FF Creator Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for under a year
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2019
Accounts filed up to 31 August 2025

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

thecreatorfund.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07428 929289
Address

2 Arundel Street, London, Westminster, WC2R 3DA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When thecreatorfund.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07428 929289 is
Who else gives the postcode WC2R 3DA

Other names (1)

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

Creator Fund Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments · Run or oversee funds 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
Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
Managing an unauthorised AIF

Limits on what they may do

Corporate finance or venture capital only

The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than corporate finance business or venture capital business
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.

One supervisory condition set by the FCA

These are conditions the FCA places on the firm itself, covering things like capital it must hold and what it must report. They do not change what the firm may do for you.

Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold)
The total value of assets under management by the firm must not exceed the relevant threshold as set out in Article 3(2) of AIFMD (as determined under Chapter II, section I of the AIFMD level 2 regulation). In the event that the relevant threshold is breached, the firm must submit an application for authorisation as a Full-scope UK AIFM to the FCA

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: 12172455 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 23 August 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office: 2 Arundel St, Temple, London, WC2R 3DA, England
Nature of business: Other information technology service activities (SIC 62090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
James Oliver Macfarlane	Director	May 1988	23 Aug 2019	4 other companies
Henry James Lane Fox	Director	Oct 1974	7 Oct 2020	5 other companies
Rumi Verjee (Lord)	Director	Jun 1957	9 Dec 2021	2 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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: 11
closed down: 2
still active: 9

In the full report: all 11 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.36m

+58% from £862k

Cash at bank

£1.23m

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£323k

+858% from £33.8k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2025
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 12172455. 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

FF Creator’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (16)

2025

10 November 2025

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Corporate finance or venture capital only)
FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2019

16 September 2019

Founders Factory Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

23 August 2019

Incorporated at Companies House
James Oliver Macfarlane became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

All 16 events in its history (8 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 5

Firms connected to FF Creator

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

connected firm: 1
share its postcode: 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

Firms like FF Creator

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

In London

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11 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 16 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is FF Creator Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, FF Creator Limited (FRN 1032629) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2025 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.

What is FF Creator’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07428 929289 and the website thecreatorfund.com for FF Creator. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is FF Creator a scam or clone?

FF Creator 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 FF Creator?

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 FF Creator to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns FF Creator?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of FF Creator: Mr James Oliver Macfarlane (50–75% of shares) and Founders Factory Limited (25–50% of shares).

Who runs FF Creator?

Companies House lists 3 directors of FF Creator: James Oliver Macfarlane, Henry James Lane Fox and Rumi Verjee (Lord).

How long has FF Creator been in business?

The company was formed on 23 August 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2025.

What do FF Creator’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of £1.36m (+58% from £862k) and cash at bank of £1.23m (no earlier figure to compare).

Does FF Creator use any other names?

It trades as Creator Fund.