Metis Asset Management Ltd

Reference number: 823998

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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 metisam.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0345 646 0311 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RH16 4RR
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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.
  • 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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  • 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 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
11002278
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 October 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
Brooklands Barn, Rocky Lane, Haywards Heath, RH16 4RR, England
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Jonathan Read Bishop Director Mar 1967 23 Dec 2024 6 other companies
Andrew Thomas Karl Westenberger Director Mar 1966 13 Feb 2025 1 other company
Edward John Renwick Director Jun 1977 28 May 2025 20 other companies
Harry Bhavnani Director Jan 1975 18 Jul 2025 19 other companies
Paul William Feeney Director Nov 1963 12 Oct 2026 66 other companies
Grant Thomas Hotson Director Sep 1971 12 Oct 2026 52 other companies

Other companies run by these 6 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
73
closed down
8
are FCA-registered
25

In the full report: all 73 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 25 on the FCA register
  • The 47 companies these 6 directors run together
  • All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2021Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£338k

+104% from £166k

Profit before tax

£277k

+140% from £115k

Total equity

£382k

+142% from £158k

Cash at bank

£425k

+141% from £176k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2018 to 2021
  • Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 11002278. 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

Metis Asset Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (13) All events (35)

2025

5 February 2025

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2022

7 November 2022

  • Board replaced: all 4 directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

4 November 2022

  • George Robert Delaney stopped being a part-owner
  • Hawksmoor Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Hurst Point Group Limited gave up control
  • Hurst Point Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Simon John Arthur stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2019

26 April 2019

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

FCA register

2017

9 October 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • George Robert Delaney became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Simon John Arthur became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 35 events

  • All 35 events in its history (13 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 20
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Firms connected to Metis Asset Management

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

connected firms
7
share a director
6
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 7 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (6), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Metis Asset Management

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

In Haywards Heath

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In the Redhill (RH) postcode area

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  • 73 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 35 events in its history
  • 7 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Metis Asset Management Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Metis Asset Management Ltd (FRN 823998) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2019 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Metis Asset Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0345 646 0311 and the website metisam.co.uk for Metis Asset Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Metis Asset Management a scam or clone?
Metis Asset Management 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 Metis Asset Management?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Metis Asset Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Metis Asset Management?
Metis Asset Management is owned by Hawksmoor Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 4 November 2022. Before that, it was controlled by Hurst Point Group Limited, Mr Simon John Arthur and Mr George Robert Delaney.
Who runs Metis Asset Management?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Metis Asset Management: Michael Jonathan Read Bishop, Andrew Thomas Karl Westenberger, Edward John Renwick, Harry Bhavnani, Paul William Feeney and Grant Thomas Hotson.
How long has Metis Asset Management been in business?
The company was formed on 9 October 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2019.
What do Metis Asset Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2021, show turnover of £338k (+104% from £166k) and profit before tax of £277k (+140% from £115k).

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