Drw Investments (UK) Limited

Reference number: 143880

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When drw.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7282 1000 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Whether EC3V 4AB is a shared office: 31 other firms give it
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Other names (1)

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

  • Local Traders Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Dealing in investments as principal
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.

  • Locals (with waivers)
    The firm that is dealing for its own account on markets in financial futures or options or other derivatives and on cash markets for the sole purpose of hedging positions on derivatives markets, or dealing for the accounts of other members of those markets and being guaranteed by clearing members of the same markets, where responsibility for ensuring the performance of contracts entered into by such a firm is assumed by clearing members of the same markets;

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
02329842
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 December 1988 (37 years old)
Registered office
The Leadenhall Building, 122 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3V 4AB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Neil Graham Dunn Director Dec 1984 31 Dec 2021 4 other companies
Jessica Steinbrecher Director Mar 1978 10 Jan 2024 None
OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 27 Jun 2024 –

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
4
still active
4
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • All 16 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Drw Investments (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (41)

2021

31 December 2021

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2017

1 February 2017

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Locals (with waivers))

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Donald Wilson Jr took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1999

9 April 1999

  • Changed its registered name from "Local Traders Limited"

FCA register

4 January 1999

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

1989

12 May 1989

  • Regulated by the Securities and Futures Authority from this date

FCA register

1988

20 December 1988

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 41 events

  • All 41 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 27
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Firms connected to Drw Investments (UK)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Drw Investments (UK). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
2
share a director
2
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 41 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Drw Investments (UK) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Drw Investments (UK) Limited (FRN 143880) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Drw Investments (UK)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7282 1000 and the website drw.com for Drw Investments (UK). 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 2 other FCA firms.
Is Drw Investments (UK) a scam or clone?
Drw Investments (UK) 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 Drw Investments (UK)?
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 Drw Investments (UK) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Drw Investments (UK)?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Drw Investments (UK): Donald Wilson Jr (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Drw Investments (UK)?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Drw Investments (UK): Neil Graham Dunn and Jessica Steinbrecher.
How long has Drw Investments (UK) been in business?
The company was formed on 20 December 1988, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
Does Drw Investments (UK) use any other names?
It has previously used the name Local Traders Limited.

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