Forada Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 3 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2017
Accounts filed up to 30 June 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

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

020 3931 9463
Address

London Executive Offices, 20 North Audley Street, London, Westminster, W1K 6LX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When forada.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 3931 9463 is
Who else gives the postcode W1K 6LX

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
Dealing in investments as agent
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
Managing an unauthorised AIF
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.

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.

CPMI Requirement
The firm is only permitted to carry on the activities specified in FUND 1.4.3R (1) to (6) or any successor provision

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: 10833901 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 23 June 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office: C/O Buzzacott Llp, 130 Wood Street, London, EC2V 6DL, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Jonathan James Barnaby Ridgway	Director	Mar 1979	23 Jun 2017	3 other companies
Frances Clare Chambers	Director	Nov 1977	10 Feb 2022	6 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: 9
closed down: 4
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 9 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

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£19.4m

−2.3% from £19.8m

Profit before tax

£8.24m

−19% from £10.1m

Employees (average)

11

+10% from 10

Owed within a year

£1.92m

+5.4% from £1.82m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

Every year from 2021 to 2025
Both charts, 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 10833901. 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

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

Key events (9) All events (12)

2023

16 January 2023

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)
FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2021

19 April 2021

Forada Investments Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Jonathan James Barnaby Ridgway gained significant control
Jonathan James Barnaby Ridgway gave up control

Companies House

2017

23 June 2017

Incorporated at Companies House
Jonathan James Barnaby Ridgway took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

All 12 events in its history (9 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 2

Firms connected to Forada

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

past link: 1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

1 past link through former directors

Firms like Forada

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

In London

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9 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
4 years of accounts, charted
All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Forada Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Forada Limited (FRN 970903) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2023 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Forada’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3931 9463 and the website forada.com for Forada. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Forada a scam or clone?

Forada 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 Forada?

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 Forada to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Forada?

Forada is owned by Forada Investments Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 19 April 2021.

Who runs Forada?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Forada: Jonathan James Barnaby Ridgway and Frances Clare Chambers.

How long has Forada been in business?

The company was formed on 23 June 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2023.

What do Forada’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show turnover of £19.4m (−2.3% from £19.8m) and profit before tax of £8.24m (−19% from £10.1m).