North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 5 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 1973

Website, phone number and address

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Website

navalue.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 7640 3203
Address

6 Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When navalue.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 7640 3203 is
Who else gives the postcode W1J 8LD

Other names (1)

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

NASCIT Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
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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Managing an unauthorised AIF

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.
Internally Managed AIF

Must not perform any activities other than the internal management of the AIF in accordance with Annex I of the Directive

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: 01091347 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Public limited company
Incorporated: 18 January 1973 (53 years old)
Registered office: 6 Stratton Street, London, W1J 8LD
Nature of business: Activities of investment trusts (SIC 64301)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Peregrine David Euan Malcolm Moncreiffe	Director	Feb 1951	17 Nov 2008	7 other companies
Greville Patrick Charles Howard	Director	Apr 1941	26 Nov 2015	9 other companies
George Walter Loewenbaum	Director	Jul 1944	31 Oct 2017	None
Hereward Charles Wake (Sir)	Director	Nov 1952	27 Jun 2018	1 other company
Fiona Jane Gilbert (Prof)	Director	May 1956	6 Sep 2022	None
Julian David Kenelm Fagge	Director	Jun 1973	20 Jun 2023	None
Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills	Director	Nov 1952	Not published	165 other companies
Ben Harber	Secretary	Not published	23 May 2025	–

Other companies run by these 7 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: 182
closed down: 85
went insolvent: 7

In the full report: all 182 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
The 7 that went into liquidation or administration
The 4 on the FCA register
All 19 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (33)

2021

1 October 2021

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

FCA register

1973

18 January 1973

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 33 events

All 33 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 26

Connected firms

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
3 past links through former directors

Similar firms

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

In Mayfair

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In the West London (W) postcode area

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182 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 33 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC FCA authorised?

Yes, North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC (FRN 923937) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2021 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.

What is North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7640 3203 and the website navalue.co.uk for North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust a scam or clone?

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust 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 North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust?

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 North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust?

Companies House lists 7 directors of North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust: Peregrine David Euan Malcolm Moncreiffe, Greville Patrick Charles Howard, George Walter Loewenbaum, Hereward Charles Wake (Sir), Fiona Jane Gilbert (Prof), Julian David Kenelm Fagge and 1 more.

How long has North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust been in business?

The company was formed on 18 January 1973, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2021.

Does North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust use any other names?

It trades as NASCIT.