LendInvest Secured Income PLC: FCA regulated?

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.

Registered for 8 years
No FCA actions
Active company since 2016
Accounts are overdue at Companies House

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.

Website

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

0800 130 3388
Address

4-8 Maple Street, London, W1T 5HD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When lendinvest.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0800 130 3388 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
Who else gives the postcode W1T 5HD

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

Money-laundering registration only
This 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.

Concerns on the company record

Accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Company number: 10408072 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Public limited company
Incorporated: 3 October 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office: 4-8 Maple Street, London, W1T 5HD, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Activities of financial services holding companies (SIC 64205)
Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified (SIC 64209)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Ian Edward Thomas	Director	Jan 1981	3 Oct 2016	32 other companies
Roderick Alexander Lockhart	Director	Aug 1980	7 Jun 2021	23 other companies
GRACIE GOVERNANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED	Corporate secretary	Not published	1 May 2026	–

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: 33
closed down: 10
are FCA-registered: 9

In the full report: all 33 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 9 on the FCA register
The 22 companies these 2 directors run together
All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

LendInvest Secured Income’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (15)

2018

29 March 2018

Lendinvest Limited gave up control
Lendinvest Loan Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2017

6 December 2017

Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2016

3 October 2016

Incorporated at Companies House
Christian Edouard Faes gained significant control
Christian Edouard Faes no longer has significant control
Ian Edward Thomas gained significant control
Ian Edward Thomas no longer has significant control
Lendinvest Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

All 15 events in its history (9 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 6

Firms connected to LendInvest Secured Income

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with LendInvest Secured Income. 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: 2

In the full report: all 9 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (9), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (9)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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33 other companies its directors have run, named
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All 15 events in its history
9 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is LendInvest Secured Income PLC FCA authorised?

LendInvest Secured Income PLC (FRN 784684) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.

What is LendInvest Secured Income’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 130 3388 and the website lendinvest.com for LendInvest Secured Income. 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 2 other FCA firms.

Is LendInvest Secured Income a scam or clone?

LendInvest Secured Income is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.

Is my money safe with LendInvest Secured Income?

Money you hand to LendInvest Secured Income is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

Who owns LendInvest Secured Income?

LendInvest Secured Income is owned by Lendinvest Loan Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 29 March 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Christian Edouard Faes, Mr Ian Edward Thomas and Lendinvest Limited.

Who runs LendInvest Secured Income?

Companies House lists 2 directors of LendInvest Secured Income: Ian Edward Thomas and Roderick Alexander Lockhart.

How long has LendInvest Secured Income been in business?

The company was formed on 3 October 2016.