Institutional Cash Distributors Limited

Reference number: 527254

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When icdportal.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7968 4774 is
  • Whether EC2Y 9DT is a shared office: 23 other firms give it
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Other names (3)

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

  • ICD Trading name
  • ICDportal Trading name
  • ICD Funds 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.
  • 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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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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
07205226
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 March 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
1 Fore Street Avenue, London, EC2Y 9DT, England
Nature of business
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Karl Philip John Adams Director Sep 1971 1 Jan 2020 1 other company
Thomas Charles Mervyn Britton Director Jan 1975 5 Mar 2025 None
Anita Virginia Staussi Director May 1975 8 Dec 2025 None

Other companies run by these 3 directors

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other company
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2021Full accountsNot audited

Turnover

£4.41m

+66% from £2.66m

Profit before tax

£1.95m

+384% from £402k

Net assets

£4.63m

+319% from £1.11m

Cash at bank

£4.64m

+295% from £1.18m

Turnover and profit

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 07205226. 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

Institutional Cash Distributors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (22) All events (49)

2026

25 March 2026

  • Karl Philip John Adams no longer has significant control
  • Richard David Roach no longer has significant control
  • Victor James Hazard IV no longer has significant control

Companies House

2025

5 March 2025

  • Thomas Phillip Newton no longer has significant control

Companies House

2020

1 January 2020

  • Karl Philip John Adams gained significant control
  • Richard David Roach gained significant control

Companies House

2019

31 December 2019

  • James Matthew Greenway no longer has significant control

Companies House

30 July 2019

  • Edwin Phillip Baldry no longer has significant control
  • Victor James Hazard IV gained significant control

Companies House

2018

1 January 2018

  • Icd Intermediate Holdco 1, LLC gained significant control
  • Icd Intermediate Holdco2, LLC took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Jeff Jellison stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Edwin Phillip Baldry gained significant control
  • Icd Holdings LLC gained significant control
  • James Matthew Greenway gained significant control
  • Jeff Jellison became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Thomas Phillip Newton gained significant control
  • Tradeweb Markets Inc. gained significant control

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2010

1 November 2010

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

27 October 2010

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

26 March 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 49 events

  • All 49 events in its history (22 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 19
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 49 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Institutional Cash Distributors Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Institutional Cash Distributors Limited (FRN 527254) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2010. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Institutional Cash Distributors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7968 4774 and the website ICDportal.com for Institutional Cash Distributors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Institutional Cash Distributors a scam or clone?
Institutional Cash Distributors 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 Institutional Cash Distributors?
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 Institutional Cash Distributors to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Institutional Cash Distributors?
Institutional Cash Distributors is owned by Icd Intermediate Holdco2, LLC, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 1 January 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Thomas Phillip Newton, Mr James Matthew Greenway and Mr Edwin Phillip Baldry.
Who runs Institutional Cash Distributors?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Institutional Cash Distributors: Karl Philip John Adams, Thomas Charles Mervyn Britton and Anita Virginia Staussi.
How long has Institutional Cash Distributors been in business?
The company was formed on 26 March 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2010.
What do Institutional Cash Distributors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2021, show turnover of £4.41m (+66% from £2.66m) and profit before tax of £1.95m (+384% from £402k).
Does Institutional Cash Distributors use any other names?
It trades as ICD and ICDportal. It has previously used the name ICD Funds.

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