Dot Investing Ltd

Reference number: 812469

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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 dotinvesting.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3176 8104 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1S 1BN
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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.
  • 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
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
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 number
09660037
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 June 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
17 Hanover Square, London, W1S 1BN, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kin San Lo Director Apr 1990 26 Jun 2015 2 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
2
closed down
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£257k

+279% from £67.7k

Profit before tax

−£448k

Up £125k from −£573k

Total equity

−£352k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£20.7k

−10% from £23.1k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Total equity is negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £352k more than it owned.

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 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 09660037. 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

Dot Investing’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (11)

2021

17 May 2021

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

FCA register

2019

30 June 2019

  • Ching-Ling Tsai stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

9 May 2019

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

FCA register

2018

12 April 2018

  • Ching-Ling Tsai became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

26 June 2016

  • Kin San Lo took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

26 June 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dot Investing Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Dot Investing Ltd (FRN 812469) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2019 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Dot Investing’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3176 8104 and the website dotinvesting.com for Dot Investing. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Dot Investing a scam or clone?
Dot Investing 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 Dot Investing?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Dot Investing to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Dot Investing?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Dot Investing: Mr Kin San Lo (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Ms Ching-Ling Tsai.
Who runs Dot Investing?
Companies House lists one director of Dot Investing: Kin San Lo.
How long has Dot Investing been in business?
The company was formed on 26 June 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2019.
What do Dot Investing’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2024, show turnover of £257k (+279% from £67.7k) and profit before tax of −£448k (up £125k from −£573k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.

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