Valu-Trac Investment Management Limited

Reference number: 145168

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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 valu-trac.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01343 880217 is
  • Who else gives the postcode IV32 7QE
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Other names (2)

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

  • Valu-Trac Administration Services Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Valu-Trac Investment Management Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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 authorised AIF
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
  • Managing a UK UCITS
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Able to control client money for MiFID business
    Able to control but not hold client money for its MiFID business
  • Client money restriction
    Able to hold and control client money for its UCITS and AIF business
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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
3 October 1989 (37 years old)
Registered office
Level 4, Dashwood House, 69 Old Broad Street, London, EC2M 1QS, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Anne Aveline Laing Director Jan 1961 24 Oct 2013 1 other company
Jeremy Macduff Brettell Director Jul 1961 11 Oct 2021 21 other companies
Aidan O'Carroll Director Sep 1956 27 Sep 2022 None
John Michael Brett Director Feb 1966 1 Apr 2023 31 other companies
Andrew Michael Lewis Director Dec 1968 1 May 2023 10 other companies
Adrian Geoffrey Bond Director Jun 1972 1 Jun 2023 None
Jonathan Watson Sim Director Oct 1972 29 Jun 2024 2 other companies
Anne Aveline Laing Secretary Not published 2 Dec 2009 –

Other companies run by these 7 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
64
closed down
25
went insolvent
3

In the full report: all 64 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 3 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 16 on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 7 directors run together
  • All 16 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Valu-Trac Investment Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

11 August 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Valu-Trac Investment Management Ltd"

FCA register

2021

5 July 2021

  • Valu-Trac Limited gave up control

Companies House

2017

26 January 2017

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Able to control client money for MiFID business)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Client money restriction)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Valu-Trac Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

14 November 2014

  • FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1989

3 October 1989

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

1901

1 January 1901

  • Regulated by the Investment Management Regulatory Organisation from this date

FCA register

In the full report: all 37 events

  • All 37 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 22
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Firms connected to Valu-Trac Investment Management

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

connected firms
7
share a director
7
past links
5

In the full report: all 7 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (7)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 5 past links through former directors
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Firms like Valu-Trac Investment Management

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

In the Inverness (IV) postcode area

Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 64 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 37 events in its history
  • 7 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Valu-Trac Investment Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Valu-Trac Investment Management Limited (FRN 145168) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is Valu-Trac Investment Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01343 880217 and the website valu-trac.com for Valu-Trac Investment Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Valu-Trac Investment Management a scam or clone?
Valu-Trac 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 Valu-Trac Investment Management?
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 Valu-Trac Investment Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Valu-Trac Investment Management?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Valu-Trac Investment Management now. Before that, it was controlled by Valu-Trac Limited.
Who runs Valu-Trac Investment Management?
Companies House lists 7 directors of Valu-Trac Investment Management: Anne Aveline Laing, Jeremy Macduff Brettell, Aidan O'Carroll, John Michael Brett, Andrew Michael Lewis, Adrian Geoffrey Bond and 1 more.
How long has Valu-Trac Investment Management been in business?
The company was formed on 3 October 1989, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
Does Valu-Trac Investment Management use any other names?
It trades as Valu-Trac Administration Services. It has previously used the name Valu-Trac Investment Management Ltd.

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