ICG Alternative Investment Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 12 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2013

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

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

020 3545 2000
Address

ICG Plc, Procession House, 55 Ludgate Hill, London, City Of London, EC4M 7JW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When icgam.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 3545 2000 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode EC4M 7JW

Other names (1)

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

ICG Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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.

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 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: 08547260 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 29 May 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office: Procession House, 55 Ludgate Hill, London, EC4M 7JW, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Benoit Laurent Pierre Durteste	Director	Aug 1968	29 May 2013	29 other companies
James Gregory O'Connor	Director	Feb 1973	10 Sep 2019	2 other companies
David Michael Bicarregui	Director	Aug 1975	20 Jul 2023	15 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: 38
closed down: 17
are FCA-registered: 2

In the full report: all 38 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 2 on the FCA register
The 7 companies these 3 directors run together
All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

ICG Alternative Investment’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (19)

2016

6 April 2016

Icg Fmc Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

10 April 2014

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)
FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money & Assets)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2013

29 May 2013

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

All 19 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 11

Firms connected to ICG Alternative Investment

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
1 past link through former directors

Firms like ICG Alternative Investment

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

In London

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38 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 19 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is ICG Alternative Investment Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, ICG Alternative Investment Limited (FRN 606186) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2014 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is ICG Alternative Investment’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3545 2000 and the website icgam.com for ICG Alternative Investment. 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 ICG Alternative Investment a scam or clone?

ICG Alternative Investment 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 ICG Alternative Investment?

It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about ICG Alternative Investment to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns ICG Alternative Investment?

ICG Alternative Investment is owned by Icg Fmc Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs ICG Alternative Investment?

Companies House lists 3 directors of ICG Alternative Investment: Benoit Laurent Pierre Durteste, James Gregory O'Connor and David Michael Bicarregui.

How long has ICG Alternative Investment been in business?

The company was formed on 29 May 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.

Does ICG Alternative Investment use any other names?

It trades as ICG.