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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
52 Debden Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4AB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01799 510715 is, and the 5 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode CB11 4AB
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
- 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
- OC327590 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 18 April 2007 (19 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Fairbourn | LLP designated member | Jul 1969 | 18 Apr 2007 | 1 other company |
| Neil Robert Warrender | LLP designated member | Jun 1964 | 16 Mar 2009 | 33 other companies |
Other companies run by these 2 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
- 34
- closed down
- 17
- are FCA-registered
- 5
In the full report: all 34 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 5 on the FCA register
- All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Exception Capital’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Adrian Fairborn gained significant control
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2010
20 January 2010
- FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
FCA register
2007
29 November 2007
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
18 April 2007
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 19 events
- All 19 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 10
Firms connected to Exception Capital
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Exception Capital. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 6
- share a director
- 1
- share its phone number
- 5
In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (5), the same postcode (5)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 4 past links through former directors
Firms like Exception Capital
Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.
In Saffron Walden
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- 34 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 19 events in its history
- 6 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
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk