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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Phone number
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Address
34 Bruton Street, London, W1J 6QX, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When sciensam.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7078 0600 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode W1J 6QX
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Run or oversee funds FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
- Managing an unauthorised AIF
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.
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
- 08174467 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 9 August 2012 (14 years old)
- Registered office
- 34 Bruton Street, 2nd Floor, London, W1J 6QX, England
- Nature of business
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- Fund management activities (SIC 66300)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Botero | Director | Jul 1976 | 2 Jul 2015 | 1 other company |
| Joshua James Pickford | Director | May 1990 | 7 Mar 2017 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by these 2 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
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 2 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Sciens Group Risk Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Ioannis Rigas took control (75–100% of shares)
- Roberto Botero gained significant control
Companies House
2015
10 February 2015
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
19 January 2015
- Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over
Companies House
2012
9 August 2012
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 18 events
- All 18 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 10
Firms connected to Sciens Group Risk Services
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Sciens Group Risk Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
- share its phone number
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Sciens Group Risk Services
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In London
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- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 18 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk