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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
5 Hanover Square, London, W1S 1HQ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 3535 0899 is
- Who else gives the postcode W1S 1HQ
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- 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
- 07022266 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 17 September 2009 (17 years old)
- Registered office
- 280 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4AG, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Michael Stuart Downie | Director | Jan 1949 | 17 Sep 2009 | 169 other companies |
| Eva Monica Kalawski | Director | May 1955 | 17 Sep 2009 | 72 other companies |
| Mary Ann Sigler | Director | Aug 1954 | 26 Sep 2013 | 2 other companies |
| Eva Monica Kalawski | Secretary | Not published | 17 Sep 2009 | – |
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
- 171
- closed down
- 48
- went insolvent
- 12
In the full report: all 171 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The 12 that went into liquidation or administration
- The 3 on the FCA register
- The 70 companies these 3 directors run together
Filed accounts and finances
Turnover
£27.7m
+34% from £20.6m
Profit before tax
£2.52m
+34% from £1.87m
Net assets
£9.76m
+25% from £7.82m
Cash at bank
£5.82m
+252% from £1.65m
Turnover and profit
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 07022266. 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
This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Tewfic Tom Gores gained significant control
Companies House
2013
1 July 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
31 March 2013
- No longer regulated by the Financial Services Authority
FCA register
26 March 2013
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
2009
17 September 2009
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 11 events
- All 11 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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 firms
- 2
- no longer authorised
- 1
- share a director
- 1
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 2 past links through former directors
Similar firms
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
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- 171 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 11 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk