Marl Partners LLP

Reference number: 581385

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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.

This is the company's money-laundering registration only. It separately holds full FCA authorisation under FRN 590519 →.

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.

This company holds another FCA record

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Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    020 3053 3602

  • Address

    The Prow, 1 Wilder Walk, London, W1B 5AP, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 020 3053 3602 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1B 5AP
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Marlborough Partners Trading name

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.

Company number
OC371652
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
20 January 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
Betchworth House, 57-65 Station Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1DL, United Kingdom

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Romain Cattet LLP designated member Dec 1976 20 Jan 2012 3 other companies
Markus Ehrler LLP designated member Aug 1967 1 Jul 2013 None
Jon-Paul Warburton Davidson LLP member Aug 1984 1 Feb 2021 None
Benjamin Weyl LLP member Apr 1974 1 Feb 2021 1 other company

Other companies run by these 4 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
4
closed down
3
still active
1

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£20.3m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Cash at bank

£5.96m

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

30

+3.4% from 29

Owed within a year

£9.06m

No earlier figure to compare

The previous accounts cover 14 months, so turnover and profit are not compared with them.

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • 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 OC371652. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Marl Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (15)

2012

24 May 2012

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

20 January 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (2 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Marl Partners

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Marl Partners. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Marl Partners LLP FCA authorised?
Marl Partners LLP (FRN 581385) 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 Marl Partners’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3053 3602 for Marl Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Marl Partners a scam or clone?
Marl Partners 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 Marl Partners?
Money you hand to Marl Partners 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 runs Marl Partners?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Marl Partners: Romain Cattet, Markus Ehrler, Jon-Paul Warburton Davidson and Benjamin Weyl.
How long has Marl Partners been in business?
The company was formed on 20 January 2012.
What do Marl Partners’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £20.3m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and cash at bank of £5.96m (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Marl Partners use any other names?
It trades as Marlborough Partners.

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