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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Whitfield Studios, 50a Charlotte Street, London, W1T 2NS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 7313 2000 is
- Who else gives the postcode W1T 2NS
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments · Run or oversee funds FSCS may applyEligible 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 applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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)
- Advising on P2P agreements
- 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 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
- 08088493 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 30 May 2012 (14 years old)
- Registered office
- Whitfield Studios, 50a Charlotte Street, London, W1T 2NS, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Financial management (SIC 70221)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Ian Philip Woods | Director | Sep 1974 | 30 May 2012 | 71 other companies |
| Robert Pieter Blok | Director | Jan 1976 | 21 Jun 2013 | 66 other companies |
| Natalie Deborah Selwyn | Director | Jun 1991 | 24 Feb 2026 | None |
| Tina Elizabeth Hufton | Director | Apr 1978 | 13 Jul 2026 | 13 other companies |
| Claire Ruth Vertel Vile | Secretary | Not published | 31 Mar 2020 | – |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 92
- closed down
- 44
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 92 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 5 on the FCA register
- The 50 companies these 4 directors run together
- All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
VM Advisory’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
6 November 2024
- Richard Charles Nicholas Branson gained significant control
- Virgin Holdings Limited gave up control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Virgin Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2015
7 May 2015
- 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
2012
30 May 2012
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 29 events
- All 29 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 20
Firms connected to VM Advisory
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with VM Advisory. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share a director
- 2
- share its postcode
- 4
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 3 past links through former directors
Firms like VM Advisory
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- 92 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 29 events in its history
- 4 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk