Graphene Platforms Limited

Reference number: 756360

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When grapheneplatforms.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 538 5405 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EH2 3ES
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Other names (6)

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

  • Graphene Trading name
  • Select Platform Trading name
  • IFSL Administration Limited Former name
  • Marlborough Select Platform Limited Former name
  • Marlborough Adviser Solutions Former trading name
  • Marlborough Select 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.
  • 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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  • 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

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.

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
09603561
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 May 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
7 Savoy Court, London, Greater London, WC2R 0EX, England
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kevin George Mitchell Director Sep 1992 28 Apr 2025 7 other companies
Andrew Gaunt Director May 1988 2 May 2025 3 other companies
Wayne Daniel Green Director Feb 1980 12 May 2025 6 other companies
Robert Kelly Director May 1985 12 May 2025 4 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
15
closed down
4
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 15 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
  • The 4 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 17 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£285k

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Profit before tax

−£140k

Up £830k from −£971k

Net assets

£1.43m

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£823k

+1.2% from £813k

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 09603561. 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

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

Key events (15) All events (53)

2025

28 May 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Marlborough Select Platform Limited"

FCA register

2 May 2025

  • Andrew Staley no longer has significant control
  • Graphene Holdco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Marlborough Group Holdings Limited gave up control
  • Nicholas Francis John Cooling no longer has significant control

Companies House

2023

11 September 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "IFSL Administration Limited"

FCA register

2018

31 March 2018

  • Marlborough Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Ufc Fund Management PLC gave up control

Companies House

2017

3 January 2017

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

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Andrew Staley gained significant control
  • Nicholas Francis John Cooling gained significant control
  • Ufc Fund Management PLC took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

21 May 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 53 events

  • All 53 events in its history (15 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 29
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Firms connected to Graphene Platforms

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Graphene Platforms

Other firms of the same type (investment platform or stockbroker), nearest first.

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  • 15 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 53 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Graphene Platforms Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Graphene Platforms Limited (FRN 756360) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2017 and works as an investment platform or stockbroker. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Graphene Platforms’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 538 5405 and the website grapheneplatforms.com for Graphene Platforms. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Graphene Platforms a scam or clone?
Graphene Platforms 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 Graphene Platforms?
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 Graphene Platforms to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Graphene Platforms?
Graphene Platforms is owned by Graphene Holdco Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 2 May 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Ufc Fund Management PLC, Marlborough Group Holdings Limited and Mr Nicholas Francis John Cooling.
Who runs Graphene Platforms?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Graphene Platforms: Kevin George Mitchell, Andrew Gaunt, Wayne Daniel Green and Robert Kelly.
How long has Graphene Platforms been in business?
The company was formed on 21 May 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2017.
What do Graphene Platforms’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show turnover of £285k (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of −£140k (up £830k from −£971k).
Does Graphene Platforms use any other names?
It trades as Graphene and Select Platform. It has previously used 4 other names, including IFSL Administration Limited, Marlborough Select Platform Limited and Marlborough Adviser Solutions.

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