Sequoia Investment Management Company Limited

Reference number: 516153

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When simcofunds.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7079 0480 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SW1W 0EN
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Other names (1)

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

  • SIMCo Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments 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)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • 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 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.

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
05902847
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 August 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
4th Floor 10 Lower Grosvenor Place, London, SW1W 0EN, England
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Randall Scott Sandstrom Director Nov 1959 16 Mar 2009 4 other companies
Stephen John Cook Director Feb 1972 1 Dec 2009 6 other companies
Adolf Kohnhorst Director Nov 1957 8 Jan 2010 3 other companies
Adolf Kohnhorst Secretary Not published 16 Feb 2024 –

Other companies run by these 3 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
9
closed down
4
run together
2

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

Key events (14) All events (31)

2024

16 February 2024

  • Gregory Wakefield Taylor no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

8 December 2016

  • Henry Tambetabi Tabe no longer has significant control
  • Louwrens Erasmus Smit no longer has significant control

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Adolf Kohnhorst gained significant control
  • Gregory Wakefield Taylor gained significant control
  • Henry Tambetabi Tabe gained significant control
  • Louwrens Erasmus Smit gained significant control
  • Randall Scott Sandstrom gained significant control
  • Stephen John Cook gained significant control

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2010

3 December 2010

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

25 February 2010

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

2006

10 August 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 31 events

  • All 31 events in its history (14 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 13
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Firms connected to Sequoia Investment Management Company

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

connected firms
4
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 31 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sequoia Investment Management Company Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Sequoia Investment Management Company Limited (FRN 516153) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2010 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Sequoia Investment Management Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7079 0480 and the website simcofunds.com for Sequoia Investment Management Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sequoia Investment Management Company a scam or clone?
Sequoia Investment Management Company 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 Sequoia Investment Management Company?
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 Sequoia Investment Management Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Sequoia Investment Management Company?
Companies House lists 3 people with significant control of Sequoia Investment Management Company: Mr Randall Scott Sandstrom (significant influence or control), Mr Adolf Kohnhorst (significant influence or control) and Mr Stephen John Cook (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Louwrens Erasmus Smit, Dr Henry Tambetabi Tabe and Mr Gregory Wakefield Taylor.
Who runs Sequoia Investment Management Company?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Sequoia Investment Management Company: Randall Scott Sandstrom, Stephen John Cook and Adolf Kohnhorst.
How long has Sequoia Investment Management Company been in business?
The company was formed on 10 August 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2010.
Does Sequoia Investment Management Company use any other names?
It trades as SIMCo.

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