Foundation Investment Partners Management LLP

Reference number: 653172

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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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When fipl.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 4530 6521 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1K 4DS
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • 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 (1 permission)
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF

Limits on what they may do

  • Venture Capital Business Only
    The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than Venture Capital business.
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
OC394388
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
21 July 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
6th Floor 15-16 Brook's Mews, London, W1K 4DS, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
George Anthony David Whittaker LLP designated member Sep 1969 21 Jul 2014 131 other companies
Will Faure Walker LLP member Mar 1970 12 May 2022 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
131
closed down
31
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 131 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 2 on the FCA register
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

Key events (10) All events (22)

2024

16 May 2024

  • Gavin Anthony Wyndham Owston no longer holds 25–50% of the votes

Companies House

2020

23 September 2020

  • Gavin Anthony Wyndham Owston gained 25–50% of the votes

Companies House

31 May 2020

  • Keith Andrew Willis no longer holds 25–50% of the votes

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • George Anthony David Whittaker became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Keith Andrew Willis gained 25–50% of the votes

Companies House

2015

2 March 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Venture Capital Business Only)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2014

21 July 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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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
4
share a director
1
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 131 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 22 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Foundation Investment Partners Management LLP FCA authorised?
Yes, Foundation Investment Partners Management LLP (FRN 653172) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2015 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Foundation Investment Partners Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 4530 6521 and the website fipl.co.uk for Foundation Investment Partners Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Foundation Investment Partners Management a scam or clone?
Foundation Investment Partners Management 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 Foundation Investment Partners Management?
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 Foundation Investment Partners Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Foundation Investment Partners Management?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Foundation Investment Partners Management: Mr George Anthony David Whittaker (25–50% of votes). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Keith Andrew Willis and Mr Gavin Anthony Wyndham Owston.
Who runs Foundation Investment Partners Management?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Foundation Investment Partners Management: George Anthony David Whittaker and Will Faure Walker.
How long has Foundation Investment Partners Management been in business?
The company was formed on 21 July 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2015.

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