HFMC Asset Management Limited

Reference number: 194722

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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 hfmcam.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7400 4700 is, and the 5 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC1M 4NA
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Other names (4)

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

  • Columbus Partners Limited Former name
  • HFM Columbus Asset Management Limited Former name
  • Midasdeal Limited Former name
  • Baron Investments 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.
  • 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)
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • 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
  • 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
03891979
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 December 1999 (26 years old)
Registered office
Hfmc House, New Road, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 9BW, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark Ellis Waller Director Jan 1973 8 Dec 2015 11 other companies
Lee Anthony Robert Paris Director Apr 1959 5 Oct 2023 41 other companies
James Rhodes Tuson Director Mar 1976 4 Nov 2024 None
Lee Anthony Robert Paris Secretary Not published 17 Aug 2010 –

Other companies run by these 3 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
50
closed down
27
are FCA-registered
4

In the full report: all 50 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 4 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 5 April 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£2.41m

+3.5% from £2.33m

Profit before tax

£111k

+13% from £98.8k

Total equity

£370k

+31% from £282k

Cash at bank

£83.8k

+52% from £55.2k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2024
  • 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 03891979. 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

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

Key events (11) All events (44)

2018

23 March 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "HFM Columbus Asset Management Limited"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Jacqueline Elizabeth Suzanne Hoyland became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2009

11 September 2009

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2007

7 February 2007

  • Changed its registered name from "Columbus Partners Limited"

FCA register

2005

5 January 2005

  • Changed its registered name from "Midasdeal Limited"

FCA register

2004

1 October 2004

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

9 January 2001

  • Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date

FCA register

1999

10 December 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 44 events

  • All 44 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 27
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Firms connected to HFMC Asset Management

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

connected firms
6
share a director
4
share its phone number
5

In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same phone number (5), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 50 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 44 events in its history
  • 6 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is HFMC Asset Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, HFMC Asset Management Limited (FRN 194722) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is HFMC Asset Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7400 4700 and the website hfmcam.com for HFMC 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 5 other FCA firms.
Is HFMC Asset Management a scam or clone?
HFMC 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 HFMC 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 HFMC Asset Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns HFMC Asset Management?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of HFMC Asset Management: Mrs Jacqueline Elizabeth Suzanne Hoyland (25–50% of shares).
Who runs HFMC Asset Management?
Companies House lists 3 directors of HFMC Asset Management: Mark Ellis Waller, Lee Anthony Robert Paris and James Rhodes Tuson.
How long has HFMC Asset Management been in business?
The company was formed on 10 December 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
What do HFMC Asset Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 5 April 2024, show turnover of £2.41m (+3.5% from £2.33m) and profit before tax of £111k (+13% from £98.8k).
Does HFMC Asset Management use any other names?
It has previously used 4 other names, including Columbus Partners Limited, HFM Columbus Asset Management Limited and Midasdeal Limited.

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