Gravis Capital Management Ltd

Reference number: 770680

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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

  • 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 · 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.
  • 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 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.

  • CPMI Requirement
    The firm is only permitted to carry on the activities specified in FUND 1.4.3R (1) to (6) or any successor provision

FCA disciplinary action

Companies House record

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

Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 November 2016 (9 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
Nicholas Simon Parker Director Dec 1969 26 Jan 2017 154 other companies
Rollo Andrew Johnstone Wright Director Oct 1976 26 Jan 2017 116 other companies
Kiyoshi Habiro Director Dec 1970 29 Jan 2021 3 other companies
Davide Franci Director Nov 1981 29 Jan 2021 19 other companies
Philip William Kent Director Dec 1984 2 Jun 2023 114 other companies
Giuseppe Lumaca Director Mar 1991 1 Apr 2024 None
Stefan Gordijn Director Sep 1969 1 Apr 2024 None

Other companies run by these 7 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
195
closed down
42
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 195 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 128 companies these 7 directors run together
  • All 15 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£27.2m

−9.6% from £30.2m

Cash at bank

£20.4m

+3.5% from £19.7m

Employees (average)

40

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£2.75m

−17% from £3.33m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • The chart, 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 10471852. 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 Capital Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2022

11 November 2022

  • FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)

FCA register

2021

29 January 2021

  • Orix Corporation became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2017

20 April 2017

  • Stephen Campbell Joseph Ellis gave up control
  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Firm to abide by Deed Poll regarding past business)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

Companies House · FCA register

2016

9 November 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Stephen Campbell Joseph Ellis took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 33 events

  • All 33 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 23
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Firms connected to Gravis Capital Management

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

connected firms
3
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), 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 Capital Management

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In London

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  • 195 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 33 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gravis Capital Management Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Gravis Capital Management Ltd (FRN 770680) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2017 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Gravis Capital Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3405 8500 and the website graviscapital.com for Gravis Capital Management. 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 Capital Management a scam or clone?
Gravis Capital Management 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 Capital Management?
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 Gravis Capital Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Gravis Capital Management?
Gravis Capital Management is owned by Orix Corporation, which holds 50–75% of shares and 50–75% of votes, since 29 January 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Stephen Campbell Joseph Ellis.
Who runs Gravis Capital Management?
Companies House lists 7 directors of Gravis Capital Management: Nicholas Simon Parker, Rollo Andrew Johnstone Wright, Kiyoshi Habiro, Davide Franci, Philip William Kent, Giuseppe Lumaca and 1 more.
How long has Gravis Capital Management been in business?
The company was formed on 9 November 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2017.
What do Gravis Capital Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £27.2m (−9.6% from £30.2m) and cash at bank of £20.4m (+3.5% from £19.7m).

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