Gira Strategic Finance Limited

Reference number: 713915

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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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  • When giracap.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3440 6850 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2V 6DL
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Other names (5)

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

  • Energy Infra Capital Trading name
  • Dundee European Holdings Limited Former name
  • Dundee Securities Europe Limited Former name
  • Dundee Capital Markets Former trading name
  • Dundee Global Energy & Infra Capital Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments 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)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments

FCA disciplinary action

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
02286287
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 August 1988 (38 years old)
Registered office
C/O Buzzacott Llp, 130 Wood Street, London, EC2V 6DL, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Wissam Anastas Director Oct 1975 2 Apr 2018 5 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
5
closed down
1
still active
4

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 15 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£106k

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Profit before tax

−£889k

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Net assets

£25.5k

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Cash at bank

£55.0k

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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 02286287. 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

Gira Strategic Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (11) All events (44)

2023

5 January 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "Dundee Securities Europe Limited"

FCA register

2022

3 May 2022

  • Derek Andrew Smith no longer holds 25–50% of the votes

Companies House

30 March 2022

  • Dundee Corporation gave up control

Companies House

2018

1 April 2018

  • Derek Andrew Smith gained 25–50% of the votes
  • Wissam Anastas took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2017

1 January 2017

  • Dundee Corporation took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

11 January 2016

  • Changed its registered name from "Dundee European Holdings Limited"

FCA register

2015

30 December 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Deed Poll)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1988

11 August 1988

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 44 events

  • All 44 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 27
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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 44 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gira Strategic Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Gira Strategic Finance Limited (FRN 713915) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2015 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Gira Strategic Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3440 6850 and the website giracap.com for Gira Strategic Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Gira Strategic Finance a scam or clone?
Gira Strategic Finance 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 Gira Strategic Finance?
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 Gira Strategic Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Gira Strategic Finance?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Gira Strategic Finance: Mr Wissam Anastas (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Dundee Corporation and Mr Derek Andrew Smith.
Who runs Gira Strategic Finance?
Companies House lists one director of Gira Strategic Finance: Wissam Anastas.
How long has Gira Strategic Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 11 August 1988, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2015.
What do Gira Strategic Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2024, show turnover of £106k (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of −£889k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Gira Strategic Finance use any other names?
It trades as Energy Infra Capital. It has previously used 4 other names, including Dundee European Holdings Limited, Dundee Securities Europe Limited and Dundee Capital Markets.

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