RI Capital Advisors Limited

Reference number: 678735

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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 globalfounderscapital.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07903 888632 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC1Y 4TW
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Other names (1)

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

  • Global Founders Capital Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • 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
09446278
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 February 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
Longbow House, 14-20 Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4TW, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Oliver Christian Samwer Director Aug 1972 18 Feb 2015 None
Susan Draper Director May 1974 30 Jun 2022 1 other company
Harsh Patel Director Jan 1985 30 Jun 2022 1 other company

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
2
closed down
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 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

£1.52m

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Profit before tax

£148k

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Net assets

£1.44m

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Cash at bank

£1.65m

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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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09446278. 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

RI Capital Advisors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (21)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Rocket Internet SE gave up control
  • Rocket Internet SE took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

3 November 2015

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

FCA register

18 February 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 13
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Firms connected to RI Capital Advisors

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with RI Capital Advisors. 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
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Firms like RI Capital Advisors

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

In London

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is RI Capital Advisors Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, RI Capital Advisors Limited (FRN 678735) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2015 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is RI Capital Advisors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07903 888632 and the website globalfounderscapital.com for RI Capital Advisors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is RI Capital Advisors a scam or clone?
RI Capital Advisors 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 RI Capital Advisors?
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 RI Capital Advisors to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns RI Capital Advisors?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of RI Capital Advisors now. Before that, it was controlled by Rocket Internet SE.
Who runs RI Capital Advisors?
Companies House lists 3 directors of RI Capital Advisors: Oliver Christian Samwer, Susan Draper and Harsh Patel.
How long has RI Capital Advisors been in business?
The company was formed on 18 February 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2015.
What do RI Capital Advisors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £1.52m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £148k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does RI Capital Advisors use any other names?
It trades as Global Founders Capital.

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