Upvest Securities Ltd

Reference number: 1013984

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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

  • When upvest.co first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3286 0688 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2A 3EY
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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.
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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Establishing/operating/winding up a personal pension scheme
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
  • Sending dematerialised instructions

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
15494796
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 February 2024 (2 years old)
Registered office
44-46 New Inn Yard, London, EC2A 3EY, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Tobias Auferoth Director Apr 1984 16 Feb 2024 2 other companies
Symmie Marcelle Swil Director Jan 1985 1 Sep 2025 2 other companies
Jeshen Naidoo Director Jul 1986 1 Jul 2026 6 other companies

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
8
closed down
4
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 8 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£2.62m

Down £1.70m from −£919k

Net assets

£5.61m

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£5.25m

+6.2% from £4.94m

Owed within a year

£1.11m

+47% from £749k

Profit before tax

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 15494796. 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

Upvest Securities’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (11)

2024

2 October 2024

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

16 February 2024

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Upvest Securities

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

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Upvest Securities

Other firms of the same type (investment platform or stockbroker), nearest first.

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  • 8 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Upvest Securities Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Upvest Securities Ltd (FRN 1013984) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2024 and works as an investment platform or stockbroker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Upvest Securities’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3286 0688 and the website upvest.co for Upvest Securities. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Upvest Securities a scam or clone?
Upvest Securities 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 Upvest Securities?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Upvest Securities to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Upvest Securities?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Upvest Securities: Tobias Auferoth, Symmie Marcelle Swil and Jeshen Naidoo.
How long has Upvest Securities been in business?
The company was formed on 16 February 2024, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2024.
What do Upvest Securities’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of −£2.62m (down £1.70m from −£919k) and net assets of £5.61m (no earlier figure to compare).

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