Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Limited

Reference number: 165169

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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

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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When evelyn.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7131 4000 is, and the 12 other firms that give it
  • Whether EC2V 7BG is a shared office: 22 other firms give it
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Other names (13)

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

  • Bestinvest Trading name
  • Bestinvest by Evelyn Partners Trading name
  • Bestinvest (Brokers) Limited Former name
  • Bestinvest (Brokers) Plc Former name
  • Best Investment Brokers Plc Former name
  • Best Investment Ltd Former name
  • Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Former name
  • Tilney Investment Management Services Limited Former name
  • Bestinvest Powered by Tilney Former trading name
  • Tilney Former trading name
  • Tilney Bestinvest Former trading name
  • Tilney for Haines Watts Former trading name
  • Tilney for Professionals Former trading name

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake email addresses (3)
  • info@2013bestinvest.com
  • info@2013bestinvestguide.com
  • info@thebestinvestmentguide.com
Fake websites (2)
  • 2013bestinvest.com
  • thebestinvestmentguide.com
The 3 FCA warnings these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

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.
  • 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 (7 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Credit Broking
  • 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.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
02830297
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 June 1993 (33 years old)
Registered office
45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Pension funding (SIC 65300)
  • Administration of financial markets (SIC 66110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Patrice Mcdonald Pryer Director Feb 1969 30 Jun 2026 10 other companies
Christopher John Kenny Director Aug 1971 30 Jun 2026 18 other companies
Mark Martin Rennison Director Aug 1960 30 Jun 2026 9 other companies
Anne Helen Richards (Dame) Director Aug 1964 30 Jun 2026 9 other companies
Jakob Stott Director May 1955 30 Jun 2026 9 other companies
Muhammad Faqihuddin Mustaffa Director Jul 1990 30 Jun 2026 10 other companies
Charlotte Davies Secretary Not published 31 Mar 2024 –

Other companies run by these 6 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
1
are FCA-registered
11

In the full report: all 19 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 11 on the FCA register
  • The 10 companies these 6 directors run together
  • All 61 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£131.6m

+14% from £115.2m

Profit before tax

£16.0m

+33% from £12.0m

Net assets

£45.7m

+7% from £42.7m

Cash at bank

£18.6m

−28% from £25.7m

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 02830297. 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

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (15) All events (148)

2026

30 June 2026

  • Board replaced: all 10 directors left and 6 new directors took over

Companies House

2022

14 June 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services"
  • Changed its registered name from "Tilney Investment Management Services Limited"

FCA register

2020

25 September 2020

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

FCA register

2017

30 January 2017

  • Changed its registered name from "Bestinvest (Brokers) Limited"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

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

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

15 March 2013

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2008

14 February 2008

  • Changed its registered name from "Bestinvest (Brokers) Plc"

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2000

12 December 2000

  • Changed its registered name from "Best Investment Brokers Plc"

FCA register

1994

16 August 1994

  • Changed its registered name from "Best Investment Ltd"

FCA register

1993

18 November 1993

  • Regulated by the Securities and Futures Authority from this date

FCA register

24 June 1993

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 148 events

  • All 148 events in its history (15 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 116
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Connected firms

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

connected firms
11
share a director
10
share its phone number
11

In the full report: all 11 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (10), the same phone number (11), the same postcode (11)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 19 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 148 events in its history
  • 11 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Limited (FRN 165169) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7131 4000 and the website evelyn.com for Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services. 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 12 other FCA firms.
Is Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services: the FCA has published 3 warnings about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services?
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 Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services?
Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services is owned by Bestinvest (Holdings) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services: Patrice McDonald Pryer, Christopher John Kenny, Mark Martin Rennison, Anne Helen Richards (Dame), Jakob Stott and Muhammad Faqihuddin Mustaffa.
How long has Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services been in business?
The company was formed on 24 June 1993, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
What do Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £131.6m (+14% from £115.2m) and profit before tax of £16.0m (+33% from £12.0m).
Does Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services use any other names?
It trades as Bestinvest and Bestinvest by Evelyn Partners. It has previously used 11 other names, including Bestinvest (Brokers) Limited, Bestinvest (Brokers) Plc and Best Investment Brokers Plc.

Sources and links

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