Frank Investments Limited

Reference number: 627697

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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.

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When frankinvestments.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3994 9775 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WC1V 7BD
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Other names (4)

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

  • FI Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Navigate Connect Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • 10x10 Capital Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Rock Lake Advisors UK Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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.
Show FCA detail (8 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
  • 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.

  • 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 November 2005 (20 years old)
Registered office
27 Holly Walk, Leamington Spa, CV32 4NN, England
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Frederick Barry-Walsh Director Aug 1955 8 Aug 2006 22 other companies
Paul Sedgwick Director Mar 1961 8 Aug 2006 3 other companies
Thomas William Lovatt Chawner Director Feb 1976 24 Apr 2023 6 other companies
Robert Murphy Director Jan 1967 15 Aug 2025 3 other companies
Paul Sedgwick Secretary Not published 8 Aug 2006 3 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
16
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 34 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

17 months to 31 December 2019Small company accountsAudited

Net assets

£738k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£47.3k

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

3

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£129k

No earlier figure to compare

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05629005. 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

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

2018

1 June 2018

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))

FCA register

2016

17 November 2016

  • Paul Barry-Walsh became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Paul Sedgwick became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2014

15 October 2014

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2005

18 November 2005

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

  • All 27 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Frank Investments

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Frank Investments. 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
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Firms like Frank Investments

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

In London

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  • 34 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 27 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Frank Investments Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Frank Investments Limited (FRN 627697) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2014 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Frank Investments’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3994 9775 and the website frankinvestments.co.uk for Frank Investments. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Frank Investments a scam or clone?
Frank Investments 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 Frank Investments?
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 Frank Investments to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Frank Investments?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Frank Investments: Mr Paul Sedgwick (50–75% of shares) and Mr Paul Barry-Walsh (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Frank Investments?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Frank Investments: Paul Frederick Barry-Walsh, Paul Sedgwick, Thomas William Lovatt Chawner and Robert Murphy.
How long has Frank Investments been in business?
The company was formed on 18 November 2005, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2014.
What do Frank Investments’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2019, show net assets of £738k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £47.3k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Frank Investments use any other names?
It trades as FI and Navigate Connect. It has previously used 2 other names: 10x10 Capital and Rock Lake Advisors UK.

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