Ekins Guinness LLP
Reference number: 750788
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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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Address
Chapmansford Farm House, Hurstbourne Priors, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7RR, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When ekinsguinness.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01264 738989 is
- Who else gives the postcode RG28 7RR
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Enigma Investments LLP Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Enigma Investments Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- 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.
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
- OC396613 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 18 November 2014 (11 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Charles James Coryton Ekins | LLP designated member | Dec 1964 | 18 Nov 2014 | 6 other companies |
| James Maurice Sydney Ekins | LLP member | May 1933 | 26 Apr 2016 | 14 other companies |
| William John Maltby | LLP designated member | Sep 1959 | 10 May 2016 | 7 other companies |
| Timothy Whitmore Newton Guinness | LLP member | Jun 1947 | 20 Jun 2017 | 24 other companies |
| Jasper Brian Dacre Falk | LLP member | Apr 1967 | 21 Dec 2018 | 2 other companies |
| Richard Gerald Thompson | LLP member | Aug 1958 | 15 Apr 2024 | None |
| GUINNESS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate LLP member | Not published | 22 Jun 2017 | 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
- 52
- closed down
- 20
- went insolvent
- 2
In the full report: all 52 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
- The 9 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- The 1 company these 7 directors run together
- All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Ekins Guinness’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2017
12 December 2017
- Charles James Coryton Ekins stopped being the majority owner
Companies House
20 June 2017
- Timothy Whitmore Newton Guinness became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
16 March 2017
- Changed its registered name from "Enigma Investments LLP"
FCA register
2016
18 November 2016
- Charles James Coryton Ekins became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
1 September 2016
- 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 April 2016
- Charles James Coryton Ekins became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
2014
18 November 2014
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 19 events
- All 19 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 6
Firms connected to Ekins Guinness
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Ekins Guinness. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share a director
- 3
- past links
- 6
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 6 past links through former directors
Firms like Ekins Guinness
Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.
In the Reading (RG) postcode area
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- 52 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 19 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
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