Vintage Asset Management Limited

Reference number: 489408

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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 vintageassetmanagement.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7989 3110 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1H 1PN
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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.
  • 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
  • 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 number
06694183
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 September 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
7a Wyndham Place, London, W1H 1PN, England
Nature of business
  • Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding (SIC 66290)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Edward Anthony Merrett Hands Director Sep 1970 9 Feb 2017 3 other companies
Alan John Morton Director Jul 1959 1 Nov 2019 14 other companies
Lee Elliott Pittal Director Apr 1968 12 Nov 2025 None
Dean Alexander James Kidd-Inglis Director Aug 1992 12 Nov 2025 None

Other companies run by these 4 directors

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other companies
14
closed down
3
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 14 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Vintage Asset Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (29)

2024

5 April 2024

  • Geoffrey Dennis Hartnell stopped being a part-owner
  • Portugal Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Robert Andrew Stein stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

10 September 2016

  • Geoffrey Dennis Hartnell became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Robert Andrew Stein became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2009

19 February 2009

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money & Assets)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2008

10 September 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 29 events

  • All 29 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 16
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Firms connected to Vintage Asset Management

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

connected firms
3
share a director
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 14 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 29 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Vintage Asset Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Vintage Asset Management Limited (FRN 489408) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2009 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Vintage Asset Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7989 3110 and the website vintageassetmanagement.co.uk for Vintage Asset Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Vintage Asset Management a scam or clone?
Vintage Asset 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 Vintage Asset Management?
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 Vintage Asset Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Vintage Asset Management?
Vintage Asset Management is owned by Portugal Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 5 April 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Geoffrey Dennis Hartnell and Mr Robert Andrew Stein.
Who runs Vintage Asset Management?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Vintage Asset Management: Edward Anthony Merrett Hands, Alan John Morton, Lee Elliott Pittal and Dean Alexander James Kidd-Inglis.
How long has Vintage Asset Management been in business?
The company was formed on 10 September 2008, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2009.

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