Dundas Partners LLP

Reference number: 587649

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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 dundasglobal.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0131 556 2627 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EH3 6JA
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Other names (1)

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

  • Dundas Global Investors Trading name

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.
  • 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 investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Control client money
    The firm will control, but not hold, client money

FCA disciplinary action

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Concerns on the company record

  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
Company number
SO304023
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
26 July 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alan Mcfarlane LLP member Oct 1956 26 Jul 2012 None
James Stuart Curry LLP member Jul 1981 28 Feb 2013 None
Gavin Anthony Harvie LLP member Jul 1987 28 Feb 2013 None
Vanessa Murchison LLP designated member Apr 1978 13 Aug 2018 2 other companies
David Michael Keir LLP designated member Nov 1975 1 Jan 2022 2 other companies
Andrew Peter Scott Brown LLP member Sep 1981 8 Jan 2025 None
CARBETH LIMITED Corporate LLP member Not published 26 Jul 2012 None

Other companies run by these 7 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
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2023Full accountsAudited

Employees (average)

7

+17% from 6

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 SO304023. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Dundas Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (31)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Alan McFarlane gained significant control

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

1 March 2013

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Control client money)

FCA register

26 February 2013

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Deed poll)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2012

26 October 2012

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

26 July 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 31 events

  • All 31 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 20
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Firms connected to Dundas Partners

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

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 31 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dundas Partners LLP FCA authorised?
Yes, Dundas Partners LLP (FRN 587649) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2013 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Dundas Partners’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0131 556 2627 and the website dundasglobal.com for Dundas Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Dundas Partners a scam or clone?
Dundas Partners 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 Dundas Partners?
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 Dundas Partners to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Dundas Partners?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Dundas Partners: Mr Alan McFarlane (significant influence or control).
Who runs Dundas Partners?
Companies House lists 7 directors of Dundas Partners: Alan McFarlane, James Stuart Curry, Gavin Anthony Harvie, Vanessa Murchison, David Michael Keir, Andrew Peter Scott Brown and 1 more.
How long has Dundas Partners been in business?
The company was formed on 26 July 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2013.
What do Dundas Partners’ latest accounts show?
Does Dundas Partners use any other names?
It trades as Dundas Global Investors.

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