Oberon Investments Limited

Reference number: 124885

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised by the FCA

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

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When oberoninvestments.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3179 5300 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode SW1Y 6BN
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Other names (11)

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

  • Oberon Capital Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Oberon Private Ventures Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Barnard & Co Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Maintower Investments Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • M D Barnard & Co Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • M D Barnard & Company Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Barnard Marsh & Co Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Hanson Investment Management Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • M D Barnard Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • M D Barnard & Co Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Smythe House Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake email addresses (1)
  • support@oberonsys.com
Fake websites (1)
  • oberonsys.com
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

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)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
  • Managing investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
  • Sending dematerialised instructions

Limits on what they may do

  • Restriction on new wealth management clients, and assets restrictions
    1. The Firm, must not, without the prior written consent of the Authority on board any new wealth management clients. 2. The Firm, must not, without the prior written consent of the Authority, initiate or complete any new acquisitions, mergers, or purchases of businesses or client books. 3. The Firm, must not, without the prior written consent of the Authority, onboard, certify, or engage any new Investment Managers, whether directly or through associated entities. 4. The Firm must not, without the prior written consent of the Authority, in any way dispose of, withdraw, transfer, deal with or diminish the value of any of its own assets (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere), whether held by the Firm as at the date of the imposition of the Requirements or acquired thereafter. 5. The Firm may continue dealing with or disposing of any of its own assets in the ordinary and proper course of business provided that the dealing or disposal is of a reoccurring nature that has previously been incurred (such as rent, insurance) or any new sum or value of such dealings or disposals, whether as a single transaction or a combination of related transactions, does not exceed £15,000. 6. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (5) above, the following would be in the ordinary and proper course of business: a. Any fees incurred or paid in exchange for legal or professional advisory services provided to the Firm; or b. Any salaries of the Firm’s staff, including to its directors, contractors, or any other employees, where such salaries have been agreed prior to the imposition of the Requirements; c. Any liabilities incurred prior to, but not paid by, today’s date. 7. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (6) above, the following would not be in the ordinary and proper course of business: a. The making of any distribution to the Firm’s shareholders whether by way of capital distribution or dividends; b. Subject to sub-paragraph (6)(b) above, any payment to the Firm’s shareholders, directors, officers, employees, any connected entities, or persons; c. The making of any gift or loan by the Firm to any party; or the entry into any financial reconstruction, sale of any part of the Firm (whether share or asset based) or reorganisation. 8. Sub-paragraphs (4) to (7) constitute an assets requirement within the meaning of section 55P(4)(a) of the Act.
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.

  • Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold)
    The total value of assets under management by the firm must not exceed the relevant threshold as set out in Article 3(2) of AIFMD (as determined under Chapter II, section I of the AIFMD level 2 regulation). In the event that the relevant threshold is breached, the firm must submit an application for authorisation as a Full-scope UK AIFM to the FCA

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.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
25 November 1987 (38 years old)
Registered office
6 Duke Street St. James's, 2nd Floor, London, SW1Y 6BN, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Security and commodity contracts dealing activities (SIC 66120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Simon Philip Mcgivern Director Jul 1973 9 Jan 2018 13 other companies
Michael John Cuthbert Director Sep 1958 1 Dec 2024 1 other company
Gemma Claire Godfrey Director Sep 1983 1 Dec 2024 11 other companies
Alexander Robert Hambro (Hon) Director Jan 1962 1 Dec 2024 43 other companies
Marcia Coelho Manarin Director Jan 1971 14 Jan 2025 1 other company
Adam Herringer Director Mar 1981 7 Feb 2025 2 other companies
Barry Alan Smead Director Mar 1971 3 Aug 2026 6 other companies
Jonathan Lancelot Eddis Director May 1960 3 Aug 2026 8 other companies
John Geoffrey Beaumont Secretary Not published 1 Dec 2024 –

Other companies run by these 8 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
77
closed down
23
went insolvent
4

In the full report: all 77 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 4 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 11 on the FCA register
  • The 2 companies these 8 directors run together
  • All 22 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Oberon Investments’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

14 April 2026

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Restriction on new wealth management clients, and assets restrictions)

FCA register

16 March 2026

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

9 March 2026

  • Oberon Investments Group PLC took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Oberon Securities Limited gave up control

Companies House

2021

7 April 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "M D Barnard & Company Limited"

FCA register

24 March 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "M D Barnard & Co Ltd"

FCA register

2018

9 January 2018

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 3 new directors took over
  • Michael David Barnard gave up control

Companies House

2017

30 November 2017

  • Oberon Securities Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Michael David Barnard took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

6 August 2014

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1988

29 April 1988

  • Regulated by the Securities and Futures Authority from this date

FCA register

1987

25 November 1987

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

1901

1 January 1901

  • Changed its registered name from "Barnard & Co Ltd"
  • Changed its registered name from "Maintower Investments Ltd"

FCA register

In the full report: all 75 events

  • All 75 events in its history (18 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 38
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Firms connected to Oberon Investments

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

connected firms
9
share a director
5
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 9 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 6 past links through former directors
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Firms like Oberon Investments

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

In London

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  • 77 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 75 events in its history
  • 9 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Oberon Investments Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Oberon Investments Limited (FRN 124885) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Oberon Investments’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3179 5300 and the website oberoninvestments.com for Oberon Investments. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 2 other FCA firms.
Is Oberon Investments a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Oberon Investments: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Oberon Investments, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Oberon Investments?
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 Oberon Investments to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Oberon Investments?
Oberon Investments is owned by Oberon Investments Group PLC, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 9 March 2026. Before that, it was controlled by Oberon Securities Limited and Mr Michael David Barnard.
Who runs Oberon Investments?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Oberon Investments: Simon Philip McGivern, Michael John Cuthbert, Gemma Claire Godfrey, Alexander Robert Hambro (Hon), Marcia Coelho Manarin, Adam Herringer and 2 more.
How long has Oberon Investments been in business?
The company was formed on 25 November 1987, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
Does Oberon Investments use any other names?
It trades as Oberon Capital and Oberon Private Ventures. It has previously used 9 other names, including Barnard & Co Ltd, Maintower Investments Ltd and M D Barnard & Co Ltd.

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