Sandbar Asset Management LLP

Reference number: 801828

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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 sandbaram.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8175 7609 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SW1E 5HX
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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

  • This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.
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 number
OC415626
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
26 January 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
Citibase, 13 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5HX, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael John Cowley LLP designated member Jun 1978 22 Feb 2017 1 other company
Gemma Louise Cowley LLP member Oct 1981 22 Apr 2024 1 other company
Paul Davies LLP member Sep 1980 15 Aug 2025 None
John Dent Goodman LLP member Nov 1998 15 Dec 2025 None
SANDBAR ASSET MANAGEMENT CAPITAL LTD Corporate LLP designated member Not published 26 Jan 2017 None

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
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 2 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
  • All 15 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2022Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£9.28m

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Net assets

£5.71m

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Cash at bank

£4.71m

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Employees (average)

14

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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 OC415626. 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

Sandbar Asset Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (35)

2018

1 June 2018

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register · Companies House

30 May 2018

  • Michael John Cowley took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

4 April 2018

  • James Mark Mabey gave up control

Companies House

2017

26 January 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • James Mark Mabey took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 35 events

  • All 35 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 26
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Firms connected to Sandbar Asset Management

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Sandbar Asset Management. 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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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 35 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sandbar Asset Management LLP FCA authorised?
Yes, Sandbar Asset Management LLP (FRN 801828) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2018 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Sandbar Asset Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8175 7609 and the website sandbaram.com for Sandbar Asset Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sandbar Asset Management a scam or clone?
Sandbar Asset 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 Sandbar Asset Management?
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 Sandbar Asset Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Sandbar Asset Management?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Sandbar Asset Management: Mr Michael John Cowley (75–100% of votes). Before that, it was controlled by Mr James Mark Mabey.
Who runs Sandbar Asset Management?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Sandbar Asset Management: Michael John Cowley, Gemma Louise Cowley, Paul Davies, John Dent Goodman and Sandbar Asset Management Capital Ltd.
How long has Sandbar Asset Management been in business?
The company was formed on 26 January 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2018.
What do Sandbar Asset Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2022, show turnover of £9.28m (no earlier figure to compare) and net assets of £5.71m (no earlier figure to compare).

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