Gravis Advisory Ltd

Reference number: 1004078

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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 graviscapital.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3405 8500 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode W1S 2ES
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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)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • 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.

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
09910124
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 December 2015 (10 years old)
Registered office
24 Savile Row, London, W1S 2ES, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
William Henry Macleod Director Aug 1968 20 Sep 2017 3 other companies
Nicholas Simon Parker Director Dec 1969 10 Sep 2018 154 other companies
Philip William Kent Director Dec 1984 29 Sep 2023 114 other companies
Davide Franci Director Nov 1981 12 Feb 2025 19 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 directors

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other companies
191
closed down
40
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 191 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 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 98 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£6.19m

−44% from £11.0m

Profit before tax

£17.0k

−100% from £5.69m

Net assets

£2.89m

−37% from £4.57m

Cash at bank

£4.01m

−21% from £5.09m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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 09910124. 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

Gravis Advisory’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (18)

2024

3 June 2024

  • 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

2017

20 April 2017

  • Gravis Capital Management Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Gravis Capital Partners LLP gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Gravis Capital Partners LLP took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

9 December 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to Gravis Advisory

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

connected firms
4
share a director
2
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Gravis Advisory

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

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  • 191 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 18 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gravis Advisory Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Gravis Advisory Ltd (FRN 1004078) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2024 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Gravis Advisory’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3405 8500 and the website graviscapital.com for Gravis Advisory. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Gravis Advisory a scam or clone?
Gravis Advisory 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 Gravis Advisory?
It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Gravis Advisory to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Gravis Advisory?
Gravis Advisory is owned by Gravis Capital Management Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 20 April 2017. Before that, it was controlled by Gravis Capital Partners LLP.
Who runs Gravis Advisory?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Gravis Advisory: William Henry Macleod, Nicholas Simon Parker, Philip William Kent and Davide Franci.
How long has Gravis Advisory been in business?
The company was formed on 9 December 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2024.
What do Gravis Advisory’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show turnover of £6.19m (−44% from £11.0m) and profit before tax of £17.0k (−100% from £5.69m).

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