Sapia Partners LLP

Reference number: 550103

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

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 sapiapartners.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7397 5450 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode SE1 2AQ
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Other names (11)

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

  • Cogress Former trading name
  • Compliance in safe hands Former trading name
  • GPIM Former trading name
  • Lawson Conner Former trading name
  • Malloch Melville Investment Managers Former trading name
  • Sapia Former trading name
  • Sapia Investment Management Former trading name
  • Sapia Investment Services Former trading name
  • TCM Wealth Management Former trading name
  • Twenty20 Investments Former trading name
  • Vertem Former trading name

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake phone numbers (1)
  • 07571 59044
Fake email addresses (2)
  • marius@sapiatrade.com
  • mark@sapiatrade.com
Fake websites (2)
  • sapiacapital.com
  • sapiatrade.com
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

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
  • Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Corporate finance business only in relation to retail clients.
    The firm must not conduct any designated investment business with retail clients other (or except) than corporate finance business
  • 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.

  • Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold)
    The total value of assets under management by the firm must not exceed the relevant threshold as set out in Article 3(2) of AIFMD (as determined under Chapter II, section I of the AIFMD level 2 regulation). In the event that the relevant threshold is breached, the firm must submit an application for authorisation as a Full-scope UK AIFM to the FCA

FCA disciplinary action

FCA action

action
1
most recent
April 2026
  • Publicly censured on 23 April 2026
    A final notice has been issued to Sapia Partners LLP because it breached Principle 10 and CASS 7.12.2R (formerly CASS 7.3.2R) by failing to ensure adequate protection of client money for which it was responsible and by failing to introduce adequate organisational arrangements to minimise the risk of the loss or diminution of client money, or of rights in connection with client money, as a result of misuse of client money, fraud, poor administration, inadequate record-keeping or negligence.

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
OC354934
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
14 May 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
4th Floor 3 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AQ, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
SAPIA CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD Corporate LLP designated member Not published 30 Sep 2024 None
IQ EQ IFG HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED Corporate LLP designated member Not published 30 Sep 2024 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 5 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

Key events (17) All events (47)

2026

23 April 2026

  • FCA action: Publicly censured

FCA register

2024

30 September 2024

  • Board replaced: both directors left and a new director took over
  • Iq Eq (Lc) UK Limited gave up control
  • Iq Eq Ifg Holdings (UK) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2022

21 October 2022

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Corporate finance business only in relation to retail clients.)

FCA register

27 June 2022

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2021

4 January 2021

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2018

2 November 2018

  • Gerhard Stefan Grueter stopped being a part-owner
  • Iq Eq (Lc) UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Jurgen Gebhard stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Gerhard Stefan Grueter became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Jurgen Gebhard became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

19 February 2014

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2011

15 August 2011

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

FCA register

2010

14 May 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 47 events

  • All 47 events in its history (17 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Sapia Partners

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

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 47 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sapia Partners LLP FCA authorised?
Yes, Sapia Partners LLP (FRN 550103) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2011 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is Sapia Partners’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7397 5450 and the website sapiapartners.com for Sapia Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Sapia Partners a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Sapia Partners: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Sapia Partners, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Sapia Partners?
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 Sapia Partners to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Sapia Partners?
Sapia Partners is owned by Iq Eq Ifg Holdings (UK) Limited, which holds 75–100% of votes and 75–100% of surplus assets, since 30 September 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Iq Eq (Lc) UK Limited, Mr Jurgen Gebhard and Mr Gerhard Stefan Grueter.
Who runs Sapia Partners?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Sapia Partners: Sapia Capital Partners Ltd and Iq Eq Ifg Holdings (UK) Limited.
How long has Sapia Partners been in business?
The company was formed on 14 May 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2011.
Has the FCA taken action against Sapia Partners?
Yes. The FCA register records 1 public censure in 2026. The details are in the disciplinary section above, with links to the FCA's notices.
Does Sapia Partners use any other names?
It has previously used 11 other names, including Cogress, Compliance in safe hands and GPIM.

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