Global Investment Strategy UK Limited

Reference number: 437558

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 2 warnings naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised by the FCA

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

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

  • When gisukltd.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7048 9400 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC1A 4HD
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Other names (4)

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

  • Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd Former name
  • SynerGIS Former trading name
  • SynerGIS Capital Former trading name
  • SynerGIS Global Investment Strategy Former trading name

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake phone numbers (2)
  • 07460 953664
  • 07482 927686
Fake email addresses (4)
  • compliance@giscapital.world
  • noreply@global-is.uk
  • support@global-is.uk
  • support@globalinvestmentstrategy.net
Fake websites (3)
  • giscapital.world
  • global-is.uk
  • globalinvestmentstrategy.net
The 2 FCA warnings these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguarded
    Your money must be kept in a separate safeguarded account. If the firm fails, all safeguarded funds should be returned to you. With no upper limit, unlike the capped amounts under FSCS. Safeguarding works differently from FSCS, but protects your full balance when the rules are followed correctly.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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  • 1. Services enabling cash to be placed on a payment account as well as all the operations required for operating a payment account.
  • 6. Money remittance.
  • 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
  • Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
  • Sending dematerialised instructions

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.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

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

Company number
04576299
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 October 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
200 Aldersgate Street, London, EC1A 4HD, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John William Gunn Director Feb 1970 13 Jul 2005 11 other companies
Samantha Esqulant Director Sep 1982 19 Mar 2015 4 other companies
Nilesh Kumar Jagatia Director Apr 1967 8 Apr 2015 13 other companies
Anthony Hugh Jon Binnie Director Feb 1974 28 Oct 2020 4 other companies
Nilesh Kumar Jagatia Secretary Not published 1 Dec 2015 –

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
23
closed down
11
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 23 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 5 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£7.14m

No earlier figure to compare

Profit before tax

£1.18m

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Net assets

£8.76m

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Cash at bank

£9.44m

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* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

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 04576299. 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

Global Investment Strategy UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (31)

2025

27 June 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd"

FCA register

2022

1 December 2022

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2016

30 June 2016

  • Octagonal Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • John William Gunn gained significant control

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2005

1 December 2005

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2002

29 October 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 31 events

  • All 31 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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  • 23 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 31 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Global Investment Strategy UK Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Global Investment Strategy UK Limited (FRN 437558) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2005 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Global Investment Strategy UK’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7048 9400 and the website gisukltd.com for Global Investment Strategy UK. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Global Investment Strategy UK a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Global Investment Strategy UK: the FCA has published 2 warnings about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Global Investment Strategy UK, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Global Investment Strategy UK?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but payment and e-money balances should be safeguarded in a separate account, with no upper limit on the protected amount, and eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Global Investment Strategy UK to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Global Investment Strategy UK?
Global Investment Strategy UK is owned by Octagonal Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 30 June 2016.
Who runs Global Investment Strategy UK?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Global Investment Strategy UK: John William Gunn, Samantha Esqulant, Nilesh Kumar Jagatia and Anthony Hugh Jon Binnie.
How long has Global Investment Strategy UK been in business?
The company was formed on 29 October 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2005.
What do Global Investment Strategy UK’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show turnover of £7.14m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £1.18m (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Global Investment Strategy UK use any other names?
It has previously used 4 other names, including Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd, SynerGIS and SynerGIS Capital.

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