Hottinger & Co. Limited

Reference number: 208737

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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 hottinger.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7227 3400 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SW1Y 5AA
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Other names (19)

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

  • Hottinger Advisory Trading name
  • Hottinger Capital Trading name
  • Hottinger Capital Management Trading name
  • Hottinger & Cie Trading name
  • Hottinger Family Office Trading name
  • Hottinger Financial Trading name
  • Hottinger Financial Planning Trading name
  • Hottinger International Trading name
  • Hottinger Investment Advisory Trading name
  • Hottinger Investment Management Trading name
  • Hottinger Investments Trading name
  • Hottinger Private Office Trading name
  • Hottinger Property Trading name
  • Hottinger Services Trading name
  • Hottinger Wealth Trading name
  • Hottinger Wealth Management Trading name
  • The Hottinger Group Trading name
  • Groupe Financiere Hottinger & Company Limited Former name
  • Hottinger Investment Management Limited Former 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.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (8 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Debt-counselling
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • May control money if settlement through a mandate.
    The general requirement not to hold or control CLIENT MONEY does not restrict the firm from controlling CLIENT MONEY if it arises from an agreement under which the firm effects settlement through a mandate or otherwise.

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
01573969
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 July 1981 (45 years old)
Registered office
4 Carlton Gardens, London, SW1Y 5AA, England
Nature of business
  • Security and commodity contracts dealing activities (SIC 66120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Timothy Nicholas Sharp Director Jul 1965 14 Jan 2010 2 other companies
Penny Ann Lovell Director Dec 1967 30 May 2025 7 other companies
Robert Dante Cloete Director Mar 1981 17 Oct 2025 2 other companies

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
10
closed down
2
run together
1

In the full report: all 10 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 1 company these 3 directors run together
  • All 21 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£4.40m

+15% from £3.82m

Profit before tax

−£427k

Down £76.4k from −£350k

Total equity

£3.02m

+3.1% from £2.93m

Cash at bank

£593k

+91% from £311k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 01573969. 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

Hottinger & Co.’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (69)

2020

15 June 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Hottinger Investment Management Limited"

FCA register

2016

20 September 2016

  • Changed its registered name from "Groupe Financiere Hottinger & Company Limited"

FCA register

26 July 2016

  • Hottinger Private Office Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

15 May 2012

  • Changed its registered name from "Hottinger & Co Limited"

FCA register

2003

12 November 2003

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control money if settlement through a mandate.)

FCA register

2002

23 January 2002

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

FCA register

1992

10 November 1992

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 3 new directors took over

Companies House

1981

14 July 1981

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 69 events

  • All 69 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 37
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Firms connected to Hottinger & Co.

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

connected firms
5
share its postcode
5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 10 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 69 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hottinger & Co. Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Hottinger & Co. Limited (FRN 208737) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2002 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Hottinger & Co.’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7227 3400 and the website hottinger.co.uk for Hottinger & Co.. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Hottinger & Co. a scam or clone?
Hottinger & Co. 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 Hottinger & Co.?
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 Hottinger & Co. to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Hottinger & Co.?
Hottinger & Co. is owned by Hottinger Private Office Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 26 July 2016.
Who runs Hottinger & Co.?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Hottinger & Co.: Timothy Nicholas Sharp, Penny Ann Lovell and Robert Dante Cloete.
How long has Hottinger & Co. been in business?
The company was formed on 14 July 1981, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2002.
What do Hottinger & Co.’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show turnover of £4.40m (+15% from £3.82m) and profit before tax of −£427k (down £76.4k from −£350k).
Does Hottinger & Co. use any other names?
It trades as Hottinger Advisory, Hottinger Capital, Hottinger Capital Management, Hottinger & Cie and Hottinger Family Office, and 12 more names. It has previously used 2 other names: Groupe Financiere Hottinger & Company Limited and Hottinger Investment Management Limited.

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