Matthews Global Investors (UK) Ltd: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 11 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2013
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025

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

global.matthewsasia.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 3728 2660
Address

Fourth Floor, 12-14 Mason's Avenue, London, EC2V 5BT, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When global.matthewsasia.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 3728 2660 is
Who else gives the postcode EC2V 5BT

Other names (2)

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

Matthews Asia (UK) Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Matthews Asia Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
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.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Show FCA detail (5 permissions)

Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
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.

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: 08570136 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 14 June 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office: 54 Portland Place, London, W1B 1DY, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Neil Steven Steedman	Director	Mar 1979	1 Jun 2015	None
Thomas Christopher Horam	Director	Apr 1991	30 Aug 2026	None
BROUGHTON SECRETARIES LIMITED	Corporate secretary	Not published	12 Nov 2013	–

In the full report: every company its directors have run

Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
All 8 people who have been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Turnover

£2.15m

−17% from £2.60m

Profit before tax

£202k

−22% from £260k

Net assets

£2.10m

+9.9% from £1.91m

Cash at bank

£439k

−67% from £1.31m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 to 2025
Both charts, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 08570136. 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

Matthews Global Investors (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (22)

2026

13 February 2026

FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2015

1 June 2015

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register · Companies House

2013

14 June 2013

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

All 22 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 14

Firms connected to Matthews Global Investors (UK)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Matthews Global Investors (UK). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms: 3
share its postcode: 3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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7 years of accounts, charted
All 22 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Matthews Global Investors (UK) Ltd FCA authorised?

Yes, Matthews Global Investors (UK) Ltd (FRN 667893) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2015 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Matthews Global Investors (UK)’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3728 2660 and the website global.matthewsasia.com for Matthews Global Investors (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Matthews Global Investors (UK) a scam or clone?

Matthews Global Investors (UK) 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 Matthews Global Investors (UK)?

It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Matthews Global Investors (UK) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs Matthews Global Investors (UK)?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Matthews Global Investors (UK): Neil Steven Steedman and Thomas Christopher Horam.

How long has Matthews Global Investors (UK) been in business?

The company was formed on 14 June 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2015.

What do Matthews Global Investors (UK)’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £2.15m (−17% from £2.60m) and profit before tax of £202k (−22% from £260k).

Does Matthews Global Investors (UK) use any other names?

It trades as Matthews Asia (UK). It has previously used the name Matthews Asia.