Target Advisers LLP: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 12 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2010
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

targetfundmanagers.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01786 845912
Address

Target Advisers LLP, Glendevon House, The Castle Business Park, Stirling, FK9 4TZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

When targetfundmanagers.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01786 845912 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode FK9 4TZ

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
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.

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: SO302708 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Limited liability partnership
Incorporated: 24 February 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office: 1st Floor, Glendevon House, Castle Business Park, Stirling, FK9 4TZ, Scotland

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Kenneth Macangus Mackenzie	LLP designated member	Mar 1950	24 Feb 2010	13 other companies
John Marcus Flannelly	LLP designated member	Aug 1975	24 Feb 2010	27 other companies
Andrew Stewart Brown	LLP member	Apr 1965	24 Feb 2010	65 other companies
Matthew James Round	LLP member	Jun 1974	24 Feb 2010	4 other companies
James Kenneth Mackenzie	LLP member	Aug 1978	21 Aug 2025	56 other companies
John William Mackenzie	LLP member	Sep 1976	21 Aug 2025	2 other companies

Other companies run by these 6 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: 101
closed down: 26
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 101 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
The 54 companies these 6 directors run together
All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Target Advisers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (23)

2016

6 April 2016

Kenneth Macangus Mackenzie gained significant control

Companies House

2014

12 November 2014

FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)

FCA register

2013

7 November 2013

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

2010

24 February 2010

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

All 23 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 16

Firms connected to Target Advisers

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

connected firms: 3
share a director: 1
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Target Advisers

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

In Stirling

Target Fund Managers LimitedStirlingAuthorised

Elsewhere in the UK

UBS Asset Management (Europe) S.A.Authorised UBS Asset Management (UK) LtdLondonAuthorised UBS Asset Management Funds LtdLondonAuthorised Marks and Spencer Unit Trust Management LimitedChesterAuthorised J.P. Morgan Markets LimitedLondonAuthorised

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101 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
All 23 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Target Advisers LLP FCA authorised?

Yes, Target Advisers LLP (FRN 602311) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2013 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Target Advisers’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01786 845912 and the website targetfundmanagers.com for Target Advisers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is Target Advisers a scam or clone?

Target Advisers 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 Target Advisers?

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 Target Advisers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Target Advisers?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Target Advisers: Mr Kenneth Macangus Mackenzie (significant influence or control).

Who runs Target Advisers?

Companies House lists 6 directors of Target Advisers: Kenneth Macangus Mackenzie, John Marcus Flannelly, Andrew Stewart Brown, Matthew James Round, James Kenneth Mackenzie and John William Mackenzie.

How long has Target Advisers been in business?

The company was formed on 24 February 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2013.