QW Invest LLP: FCA regulated?

Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Appointed for 6 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2008
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025

Responsible principal firm

WEALTH ADVISORY PARTNERS LIMITED Reference number: 748548 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
QW Invest LLP (FRN 926176) is an AR of WEALTH ADVISORY PARTNERS LIMITED (FRN 748548). When you use QW Invest's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from QW Invest, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

020 7581 3505
Address

Unit 8A, Wingbury Courtyard Business Village, Wingrave, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 4LW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 020 7581 3505 is
Who else gives the postcode HP22 4LW

Other names (1)

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

QW Capital LLP Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Wealth Advisory Partners Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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: OC335181 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Limited liability partnership
Incorporated: 28 February 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office: 8a Wingbury Courtyard Business Village, Leighton Road, Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, HP22 4LW, United Kingdom

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Isabel Falkenberg	LLP designated member	Dec 1971	28 Feb 2008	1 other company
Gianluca Lobefalo	LLP designated member	Jan 1971	28 Feb 2008	None

Other companies run by these 2 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 company: 1
closed down: 1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Cash at bank

£36.8k

Up £34.0k from £2,779

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£19.8k

−79% from £92.4k

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2025
Every filed figure, year by year

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company OC335181. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

QW Invest’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (11)

2026

27 March 2026

Changed its registered name from "QW Capital LLP"

FCA register

24 March 2026

Gianluca Lobefalo became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Isabel Falkenberg Ambrosio became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2020

15 May 2020

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2008

28 February 2008

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

All 11 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 6

Firms connected to QW Invest

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with QW Invest. 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

Firms like QW Invest

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

In Aylesbury

Davis Financial Consulting LimitedAylesburyAppointed representative J Rothschild Services LimitedAylesburyAppointed representative Brilliance Financial Planning LimitedAylesburyAuthorised

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1 other company its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 11 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is QW Invest LLP FCA authorised?

QW Invest LLP (FRN 926176) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does appointed representative mean for QW Invest?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. QW Invest LLP (FRN 926176) is an AR of WEALTH ADVISORY PARTNERS LIMITED (FRN 748548). When you use QW Invest's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from QW Invest, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

What is QW Invest’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7581 3505 for QW Invest. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is QW Invest a scam or clone?

QW Invest 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 QW Invest?

Protection works through Wealth Advisory Partners Limited, the principal firm responsible for QW Invest's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns QW Invest?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of QW Invest: Mr Gianluca Lobefalo (25–50% of votes) and Ms Isabel Falkenberg Ambrosio (25–50% of votes).

Who runs QW Invest?

Companies House lists 2 directors of QW Invest: Isabel Falkenberg and Gianluca Lobefalo.

How long has QW Invest been in business?

The company was formed on 28 February 2008.

What do QW Invest’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show cash at bank of £36.8k (up £34.0k from £2,779).

Does QW Invest use any other names?

It has previously used the name QW Capital LLP.