Marlin Equity Partners Limited

Reference number: 584718

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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 marlinequity.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3668 0020 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1T 1PB
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Corporate finance business only.
    The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than corporate finance 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
08113057
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 June 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
Suite 1, 7th Floor 50 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BL, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Mcgovern Director Nov 1969 20 Jun 2012 1 other company
Michael Edward Wilkinson Director Aug 1986 17 Oct 2024 1 other company
VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 20 Jun 2012 –

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 2 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
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Group accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£1.17m

First group accounts: no earlier group figure to compare

Net assets

£696k

First group accounts: no earlier group figure to compare

Cash at bank

£406k

First group accounts: no earlier group figure to compare

Owed within a year

£4.39m

First group accounts: no earlier group figure to compare

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, 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.

Figures from the year to 31 December 2025 are for the group: the company and the businesses it owns. Earlier years are the company’s own accounts, from before it had a group.

The figures for the year to 31 December 2025 were read from the printed accounts, because the filing does not tag them in a form that can be read automatically. They were checked against the accounts’ own totals.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08113057. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (19)

2025

15 August 2025

  • David McGovern gave up control

Companies House

2022

28 December 2022

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Corporate finance business only.)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • David McGovern took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

21 December 2012

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

27 November 2012

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

20 June 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Marlin Equity Partners

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Marlin Equity Partners Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Marlin Equity Partners Limited (FRN 584718) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2012 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Marlin Equity Partners’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3668 0020 and the website marlinequity.com for Marlin Equity Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Marlin Equity Partners a scam or clone?
Marlin Equity Partners 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 Marlin Equity Partners?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Marlin Equity Partners to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Marlin Equity Partners?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Marlin Equity Partners now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr David McGovern.
Who runs Marlin Equity Partners?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Marlin Equity Partners: David McGovern and Michael Edward Wilkinson.
How long has Marlin Equity Partners been in business?
The company was formed on 20 June 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2012.
What do Marlin Equity Partners’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of £1.17m (first group accounts: no earlier group figure to compare) and net assets of £696k (first group accounts: no earlier group figure to compare).

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