PAI Partners (UK) Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 3 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2000
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025

Website, phone number and address

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Website

paipartners.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 7297 4661
Address

Pai Partners, 78 St. James's Street, London, Westminster, SW1A 1JB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When paipartners.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 7297 4661 is
Who else gives the postcode SW1A 1JB

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.
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.

Show FCA detail (5 permissions)

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

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: 04015677 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 12 June 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office: 3rd Floor 78 St James's Street, London, SW1A 1JB, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Colm Paul O'Sullivan	Director	Jun 1967	28 May 2010	3 other companies
Richard David Howell	Director	Aug 1966	26 Jul 2022	1 other company
Neil Anthony Mcilroy	Director	Mar 1979	19 May 2026	17 other companies
Shane Brice O’Driscoll	Director	May 1982	19 May 2026	None
Frédéric Jacques Marie Paul Stévenin	Director	May 1966	19 May 2026	None

Other companies run by these 5 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: 21
closed down: 8
still active: 12

In the full report: all 21 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 15 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£33.0m

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

Profit before tax

£3.92m

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

Net assets

£9.19m

Up £9.25m from −£56.9k

Cash at bank

£5.81m

Up £5.62m from £190k

Assets and liabilities

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 04015677. 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

PAI Partners (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (27)

2023

17 April 2023

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

FCA register

2000

12 June 2000

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

All 27 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 23

Firms connected to PAI Partners (UK)

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

connected firms: 4
share its postcode: 4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like PAI Partners (UK)

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

In London

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21 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 27 events in its history
4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is PAI Partners (UK) Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, PAI Partners (UK) Limited (FRN 984663) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2023 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is PAI Partners (UK)’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7297 4661 and the website paipartners.com for PAI Partners (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is PAI Partners (UK) a scam or clone?

PAI Partners (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 PAI Partners (UK)?

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 PAI Partners (UK) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs PAI Partners (UK)?

Companies House lists 5 directors of PAI Partners (UK): Colm Paul O'Sullivan, Richard David Howell, Neil Anthony McIlroy, Shane Brice O’Driscoll and Frédéric Jacques Marie Paul Stévenin.

How long has PAI Partners (UK) been in business?

The company was formed on 12 June 2000, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2023.

What do PAI Partners (UK)’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £33.0m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of £3.92m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time).