Walker Crips Investment Management Limited

Reference number: 226344

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When walkercrips.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3100 8000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC4V 4BJ
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Other names (9)

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

  • Walker Crips Alternative Edge Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Walker Crips Share Dealing Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Walker Crips Structured Investments Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Walker Crips Stockbrokers Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Investelink Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Investorlink Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Walker Cambria Investment Management Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Walker Crips Alternative Investments Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Walker Crips Stockbrokers Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake phone numbers (1)
  • 020 7097 4960
Fake email addresses (1)
  • info@walkercripsim.co.uk
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

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
  • Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing 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.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 May 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
128 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4BJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Security dealing on own account (SIC 64991)
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Sean Kin Wai Lam Director Mar 1969 6 Apr 2004 22 other companies
Lim Wen Sheong Linus Director Nov 1975 3 Mar 2026 None
Wesley Neil Coultas Director May 1980 3 Jul 2026 None
Amanda Read Secretary Not published 1 Jan 2025 –

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
22
closed down
9
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 22 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 2 on the FCA register
  • All 28 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Walker Crips Investment Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2021

26 February 2021

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2019

2 January 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "Walker Crips Stockbrokers Ltd"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Walker Crips Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2004

5 April 2004

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

FCA register

2003

22 May 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 74 events

  • All 74 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 51
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Firms connected to Walker Crips Investment Management

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

connected firms
3
share a director
2
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Walker Crips Investment Management

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  • 22 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 74 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Walker Crips Investment Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Walker Crips Investment Management Limited (FRN 226344) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2004 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Walker Crips Investment Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3100 8000 and the website walkercrips.co.uk for Walker Crips Investment Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Walker Crips Investment Management a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Walker Crips Investment Management: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Walker Crips Investment Management, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Walker Crips 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 Walker Crips Investment Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Walker Crips Investment Management?
Walker Crips Investment Management is owned by Walker Crips Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Walker Crips Investment Management?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Walker Crips Investment Management: Sean Kin Wai Lam, Lim Wen Sheong Linus and Wesley Neil Coultas.
How long has Walker Crips Investment Management been in business?
The company was formed on 22 May 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2004.
Does Walker Crips Investment Management use any other names?
It trades as Walker Crips Alternative Edge, Walker Crips Share Dealing and Walker Crips Structured Investments. It has previously used 6 other names, including Walker Crips Stockbrokers Ltd, Investelink and Investorlink.

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