Nutshell Asset Management Limited

Reference number: 935876

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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 nutshellam.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7856 0520 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WC2N 6LE
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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
12341611
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 November 2019 (6 years old)
Registered office
First Floor Strand Suite, Ivybridge House, 1-5 Adam Street, London, WC2N 6LE, England
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark Ellis Director Sep 1973 29 Nov 2019 1 other company
Richard Anthony Bigwood Director Oct 1967 21 Jun 2021 2 other companies
Michael Alan Spencer Director May 1955 4 Feb 2025 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
5
still active
5

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£2.01m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Profit before tax

£932k

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£3.64m

Up £3.44m from £198k

Cash at bank

£3.07m

Up £2.87m from £196k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 12341611. 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

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

Key events (9) All events (15)

2025

12 September 2025

  • FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)

FCA register

22 January 2025

  • Ipgl Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

7 January 2025

  • Mark Ellis stopped being the majority owner
  • Resurgam Capital Management Limited became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2021

10 May 2021

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

FCA register

5 May 2021

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

FCA register

2019

29 November 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Mark Ellis became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to Nutshell Asset Management

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Nutshell Asset Management. 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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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Nutshell Asset Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Nutshell Asset Management Limited (FRN 935876) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2021 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Nutshell Asset Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7856 0520 and the website nutshellam.com for Nutshell Asset Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Nutshell Asset Management a scam or clone?
Nutshell 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 Nutshell Asset Management?
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 Nutshell Asset Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Nutshell Asset Management?
Nutshell Asset Management is owned by Resurgam Capital Management Limited, which holds 50–75% of shares and 50–75% of votes, since 7 January 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Mark Ellis.
Who runs Nutshell Asset Management?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Nutshell Asset Management: Mark Ellis, Richard Anthony Bigwood and Michael Alan Spencer.
How long has Nutshell Asset Management been in business?
The company was formed on 29 November 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2021.
What do Nutshell Asset Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £2.01m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of £932k (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time).

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