Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd

Reference number: 677228

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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 melqart.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3826 4470 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SW1Y 4JU
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments · Run or oversee funds 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.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • 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.

  • CPMI Requirement
    The firm is only permitted to carry on the activities specified in FUND 1.4.3R (1) to (6) or any successor provision

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
09474731
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 March 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
5 St. James's Square, London, SW1Y 4JU, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michel Massoud Director Oct 1974 6 Mar 2015 3 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
3
still active
3
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 November 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£22.6m

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Profit before tax

£12.7m

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Net assets

£14.9m

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Cash at bank

£10.3m

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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 09474731. 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

Melqart Asset Management (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (12)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Michel Massoud gained significant control
  • Michel Massoud no longer has significant control
  • Mopar Holding Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

22 September 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

6 March 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to Melqart Asset Management (UK)

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

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Melqart Asset Management (UK)

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

In London

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd (FRN 677228) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2015 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Melqart Asset Management (UK)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3826 4470 and the website melqart.com for Melqart Asset Management (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Melqart Asset Management (UK) a scam or clone?
Melqart Asset Management (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 Melqart Asset Management (UK)?
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 Melqart Asset Management (UK) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Melqart Asset Management (UK)?
Melqart Asset Management (UK) is owned by Mopar Holding Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr. Michel Massoud.
Who runs Melqart Asset Management (UK)?
Companies House lists one director of Melqart Asset Management (UK): Michel Massoud.
How long has Melqart Asset Management (UK) been in business?
The company was formed on 6 March 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since September 2015.
What do Melqart Asset Management (UK)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2024, show turnover of £22.6m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £12.7m (no earlier figure to compare).

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