Investment Funds Direct Limited
Reference number: 114432
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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
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.
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Phone number
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Address
Investment Funds Direct Ltd, Trimbridge House, Trim Street, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1HB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When mandg.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0345 076 6140 is
- Who else gives the postcode BA1 1HB
Other names (4)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- M&G Wealth Platform Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Stafford House Investments Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Ascentric Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Fundsdirect Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Warning
Scammers have impersonated this firm
Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.
Fake email addresses (6)
- accounts@ifdgl.com
- adam@ifdgl.com
- admin@ifdgl.com
- richard@iifdgl.com
- support@upswingtrade.com
- support@upswingtrade.net
Fake websites (3)
- ifdgl.com
- upswingtrade.com
- upswingtrade.net
The 2 FCA warnings these came from
- ifdgl.com/ Investment Funds Direct Group Management / Investment Funds Direct Group 9 January 2024
- Upswingtrade.com / Upswingtrade.net 19 January 2022
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Establishing/operating/winding up a personal pension scheme
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
- Sending dematerialised instructions
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.
The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 01610781 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 2 February 1982 (44 years old)
- Registered office
- 10 Fenchurch Avenue, London, United Kingdom, EC3M 5AG, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Frederic Bischler | Director | Aug 1985 | 26 Feb 2021 | 6 other companies |
| Mariken Louise Tannemaat | Director | Nov 1971 | 12 Sep 2022 | 1 other company |
| M&G MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate secretary | Not published | 1 Sep 2020 | – |
Other companies run by these 2 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
- 7
- still active
- 7
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 7 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- All 60 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Investment Funds Direct’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2022
19 January 2022
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2020
1 September 2020
- M&G Group Regulated Entity Holding Company Limited gained significant control
- Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited (The) no longer has significant control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Investment Funds Direct Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited (The) gained significant control
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1999
7 December 1999
- Changed its registered name from "Stafford House Investments Limited"
FCA register
1994
29 August 1994
- Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority from this date
FCA register
1982
2 February 1982
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 132 events
- All 132 events in its history (11 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 112
Firms connected to Investment Funds Direct
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Investment Funds Direct. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Investment Funds Direct
Other firms of the same type (investment platform or stockbroker), nearest first.
In Bath
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- 7 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 132 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- FCA warning: ifdgl.com/ Investment Funds Direct Group Management / Investment Funds Direct Group fca.org.uk
- FCA warning: Upswingtrade.com / Upswingtrade.net fca.org.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk