Kendar Advisors Ltd

Reference number: 841556

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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 kendaradvisors.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3307 2222 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SW3 3NP
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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)
  • 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 December 2017 (8 years old)
Registered office
12 Markham Street, London, SW3 3NP, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Etienne Olivier Henri Bertrand Goursaud De Merlis Director Feb 1968 7 Dec 2017 1 other company
Jean-Marc Choblet Director Dec 1971 12 Aug 2019 2 other companies

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
3
closed down
2
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 3 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£425k

<1% from £421k

Profit before tax

£85.4k

+32% from £64.5k

Net assets

£177k

−11% from £199k

Cash at bank

£108k

−22% from £137k

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 11101740. 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

Kendar Advisors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2019

13 August 2019

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

FCA register

2017

7 December 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Etienne Olivier Henri Bertrand Goursaud De Merlis took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Firms connected to Kendar Advisors

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Kendar Advisors. 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
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Firms like Kendar Advisors

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

In London

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Kendar Advisors Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Kendar Advisors Ltd (FRN 841556) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2019 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Kendar Advisors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3307 2222 and the website kendaradvisors.com for Kendar Advisors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Kendar Advisors a scam or clone?
Kendar Advisors 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 Kendar Advisors?
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 Kendar Advisors to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Kendar Advisors?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Kendar Advisors: Mr Etienne Olivier Henri Bertrand Goursaud De Merlis (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Kendar Advisors?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Kendar Advisors: Etienne Olivier Henri Bertrand Goursaud De Merlis and Jean-Marc Choblet.
How long has Kendar Advisors been in business?
The company was formed on 7 December 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2019.
What do Kendar Advisors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show turnover of £425k (<1% from £421k) and profit before tax of £85.4k (+32% from £64.5k).

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