Guinness Asset Management Limited

Reference number: 223077

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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 guinnessgi.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7222 5703 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode SW1P 3HZ
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Other names (5)

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

  • Foresight Trading name
  • Guinness Global Investors Trading name
  • Guinness Ventures Trading name
  • WHEB Trading name
  • WHEB Asset Management Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
  • 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
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
  • 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.

  • Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold)
    The total value of assets under management by the firm must not exceed the relevant threshold as set out in Article 3(2) of AIFMD (as determined under Chapter II, section I of the AIFMD level 2 regulation). In the event that the relevant threshold is breached, the firm must submit an application for authorisation as a Full-scope UK AIFM to the FCA

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
04647882
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 January 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
18 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HZ, England
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Timothy Whitmore Newton Guinness Director Jun 1947 29 Jan 2003 1 other company
James Joseph Atkinson Jr Director May 1957 17 Feb 2003 3 other companies
Edmund James Harriss Director Nov 1967 14 May 2003 2 other companies
Edward Benjamin Newton Guinness Director Jun 1976 10 Jun 2019 10 other companies
Andrew Everard Martin Smith Director Jun 1952 10 Jun 2019 24 other companies

Other companies run by these 5 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
36
closed down
12
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 36 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 7 on the FCA register
  • The 4 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Guinness Asset Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (20)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Timothy Whitmore Newton Guinness took control (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2014

26 October 2014

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2003

24 April 2003

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

FCA register

27 January 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Guinness Asset Management

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

connected firms
6
no longer authorised
1
share a director
3

In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 4 past links through former directors
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  • 36 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 6 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Guinness Asset Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Guinness Asset Management Limited (FRN 223077) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2003 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Guinness Asset Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7222 5703 and the website guinnessgi.com for Guinness Asset 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 2 other FCA firms.
Is Guinness Asset Management a scam or clone?
Guinness Asset 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 Guinness Asset 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 Guinness Asset Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Guinness Asset Management?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Guinness Asset Management: Mr Timothy Whitmore Newton Guinness (50–75% of shares).
Who runs Guinness Asset Management?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Guinness Asset Management: Timothy Whitmore Newton Guinness, James Joseph Atkinson Jr, Edmund James Harriss, Edward Benjamin Newton Guinness and Andrew Everard Martin Smith.
How long has Guinness Asset Management been in business?
The company was formed on 27 January 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2003.
Does Guinness Asset Management use any other names?
It trades as Foresight, Guinness Global Investors, Guinness Ventures, WHEB and WHEB Asset Management.

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