Equacy (UK) LLP: FCA regulated?

Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Appointed for under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2025

Responsible principal firm

Equistone Partners Europe Limited Reference number: 124366 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
Equacy (UK) LLP (FRN 1046002) is an AR of Equistone Partners Europe Limited (FRN 124366). When you use Equacy (UK)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Equacy (UK), complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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

equistonepe.com/home (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 7653 5327
Address

One New Ludgate,, 60 Ludgate Hill, London, City Of London, EC4M 7AW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When equistonepe.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 7653 5327 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode EC4M 7AW

Other names (1)

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

Equacy Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Equistone Partners Europe Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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: OC458652 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Limited liability partnership
Incorporated: 29 October 2025 (1 year old)
Registered office: One New Ludgate,, 60 Ludgate Hill, London, EC4M 7AW, United Kingdom

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Paul Robert Harper	LLP designated member	Aug 1979	29 Oct 2025	17 other companies
Steve O'Hare	LLP designated member	Feb 1975	29 Oct 2025	1 other company
Timothy Allan Swales	LLP designated member	Feb 1978	29 Oct 2025	19 other companies
Yushra Abdool-Raheem	LLP member	Mar 1989	29 Oct 2025	14 other companies
Richard Charles Briault	LLP member	Aug 1986	29 Oct 2025	16 other companies
Will Copeland	LLP member	May 1989	29 Oct 2025	1 other company
Michael Jonathan Friedland	LLP member	Jun 1979	29 Oct 2025	15 other companies
Taha Hasan	LLP member	Sep 1979	29 Oct 2025	4 other companies
Tristan Manuel	LLP member	Oct 1984	29 Oct 2025	19 other companies
Andrew Robert Tomkinson	LLP member	Oct 1979	29 Oct 2025	23 other companies
EQCP LLP	Corporate LLP designated member	Not published	29 Oct 2025	None

Other companies run by these 11 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: 83
closed down: 14
are FCA-registered: 2

In the full report: all 83 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 11 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 2 on the FCA register
The 26 companies these 11 directors run together
All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Equacy (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (17)

2025

22 December 2025

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

29 October 2025

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

All 17 events in its history (2 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 14

Firms connected to Equacy (UK)

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

connected firms: 3
share a director: 2
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Equacy (UK)

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

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83 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 17 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Equacy (UK) LLP FCA authorised?

Equacy (UK) LLP (FRN 1046002) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does appointed representative mean for Equacy (UK)?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Equacy (UK) LLP (FRN 1046002) is an AR of Equistone Partners Europe Limited (FRN 124366). When you use Equacy (UK)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Equacy (UK), complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

What is Equacy (UK)’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7653 5327 and the website equistonepe.com/home for Equacy (UK). 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 Equacy (UK) a scam or clone?

Equacy (UK) 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 Equacy (UK)?

Protection works through Equistone Partners Europe Limited, the principal firm responsible for Equacy (UK)'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who runs Equacy (UK)?

Companies House lists 11 directors of Equacy (UK): Paul Robert Harper, Steve O'Hare, Timothy Allan Swales, Yushra Abdool-Raheem, Richard Charles Briault, Will Copeland and 5 more.

How long has Equacy (UK) been in business?

The company was formed on 29 October 2025.

Does Equacy (UK) use any other names?

It trades as Equacy.