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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Phone number
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Address
Mariana U F P LLP, Religare House, 100 Cannon Street, London, City Of London, EC4N 6EU, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- When mariana-ip.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7065 6600 is, and the 4 other firms that give it
- Whether EC4N 6EU is a shared office: 22 other firms give it
Other names (4)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Mariana Capital Management LLP Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Castle Mill Equity Partners Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Kings Capital Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- UFP Fintech Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments · Run or oversee funds FSCS may applyEligible 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 applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- 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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- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on P2P agreements
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Managing an unauthorised AIF
- 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.
One supervisory condition set by the FCA
These are conditions the FCA places on the firm itself, covering things like capital it must hold and what it must report. They do not change what the firm may do for you.
- Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold)
The total value of assets under management by the firm must not exceed the relevant threshold as set out in Article 3(2) of AIFMD (as determined under Chapter II, section I of the AIFMD level 2 regulation). In the event that the relevant threshold is breached, the firm must submit an application for authorisation as a Full-scope UK AIFM to the FCA
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
- OC380187 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 14 November 2012 (13 years old)
- Registered office
- 100 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6EU
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Elton Clark James | LLP member | Jun 1973 | 27 Oct 2014 | 9 other companies |
| Malcolm Ritchie | LLP member | Jan 1965 | 1 Jul 2020 | None |
| Richard Michael Puls | LLP designated member | Dec 1977 | 1 Feb 2021 | 8 other companies |
| Sholto Toner | LLP member | Mar 1995 | 5 Apr 2025 | 2 other companies |
| MARIANA CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate LLP designated member | Not published | 3 Aug 2021 | 1 other company |
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
- 17
- closed down
- 5
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 17 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 5 directors run together
- All 23 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Mariana Investment Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
1 October 2025
- Richard Michael Puls gained significant control
Companies House
30 September 2025
- Mark Alexander Thomson no longer has significant control
Companies House
2021
14 October 2021
- Mark Alexander Thomson gained significant control
Companies House
1 October 2021
- Daniel Hawkins no longer has significant control
Companies House
20 August 2021
- Elton Clark James stopped being a part-owner
- Mariana Capital Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Daniel Hawkins gained significant control
- Elton Clark James became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2014
2 July 2014
- Changed its registered name from "Mariana Capital Management LLP"
FCA register
26 June 2014
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
- FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2012
14 November 2012
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 57 events
- All 57 events in its history (14 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 36
Firms connected to Mariana Investment Partners
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Mariana Investment Partners. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share a director
- 1
- share its phone number
- 4
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (4), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Mariana Investment Partners
Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.
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- 17 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 57 events in its history
- 4 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
- 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