GTO Partners LLP: FCA regulated?

Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Appointed for 6 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2020
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2024

Responsible principal firm

Sentinel Regulatory Services Ltd Reference number: 1007903 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
GTO Partners LLP (FRN 929358) is an AR of Sentinel Regulatory Services Ltd (FRN 1007903). When you use GTO Partners's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from GTO Partners, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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.

Website

gtopartners.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 3709 4640
Address

29 Farm Street, London, W1J 5RL, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When gtopartners.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 3709 4640 is
Who else gives the postcode W1J 5RL

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Sentinel Regulatory Services Ltd, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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: OC430916 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Limited liability partnership
Incorporated: 28 February 2020 (6 years old)
Registered office: Second Floor, 34 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AT, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Federico Carlo Canciani	LLP designated member	Aug 1976	28 Feb 2020	13 other companies
Zhi Li	LLP member	Oct 1989	14 Jun 2021	4 other companies
Katharine Elizabeth Mclean	LLP member	Oct 1978	30 Apr 2022	2 other companies
Maria Katarina Lydia Orlowski	LLP member	Aug 1983	30 Jan 2023	4 other companies
Alexander Alec Berghs	LLP member	Dec 1966	25 Sep 2023	None
Lawrence George Dean	LLP designated member	Aug 1976	8 Nov 2024	6 other companies

Other companies run by these 6 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: 24
closed down: 5
are FCA-registered: 3

In the full report: all 24 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 3 on the FCA register
The 3 companies these 6 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Small company accountsNot audited

Cash at bank

£629k

+31% from £480k

Employees (average)

4

Same as 4

Owed within a year

£68.2k

+27% from £53.7k

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company OC430916. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

GTO Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (13)

2020

7 July 2020

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

28 May 2020

Katharine Elizabeth McLean stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

28 February 2020

Incorporated at Companies House
Federico Carlo Canciani took control (75–100% of shares)
Katharine Elizabeth McLean became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

All 13 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 8

Firms connected to GTO Partners

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

past links: 3

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

3 past links through former directors

Firms like GTO Partners

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

In London

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24 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is GTO Partners LLP FCA authorised?

GTO Partners LLP (FRN 929358) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does appointed representative mean for GTO Partners?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. GTO Partners LLP (FRN 929358) is an AR of Sentinel Regulatory Services Ltd (FRN 1007903). When you use GTO Partners's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from GTO Partners, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

What is GTO Partners’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3709 4640 and the website gtopartners.com for GTO Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is GTO Partners a scam or clone?

GTO Partners 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 GTO Partners?

Protection works through Sentinel Regulatory Services Ltd, the principal firm responsible for GTO Partners's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns GTO Partners?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of GTO Partners: Mr Federico Carlo Canciani (75–100% of votes). Before that, it was controlled by Ms Katharine Elizabeth McLean.

Who runs GTO Partners?

Companies House lists 6 directors of GTO Partners: Federico Carlo Canciani, Zhi Li, Katharine Elizabeth McLean, Maria Katarina Lydia Orlowski, Alexander Alec Berghs and Lawrence George Dean.

How long has GTO Partners been in business?

The company was formed on 28 February 2020.

What do GTO Partners’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2024, show cash at bank of £629k (+31% from £480k).