On the register, but not FCA authorised
This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.
What does this mean?
- Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
- What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
- It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
- So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.
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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
4 - 8 MAPLE ST, London, W1T 5HD, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 3836 1837 is, and the 4 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode W1T 5HD
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Lendinvest Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Money-laundering registration onlyThis firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
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
- 08146929 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 17 July 2012 (14 years old)
- Registered office
- 4-8 Maple Street, London, W1T 5HD, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Activities of mortgage finance companies (SIC 64922)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Edouard Faes | Director | Mar 1977 | 17 Jul 2012 | 5 other companies |
| Ian Edward Thomas | Director | Jan 1981 | 17 Jul 2012 | 32 other companies |
| Roderick Alexander Lockhart | Director | Aug 1980 | 13 Jan 2020 | 23 other companies |
| Stephan Wilcke | Director | Jun 1970 | 15 Jun 2021 | 3 other companies |
| Maeve Ann Byrne | Director | Aug 1966 | 3 Jun 2024 | 7 other companies |
| GRACIE GOVERNANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED | Corporate secretary | Not published | 1 May 2026 | – |
Other companies run by these 5 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
- 45
- closed down
- 12
- are FCA-registered
- 10
In the full report: all 45 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 10 on the FCA register
- The 25 companies these 5 directors run together
- All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
LendInvest’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2021
29 September 2021
- Changed its registered name from "Lendinvest Limited"
FCA register
2018
1 November 2018
- Registered with the FCA
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Christian Edouard Faes became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Ian Edward Thomas became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2012
17 July 2012
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 28 events
- All 28 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 23
Firms connected to LendInvest
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with LendInvest. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 9
- share a director
- 9
- share its phone number
- 4
In the full report: all 9 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (9), the same phone number (4), the same postcode (9)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
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- 9 connected firms, 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
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk