Silk Invest Limited
Reference number: 485161
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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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Phone number
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Address
30 Churchill Place, London, E14 5RE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- When silkinvest.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 8088 1040 is
- Whether E14 5RE is a shared office: 28 other firms give it
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments · 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.
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- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- 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.
- Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold)
The total value of assets under management by the firm must not exceed the relevant threshold as set out in Article 3(2) of AIFMD (as determined under Chapter II, section I of the AIFMD level 2 regulation). In the event that the relevant threshold is breached, the firm must submit an application for authorisation as a Full-scope UK AIFM to the FCA
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
- 06603042 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 27 May 2008 (18 years old)
- Registered office
- 30 Churchill Place, London, E14 5RE, England
- Nature of business
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- Fund management activities (SIC 66300)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Zin El Abidin Bekkali | Director | Jun 1977 | 27 May 2008 | 2 other companies |
| Andrea Federici | Director | Aug 1983 | 26 May 2022 | 3 other companies |
| Zin El Abidin Bekkali | Secretary | Not published | 27 May 2008 | – |
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
- 5
- closed down
- 2
- still active
- 3
In the full report: all 5 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
- All 16 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Silk Invest’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2020
11 February 2020
- Charles Burkhart stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Charles Burkhart became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Silk Investment Management Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2014
8 September 2014
- FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))
FCA register
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2008
17 September 2008
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
27 May 2008
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 42 events
- All 42 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 30
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- 5 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 42 events in its history
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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