R C Brown Investment Management PLC

Reference number: 146002

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Authorised by the FCA

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

This company holds another FCA record

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Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When rcbim.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0117 925 6073 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BS1 6DG
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Other names (10)

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

  • Alpha Portfolio Management Trading name
  • Arcrate Asset Management Trading name
  • Meon Capital Management Trading name
  • Novapetra Wealth Management Trading name
  • Oxonian Capital Trading name
  • Portcullis Asset Management Trading name
  • Silverwood Wealth Management Trading name
  • Coram Asset Management Former trading name
  • RCBIM 2013 Former trading name
  • R C Brown London Former trading name

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 (7 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
  • Managing investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)

Limits on what they may do

  • Reg CIS mkting as mga ltd to the specified fund.
    The Firm is required to ensure that regulated collective investment scheme marketing activities, undertaken as marketing group associate, are limited to marketing the IFSL RC Brown UK Primary Opportunities Fund and the IFSL Meon Adaptive Growth Fund

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
02489639
Company status
Active
Company type
Public limited company
Incorporated
5 April 1990 (36 years old)
Registered office
1 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6DG
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Security and commodity contracts dealing activities (SIC 66120)
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Oliver Charles Brown Director Sep 1980 7 May 2009 5 other companies
Alan Frederick Beaney Director Aug 1957 17 Mar 2010 8 other companies
Glenn John Meyer Director Jun 1959 1 May 2012 6 other companies
Neil Michael Whelan Director Dec 1978 16 Nov 2018 2 other companies
Robert Charles Brown Director Mar 1947 Not published 3 other companies
Oliver Charles Brown Secretary Not published 1 May 2013 –

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
13
closed down
4
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 13 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
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 4 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Group accountsAudited

Turnover

£6.59m

+145% from £2.69m

Profit before tax

£778k

+128% from £341k

Net assets

£3.15m

+42% from £2.22m

Cash at bank

£1.61m

+46% from £1.10m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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.

Figures from the year to 31 March 2022 are for the group: the company and the businesses it owns. Earlier years are the company’s own accounts, from before it had a group.

The figures for the year to 31 March 2026 were read from the printed accounts, because the filing does not tag them in a form that can be read automatically. They were checked against the accounts’ own totals.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02489639. 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

R C Brown Investment Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (36)

2022

7 June 2022

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Reg CIS mkting as mga ltd to the specified fund.)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Robert Charles Brown became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

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

1990

5 April 1990

  • 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 36 events

  • All 36 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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Firms connected to R C Brown Investment Management

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2
past links
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
  • 2 past links through former directors
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  • 13 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 36 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is R C Brown Investment Management PLC FCA authorised?
Yes, R C Brown Investment Management PLC (FRN 146002) 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 R C Brown Investment Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0117 925 6073 and the website rcbim.co.uk for R C Brown Investment Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is R C Brown Investment Management a scam or clone?
R C Brown Investment Management 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 R C Brown Investment Management?
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 R C Brown Investment Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns R C Brown Investment Management?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of R C Brown Investment Management: Mr Robert Charles Brown (50–75% of shares).
Who runs R C Brown Investment Management?
Companies House lists 5 directors of R C Brown Investment Management: Oliver Charles Brown, Alan Frederick Beaney, Glenn John Meyer, Neil Michael Whelan and Robert Charles Brown.
How long has R C Brown Investment Management been in business?
The company was formed on 5 April 1990, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
What do R C Brown Investment Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show turnover of £6.59m (+145% from £2.69m) and profit before tax of £778k (+128% from £341k).
Does R C Brown Investment Management use any other names?
It trades as Alpha Portfolio Management, Arcrate Asset Management, Meon Capital Management, Novapetra Wealth Management and Oxonian Capital, and 2 more names. It has previously used 3 other names: Coram Asset Management, RCBIM 2013 and R C Brown London.

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