Polunin Capital Partners Limited

Reference number: 197479

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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 polunin.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7824 8800 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SW3 4RB
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Other names (2)

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

  • CCL Partnership Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Rhino Capital Management Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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

  • May control money if settlement through a mandate.
    The general requirement not to hold or control CLIENT MONEY does not restrict the firm from controlling CLIENT MONEY if it arises from an agreement under which the firm effects settlement through a mandate or otherwise.
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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 December 2000 (25 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Aditya Singh Mehta Director Nov 1966 21 Mar 2001 None
Julian Garel-Jones Director Sep 1966 14 Jun 2001 2 other companies
Douglas Harold Hart Polunin Director Aug 1958 14 Jun 2001 None
Paul Gerhardt Frederic Parsons Director Feb 1965 4 May 2011 3 other companies
Alexandra Claire Silver Director Jul 1978 22 Mar 2022 None
Chi Yee Cherie Tong Director Jul 1973 1 Jul 2026 None

Other companies run by these 6 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
closed down
2
still active
3

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£50.1m

+28% from £39.1m

Profit before tax

£28.2m

+30% from £21.6m

Net assets

£42.6m

+17% from £36.2m

Cash at bank

£33.8m

+11% from £30.5m

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 04132122. 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

Polunin Capital Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2017

29 December 2017

  • Douglas Harold Hart Polunin stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

28 December 2016

  • Douglas Harold Hart Polunin became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

27 January 2015

  • FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2001

17 December 2001

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control money if settlement through a mandate.)

FCA register

1 December 2001

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

FCA register

7 September 2001

  • Changed its registered name from "Rhino Capital Management Limited"

FCA register

2 May 2001

  • Changed its registered name from "CCL Partnership"

FCA register

2000

28 December 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

1901

1 January 1901

  • Regulated by the Investment Management Regulatory Organisation from this date

FCA register

In the full report: all 24 events

  • All 24 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 24 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Polunin Capital Partners Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Polunin Capital Partners Limited (FRN 197479) 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 Polunin Capital Partners’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7824 8800 and the website polunin.co.uk for Polunin Capital Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Polunin Capital Partners a scam or clone?
Polunin Capital Partners 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 Polunin Capital Partners?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Polunin Capital Partners to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Polunin Capital Partners?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Polunin Capital Partners now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Douglas Harold Hart Polunin.
Who runs Polunin Capital Partners?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Polunin Capital Partners: Aditya Singh Mehta, Julian Garel-Jones, Douglas Harold Hart Polunin, Paul Gerhardt Frederic Parsons, Alexandra Claire Silver and Chi Yee Cherie Tong.
How long has Polunin Capital Partners been in business?
The company was formed on 28 December 2000, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
What do Polunin Capital Partners’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £50.1m (+28% from £39.1m) and profit before tax of £28.2m (+30% from £21.6m).
Does Polunin Capital Partners use any other names?
It has previously used 2 other names: CCL Partnership and Rhino Capital Management Limited.

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