Timeline Portfolios Ltd

Reference number: 840807

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Website, phone number and address

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

  • When timeline.co first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3998 8300 is
  • Whether EC3V 0HR is a shared office: 25 other firms give it
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Other names (1)

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

  • Betafolio Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 September 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
70 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0HR, England
Nature of business
  • Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Abraham Olajide Okusanya Director Feb 1982 6 Sep 2018 7 other companies
Karthica Underwood Director Aug 1979 10 Jan 2019 2 other companies
Colin Richard Preston Director Jun 1963 2 Sep 2025 10 other companies
Adam Seale Director Jun 1960 2 Sep 2025 26 other companies
Phil Young Director May 1974 2 Sep 2025 None

Other companies run by these 5 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
41
closed down
14
are FCA-registered
9

In the full report: all 41 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 9 on the FCA register, including 2 no longer authorised
  • The 3 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2019Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

−£15.3k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£171k

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£213k

No earlier figure to compare

Total equity is negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £15.3k more than it owned.

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 11557205. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Timeline Portfolios’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2022

15 August 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Betafolio Limited"

FCA register

21 March 2022

  • Abraham Okusanya gave up control
  • Timeline Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2019

2 September 2019

  • 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

2018

6 September 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Abraham Okusanya took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Timeline Portfolios

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

connected firms
2
share a director
2
past links
6

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 6 past links through former directors
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Firms like Timeline Portfolios

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In London

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  • 41 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 17 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Timeline Portfolios Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Timeline Portfolios Ltd (FRN 840807) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2019 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Timeline Portfolios’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3998 8300 and the website timeline.co for Timeline Portfolios. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Timeline Portfolios a scam or clone?
Timeline Portfolios 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 Timeline Portfolios?
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 Timeline Portfolios to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Timeline Portfolios?
Timeline Portfolios is owned by Timeline Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 21 March 2022. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Abraham Okusanya.
Who runs Timeline Portfolios?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Timeline Portfolios: Abraham Olajide Okusanya, Karthica Underwood, Colin Richard Preston, Adam Seale and Phil Young.
How long has Timeline Portfolios been in business?
The company was formed on 6 September 2018, and has held its current FCA authorisation since September 2019.
What do Timeline Portfolios’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2019, show total equity of −£15.3k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £171k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Timeline Portfolios use any other names?
It has previously used the name Betafolio Limited.

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