Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
SC199908
Last scraped
3 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    8 Coates Crescent
    Edinburgh
    Midlothian
    EH3 7AL
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401315039100
  • Complaints Contact

    8 Coates Crescent
    Edinburgh
    Midlothian
    EH3 7AL
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401315039100

What this firm is allowed to do

The regulated activities the FCA has granted this firm permission to carry out.

  • Investment Advice (no pensions)

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant

    Show 4 limitations
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based)" is limited to investment types granted for this activity.
    • · Limited to investment management activities and in carrying on these activities to the customer types "professional client" and "eligible counterparty".
    • · Limited to advisory-only activities and in carrying on these activities to the customer types "professional client" and "eligible counterparty".
  • Authorised to Operate

    Show 1 limitation
    • · The firm can only agree to carry on the regulated activities specified in this Notice.
  • Arranges Investments

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant

    Show 4 limitations
    • · Limited to investment management activities and in carrying on these activities to the customer types "professional client" and "eligible counterparty".
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based)" is limited to investment types granted for this activity.
    • · Limited to sub-underwriting on behalf of a customer and in carrying on such activities to the specified investment type "share", "debenture", "government and public security", "warrant", "certificate representing certain security", "unit" and "right to or interest in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with these specified investments).
  • Arranges Asset Safekeeping

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
  • Trade Settlement Routing

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Debenture, Government and public security, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant

  • Stockbroking

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant

    Show 3 limitations
    • · Limited to investment management activities and in carrying on these activities to the customer types "professional client" and "eligible counterparty".
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based)" is limited to investment types granted for this activity.
  • Investment Setup

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant

    Show 4 limitations
    • · Limited to investment management activities and in carrying on these activities to the customer types "professional client" and "eligible counterparty".
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based)" is limited to investment types granted for this activity.
    • · Limited to transaction-only activities.
  • Manages Your Portfolio

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant

    Show 2 limitations
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based)" is limited to investment types granted for this activity.

Approved individuals

Senior staff personally approved by the FCA to hold their roles here.

  • Archibald Edward Charles Edmonstone

    IRN AEE01005

    • CF30 Customer (13 Apr 2010 to 13 Dec 2013)
    • CF1 Director (13 Apr 2010 to 1 Jul 2011)
  • Benjamin John Paget Thomson

    IRN BJT01038

    • CF1 Director (3 May 2006 to 28 Mar 2007)
    • CF2 Non Executive Director (25 Oct 2004 to 3 May 2006)
    • CF27 Investment Management (1 Dec 2001 to 26 Jun 2003)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (1 Dec 2001 to 26 Jun 2003)
  • Bruce James McLaren

    IRN BJM01176

    • CF30 Customer (25 Feb 2008 to 15 Jan 2010)
  • Charles James Ashton

    IRN CJA01047

    • CF28 Systems and controls (8 May 2009 to 8 Feb 2010)
    • CF1 Director (8 May 2009 to 8 Feb 2010)
  • Charles McMicking

    IRN CXM01417

    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 30 Nov 2009)
    • CF8 Apportionment and Oversight (1 Dec 2001 to 26 Jun 2003)
    • CF3 Chief Executive (1 Dec 2001 to 26 Jun 2003)
    • CF27 Investment Management (1 Dec 2001 to 31 Oct 2007)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (1 Dec 2001 to 11 Oct 2004)
    • CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (1 Dec 2001 to 27 Sep 2005)
    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (1 Dec 2001 to 26 Jun 2003)
    • CF1 Director (1 Dec 2001 to 10 Oct 2007)
  • Christopher Miles Allen

    IRN CMA01016

    • CF30 Customer (11 Apr 2011 to 13 Dec 2013)
  • David Charles Nicholson

    IRN DCN01025

    • CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (10 Mar 2008 to 22 Feb 2010)
    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (10 Mar 2008 to 22 Feb 2010)
  • David Kiddie

    IRN DGK01013

    • Director of firm who is not a certification employee or a SMF manager (12 Mar 2025 to 29 Jul 2025)
  • David Walker Stevenson

    IRN DWS01037

    • Director of firm who is not a certification employee or a SMF manager (since 31 Mar 2025)
    • SMF3 Executive Director (9 Dec 2019 to 31 Mar 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (9 Dec 2019 to 31 Mar 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 31 Mar 2025)
    • CF1 Director (4 Jun 2019 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF30 Customer (9 Feb 2012 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Dimitrios Tsakanakis

    IRN DXT01156

    • CF27 Investment Management (14 Jan 2003 to 30 Sep 2003)

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