies
Sally Buckmaster Secretary Not published 30 Jun 2026 –

Other companies run by these 2 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
15
closed down
4
went insolvent
4

In the full report: all 15 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 4 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 4 on the FCA register
  • The 11 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

9 months to 30 September 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£311k

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£2.30m

−24% from £3.02m

Cash at bank

£2.04m

−15% from £2.39m

Employees (average)

11

Same as 11

The previous accounts cover 12 months, so turnover and profit are not compared with them.

The accounts for the 9 months to 30 September 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £10.8m, for the year to 31 December 2022.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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 11939535. 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

Devon Equity Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (11) All events (26)

2026

30 June 2026

  • Board replaced: all 5 directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2025

6 October 2025

  • Alexander Frederick Clifford Darwall stopped being the majority owner
  • Liontrust Global Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2021

21 June 2021

  • FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)

FCA register

2019

11 November 2019

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

FCA register

6 June 2019

  • Alexander Frederick Clifford Darwall became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Peregrine Secretarial Services Limited gave up control

Companies House

11 April 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Peregrine Secretarial Services Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 26 events

  • All 26 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms connected to Devon Equity Management

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

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

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same phone number (4), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Devon Equity Management

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  • 15 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 26 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Devon Equity Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Devon Equity Management Limited (FRN 841960) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2019 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Devon Equity Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7412 1700 and the website liontrust.com for Devon Equity 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 4 other FCA firms.
Is Devon Equity Management a scam or clone?
Devon Equity 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 Devon Equity Management?
It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Devon Equity Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Devon Equity Management?
Devon Equity Management is owned by Liontrust Global Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 October 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Alexander Frederick Clifford Darwall and Peregrine Secretarial Services Limited.
Who runs Devon Equity Management?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Devon Equity Management: Martin Kearney and Edward Jonathan Frank Catton.
How long has Devon Equity Management been in business?
The company was formed on 11 April 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2019.
What do Devon Equity Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show profit before tax of £311k (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and net assets of £2.30m (−24% from £3.02m).

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