FirstPoint Equity Capital Ltd

Reference number: 795261

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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 8 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2016
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2023
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

Responsible principal firm

FirstPoint Equity Ltd Reference number: 537110 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.
FirstPoint Equity Capital Ltd (FRN 795261) is an AR of FirstPoint Equity Ltd (FRN 537110). When you use FirstPoint Equity Capital's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from FirstPoint Equity Capital, 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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

020 3008 5703
Address

11 Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5BY, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

What kind of line 020 3008 5703 is
Whether SW1E 5BY is a shared office: 26 other firms give it

Other names (1)

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

FirstPoint Equity Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through FirstPoint Equity Ltd, 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 name: FIRSTPOINT EQUITY CAPITAL LIMITED
Company number: 10315346 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 5 August 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office: 11 Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5BY, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Justin Bower	Director	Sep 1972	26 Oct 2017	6 other companies
Julian Bert Pearson	Director	Jan 1979	15 Nov 2024	None

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: 6
closed down: 5
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 6 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 one on the FCA register
All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2023Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.22m

+38% from £1.60m

Cash at bank

£2.80m

−11% from £3.16m

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£1.15m

<1% from £1.14m

Net assets

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 10315346. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

FirstPoint Equity Capital’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (14)

2020

1 April 2020

Brian Purcell stopped being a part-owner
Julian Bert Pearson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2018

7 March 2018

Brian Purcell became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2017

29 November 2017

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

26 October 2017

Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over
Bibi Rahima Ally gave up control
Justin Bower took control (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

5 August 2016

Incorporated at Companies House
Bibi Rahima Ally took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

All 14 events in its history (9 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 4

Firms connected to FirstPoint Equity Capital

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

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6 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
All 14 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is FirstPoint Equity Capital Ltd FCA authorised?

FirstPoint Equity Capital Ltd (FRN 795261) 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 FirstPoint Equity Capital?

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. FirstPoint Equity Capital Ltd (FRN 795261) is an AR of FirstPoint Equity Ltd (FRN 537110). When you use FirstPoint Equity Capital's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from FirstPoint Equity Capital, 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 FirstPoint Equity Capital’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3008 5703 for FirstPoint Equity Capital. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is FirstPoint Equity Capital a scam or clone?

FirstPoint Equity Capital 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 FirstPoint Equity Capital?

Protection works through FirstPoint Equity Ltd, the principal firm responsible for FirstPoint Equity Capital's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns FirstPoint Equity Capital?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of FirstPoint Equity Capital: Mr Justin Bower (25–50% of shares) and Mr Julian Bert Pearson (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Ms Bibi Rahima Ally and Mr Brian Purcell.

Who runs FirstPoint Equity Capital?

Companies House lists 2 directors of FirstPoint Equity Capital: Justin Bower and Julian Bert Pearson.

How long has FirstPoint Equity Capital been in business?

The company was formed on 5 August 2016.

What do FirstPoint Equity Capital’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2023, show net assets of £2.22m (+38% from £1.60m) and cash at bank of £2.80m (−11% from £3.16m).

Does FirstPoint Equity Capital use any other names?

It trades as FirstPoint Equity.

Sources and links

Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
Its Companies House record gov.uk
Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk