Winton Capital Management Limited

Reference number: 184258

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 5 warnings 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 winton.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8576 5800 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode SW3 1AF
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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 (5)
  • 75371 80817
  • 020 8089 9040
  • 07418 348167
  • 07441 922107
  • 07451 289902
Fake email addresses (7)
  • admin@wintoninvestmentcompany.com
  • info@wintoncapitalinvest.com
  • info@wintonfinance.com
  • info@wintoninvestmentcompany.com
  • info@wintoninvestmentgroup.com
  • info@wintonltd.com
  • support@bitsmax.ltd
Fake websites (9)
  • bitsmax.ltd
  • bitsmaxlimited.com
  • wintoncapitalinvest.com
  • wintonfinance.com
  • wintoninternationalcompany.com
  • wintoninvestment.com
  • wintoninvestment.net
  • wintoninvestmentgroups.com
  • wintonltd.com
The 5 FCA warnings these came from

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

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (8 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • 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 unauthorised AIF
  • 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.
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.

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 number
03311531
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
3 February 1997 (29 years old)
Registered office
Third Floor, 20 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AN
Nature of business
  • Security and commodity contracts dealing activities (SIC 66120)
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Winton Harding Director Aug 1961 4 Feb 1997 28 other companies
Nicholas James Saunders Director Apr 1980 8 Jan 2024 5 other companies
TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 3 Feb 1997 –

Other companies run by these 2 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
31
closed down
14
run together
2

In the full report: all 31 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 18 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Winton Capital Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (49)

2020

4 February 2020

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2017

4 December 2017

  • FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

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

Companies House

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

1997

10 December 1997

  • Changed its registered name from "Winton Capital Management Limited"

FCA register

17 June 1997

  • Regulated by the Securities and Futures Authority from this date

FCA register

3 February 1997

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 49 events

  • All 49 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 32
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Firms connected to Winton Capital Management

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

connected firms
5
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Winton Capital Management

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

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Get the full report on Winton Capital Management

Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.

  • 31 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 49 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Winton Capital Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Winton Capital Management Limited (FRN 184258) 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 a limit on what it may do.
What is Winton Capital Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8576 5800 and the website winton.com for Winton Capital Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Winton Capital Management a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Winton Capital Management: the FCA has published 5 warnings about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Winton Capital Management, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Winton Capital 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 Winton Capital Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Winton Capital Management?
Winton Capital Management is owned by Winton Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Winton Capital Management?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Winton Capital Management: David Winton Harding and Nicholas James Saunders.
How long has Winton Capital Management been in business?
The company was formed on 3 February 1997, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.

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