Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management Limited

Reference number: 488323

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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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  • When signature-care-homes.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01494 680873 is
  • Who else gives the postcode HP9 1FN
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Other names (1)

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

  • Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • 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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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • 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

  • 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.
  • Investment activity restricted to funds operated by the firm
    The investment activity must only take place in connection with the collective investment schemes operated by the firm

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 May 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
Signature House, Post Office Lane, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1FN, England
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Steven George Gardner Director Apr 1985 5 Jun 2023 32 other companies
Robert Martin Director Mar 1977 4 Dec 2025 55 other companies
Steven George Gardner Secretary Not published 5 Jun 2023 –

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
63
closed down
31
run together
24

In the full report: all 63 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 24 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 15 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2022Full accountsNot audited

Turnover

£863k

No earlier figure to compare

Profit before tax

−£654k

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Net assets

£1.71m

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Cash at bank

£108k

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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 06582776. 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

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

23 March 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management Ltd"

FCA register

2021

30 November 2021

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Investment activity restricted to funds operated by the firm)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Signature Senior Lifestyle Finance Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Ssl Holdings Guernsey Ltd gave up control
  • Ssl Holdings Guernsey Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2009

23 July 2009

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money & Assets)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2008

1 May 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 40 events

  • All 40 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 28
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Similar firms

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In Beaconsfield

In the Hemel Hempstead (HP) postcode area

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  • All 40 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management Limited (FRN 488323) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2009 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01494 680873 and the website signature-care-homes.co.uk for Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management a scam or clone?
Signature Senior Lifestyle 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 Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management?
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 Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management?
Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management is owned by Signature Senior Lifestyle Finance Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Ssl Holdings Guernsey Ltd.
Who runs Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management: Steven George Gardner and Robert Martin.
How long has Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management been in business?
The company was formed on 1 May 2008, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2009.
What do Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2022, show turnover of £863k (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of −£654k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management use any other names?
It has previously used the name Signature Senior Lifestyle Investment Management Ltd.

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