EQT Partners Limited

Reference number: 917788

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Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When eqtgroup.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7430 5510 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode W1F 8JB
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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
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 May 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
30 Broadwick Street, London, W1F 8JB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Activities of financial services holding companies (SIC 64205)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Josefin Nowen Wirkkala Director Apr 1981 3 Jan 2019 None
Karl Erik Gunnar Gunnarsson Director Apr 1982 27 Aug 2020 None
Christina Drews Director Feb 1970 1 Feb 2023 1 other company
Simon David Griffiths Director Oct 1964 7 Feb 2023 2 other companies
James Peter Stuart Golunski Director Jul 1985 20 Jan 2025 None

Other companies run by these 5 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
3
still active
3
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 23 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£262.4m

+30% from £201.2m

Profit before tax

£51.9m

−11% from £58.5m

Total equity

£87.7m

<1% from £87.5m

Employees (average)

291

+61% from 181

Turnover and profit

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 06590781. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

2025

16 January 2025

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2020

28 April 2020

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2019

24 September 2019

  • Eqt Ab took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2008

13 May 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 50 events

  • All 50 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 43
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Firms connected to EQT Partners

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

connected firms
4
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like EQT Partners

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

In London

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 50 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is EQT Partners Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, EQT Partners Limited (FRN 917788) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2020 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is EQT Partners’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7430 5510 and the website eqtgroup.com for EQT Partners. 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 EQT Partners a scam or clone?
EQT 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 EQT Partners?
It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about EQT Partners to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns EQT Partners?
EQT Partners is owned by Eqt Ab, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 24 September 2019.
Who runs EQT Partners?
Companies House lists 5 directors of EQT Partners: Josefin Nowen Wirkkala, Karl Erik Gunnar Gunnarsson, Christina Drews, Simon David Griffiths and James Peter Stuart Golunski.
How long has EQT Partners been in business?
The company was formed on 13 May 2008, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2020.
What do EQT Partners’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £262.4m (+30% from £201.2m) and profit before tax of £51.9m (−11% from £58.5m).

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