Sephira Investment Advisors (UK) Limited

Reference number: 788607

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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 sephira-em.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3598 5419 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NW1 6JZ
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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
10521470
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 December 2016 (9 years old)
Registered office
2nd Floor Connaught House, 1-3 Mount Street, (Entrance Via Davies Street), London, W1K 3NB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jason Mitra Director Oct 1973 12 Dec 2016 2 other companies
Andrew Michael Hart Director Jul 1972 30 Apr 2019 1 other company
Robert Eric Katz Director May 1965 1 Aug 2025 None
Amit Ashok Maskara Director Jan 1980 1 Aug 2025 1 other company

Other companies run by these 4 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
3
still active
3
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£2.24m

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Cash at bank

£99.5k

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Employees (average)

7

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Owed within a year

−£545k

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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 10521470. 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

Sephira Investment Advisors (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (12) All events (19)

2025

15 July 2025

  • Leonard Douglas Smart no longer has significant control
  • Primafides (Suisse) S.A. took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

31 March 2025

  • Chad Leonard Smart gave up control

Companies House

2018

3 January 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

2017

17 July 2017

  • Jason Mitra gave up control

Companies House

14 July 2017

  • Chad Leonard Smart took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Leonard Douglas Smart gained significant control

Companies House

2016

12 December 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Jason Mitra took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (12 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Sephira Investment Advisors (UK)

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

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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Get the full report on Sephira Investment Advisors (UK)

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sephira Investment Advisors (UK) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Sephira Investment Advisors (UK) Limited (FRN 788607) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2018 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Sephira Investment Advisors (UK)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3598 5419 and the website sephira-em.com for Sephira Investment Advisors (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sephira Investment Advisors (UK) a scam or clone?
Sephira Investment Advisors (UK) 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 Sephira Investment Advisors (UK)?
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 Sephira Investment Advisors (UK) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Sephira Investment Advisors (UK)?
Sephira Investment Advisors (UK) is owned by Primafides (Suisse) S.A., which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes, can appoint and remove the board and held as a trustee, since 15 July 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Chad Leonard Smart, Jason Mitra and Mr Leonard Douglas Smart.
Who runs Sephira Investment Advisors (UK)?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Sephira Investment Advisors (UK): Jason Mitra, Andrew Michael Hart, Robert Eric Katz and Amit Ashok Maskara.
How long has Sephira Investment Advisors (UK) been in business?
The company was formed on 12 December 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2018.
What do Sephira Investment Advisors (UK)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2024, show net assets of £2.24m (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £99.5k (no earlier figure to compare).

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