EQ Investors Limited

Reference number: 539422

Instant download

Authorised by the FCA

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

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When eqinvestors.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7488 7110 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC3R 6DL
Instant PDF download
Other names (13)

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

  • EQ Trading name
  • EQ Bespoke Trading name
  • EQ Direct Trading name
  • EQ Wealth Trading name
  • EQ Workplace Trading name
  • Simply EQ Trading name
  • Stonetrue Limited Former name
  • Truestone Asset Management Limited Former name
  • Truestone Former trading name
  • Truestone Asset Management Former trading name
  • Truestone Corporate Solutions Former trading name
  • Truestone Private Finance Former trading name
  • Truestone Wellers Former 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.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • 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 (9 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Debt-counselling
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • 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
07223330
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 April 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
C/O Ampa Holdings Llp Level 19, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jeannie Boyle Director Dec 1976 16 Nov 2012 1 other company
Paul Roland Trueman Director Feb 1960 30 Sep 2014 32 other companies
Sophie Harriet Kennedy Director Apr 1988 24 Oct 2017 1 other company
Toby Julian Hayter Walker Director Mar 1983 1 Nov 2021 1 other company
Andrew James Beaumont Rees Director Jan 1980 5 Dec 2025 None
Matthew Gareth Lewis Director Sep 1989 5 Dec 2025 None
Damien Jacky Vincent Lardoux Director Mar 1984 5 Dec 2025 None
Frederick George Cleworth Director Mar 1992 5 Dec 2025 None
Joshua James Pape Director Feb 1984 5 Dec 2025 None

Other companies run by these 9 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
33
closed down
23
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 33 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 9 directors run together
  • All 20 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Instant PDF download

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£11.0m

No earlier figure to compare

Profit before tax

£851k

No earlier figure to compare

Net assets

£2.96m

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£1.51m

No earlier figure to compare

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 07223330. 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

EQ Investors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (61)

2017

27 July 2017

  • Best Investment Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Eq Investors Holdings Limited gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Eq Investors Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

14 October 2014

  • Changed its registered name from "Truestone Asset Management Limited"

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2011

3 June 2011

  • Changed its registered name from "Stonetrue Limited"

FCA register

1 June 2011

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money.)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2010

14 April 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 61 events

  • All 61 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 31
Instant PDF download

Firms connected to EQ Investors

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
Instant PDF download

Firms like EQ Investors

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

In London

UBS Asset Management (UK) LtdLondonAuthorisedUBS Asset Management Funds LtdLondonAuthorisedRevolut Trading LtdLondonAuthorisedBlackRock Advisors (UK) LimitedLondonAuthorisedBlackRock Fund Managers LimitedLondonAuthorisedBlackRock Investment Management (UK) LimitedLondonAuthorised

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

Get the full report on EQ Investors

Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.

  • 33 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 61 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

Instant PDF One-off payment Secure checkout by Stripe

Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is EQ Investors Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, EQ Investors Limited (FRN 539422) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2011 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is EQ Investors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7488 7110 and the website eqinvestors.co.uk for EQ Investors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is EQ Investors a scam or clone?
EQ Investors 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 EQ Investors?
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 EQ Investors to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns EQ Investors?
EQ Investors is owned by Best Investment Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 27 July 2017. Before that, it was controlled by Eq Investors Holdings Limited.
Who runs EQ Investors?
Companies House lists 9 directors of EQ Investors: Jeannie Boyle, Paul Roland Trueman, Sophie Harriet Kennedy, Toby Julian Hayter Walker, Andrew James Beaumont Rees, Matthew Gareth Lewis and 3 more.
How long has EQ Investors been in business?
The company was formed on 14 April 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2011.
What do EQ Investors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show turnover of £11.0m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £851k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does EQ Investors use any other names?
It trades as EQ, EQ Bespoke, EQ Direct, EQ Wealth and EQ Workplace, and 1 more names. It has previously used 7 other names, including Stonetrue Limited, Truestone Asset Management Limited and Truestone.

Sources and links

The full report on EQ Investors Limited

£19.99 · Instant PDF download

Loading secure checkout…