Sceptre Investment Management Limited: 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 under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2020
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2022

Responsible principal firm

Eschler Asset Management LLP Reference number: 510079 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.
Sceptre Investment Management Limited (FRN 1058648) is an AR of Eschler Asset Management LLP (FRN 510079). When you use Sceptre Investment Management's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Sceptre Investment Management, 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

01256 958825
Address

3 Church Street, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire, RG29 1LU, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01256 958825 is
Who else gives the postcode RG29 1LU

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Eschler Asset Management LLP, 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: 12607022 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 18 May 2020 (6 years old)
Registered office: 3 Church Street, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire, RG29 1LU, England
Nature of business: Financial management (SIC 70221)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Luke Gregory Ward Howard Taylor	Director	Feb 1984	18 May 2020	6 other companies
Angela Janet Lawley-Wakelin	Secretary	Not published	16 Aug 2023	–

Other companies run by its director

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: 6
closed down: 3
still active: 3

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration

Filed accounts and finances

7 months to 31 December 2022Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£18.5k

Up £17.9k from £590

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£5,288

+139% from £2,217

Assets and liabilities

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 12607022. 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

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

2026

4 September 2026

Luke Gregory Ward Howard Taylor became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Murat Gunc became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

23 July 2026

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2020

18 May 2020

Incorporated at Companies House
Howard Taylor Investments Ltd became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Luke Gregory Ward Howard taylor appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Sceptre Investment Management

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

connected firm: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Sceptre Investment Management

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

In Hook

Baobab Financial Solutions LimitedHookAppointed representative Buckle & Partners LimitedHookAppointed representative Cornerstone Wealth Management LLPHookAppointed representative Michael CottrellHookAppointed representative Wealthdash LtdHookAppointed representative West Green Capital LtdHookAppointed representative

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6 other companies its directors have run, named
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1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sceptre Investment Management Limited FCA authorised?

Sceptre Investment Management Limited (FRN 1058648) 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 Sceptre Investment Management?

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. Sceptre Investment Management Limited (FRN 1058648) is an AR of Eschler Asset Management LLP (FRN 510079). When you use Sceptre Investment Management's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Sceptre Investment Management, 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 Sceptre Investment Management’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01256 958825 for Sceptre Investment Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Sceptre Investment Management a scam or clone?

Sceptre 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 Sceptre Investment Management?

Protection works through Eschler Asset Management LLP, the principal firm responsible for Sceptre Investment Management's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Sceptre Investment Management?

Companies House lists 3 people with significant control of Sceptre Investment Management: Mr Luke Gregory Ward Howard Taylor (25–50% of shares), Howard Taylor Investments Ltd (25–50% of shares) and Mr Murat Gunc (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Sceptre Investment Management?

Companies House lists one director of Sceptre Investment Management: Luke Gregory Ward Howard Taylor.

How long has Sceptre Investment Management been in business?

The company was formed on 18 May 2020.

What do Sceptre Investment Management’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2022, show net assets of £18.5k (up £17.9k from £590).