ECI Management Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 8 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2018

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

ecipartners.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 7606 1000
Address

E C I Partners, Shell Mex House, 80 Strand, London, Westminster, WC2R 0DT, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When ecipartners.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 7606 1000 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode WC2R 0DT

FCA permissions and consumer protection

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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Managing an unauthorised AIF

Limits on what they may do

Venture Capital Business Only

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

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: 11308989 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 13 April 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office: 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0DT, England
Nature of business: Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
ECI PARTNERS LLP	Corporate director	Not published	13 Apr 2018	4 other companies
Sean Patrick Whelan	Director	Sep 1967	16 Jan 2025	8 other companies
Christopher Neal Griffith	Director	Mar 1986	13 Oct 2025	14 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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: 19
closed down: 2
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 19 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
The 7 companies these 3 directors run together
All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (6) All events (15)

2018

19 October 2018

Regulated by the FCA 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

13 April 2018

Incorporated at Companies House
Eci Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

All 15 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 8

Firms connected to ECI Management

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like ECI Management

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

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19 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 15 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is ECI Management Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, ECI Management Limited (FRN 812979) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2018 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.

What is ECI Management’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7606 1000 and the website ecipartners.com for ECI 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 one other FCA firm.

Is ECI Management a scam or clone?

ECI 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 ECI Management?

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 ECI Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns ECI Management?

ECI Management is owned by Eci Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 13 April 2018.

Who runs ECI Management?

Companies House lists 3 directors of ECI Management: Eci Partners LLP, Sean Patrick Whelan and Christopher Neal Griffith.

How long has ECI Management been in business?

The company was formed on 13 April 2018, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2018.