Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
SC100377
Last scraped
3 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    Easter Alderston
    Alderston
    Haddington
    East Lothian
    EH41 3SF
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401620825867
  • Complaints Contact

    Easter Alderston
    Alderston
    Haddington
    East Lothian
    EH41 3SF
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401620825867

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, 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, Funeral plan contract, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Unit, Warrant

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    • · Limited to advisory-only activities and in carrying on these activities to the customer types "professional client" and "eligible counterparty".
    • · Limited to investment management activities for the specified customer types.
    • · 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 regulated collective investment scheme as marketing group associate activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments "unit" and "right to or interest in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with these specified investments).
  • Authorised to Operate

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    • · 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, Funeral plan contract, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Unit, Warrant

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    • · 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 underwriting on own account and to participation in placings on own account and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments, "share", "debenture", "government and public security", "warrant", "certificate representing certain security", "unit" and "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with these specified investments).
    • · Limited to regulated collective investment scheme as marketing group associate activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments "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, Funeral plan contract, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, 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, Funeral plan contract, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, 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.
  • 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, Funeral plan contract, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Unit, Warrant

    Show 3 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 regulated collective investment scheme as marketing group associate activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments "unit" and "right to or interest in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with these specified investments).
  • 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, Funeral plan contract, 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, Spread Bet, 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.

  • Victor Norman Urquhart Wood

    IRN VNW01001

    • Director of firm who is not a certification employee or a SMF manager (9 Dec 2019 to 31 Dec 2020)
    • SMF3 Executive Director (9 Dec 2019 to 13 Dec 2019)
    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 27 Jul 2015)
    • CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (4 Dec 2002 to 1 Jan 2012)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (1 Dec 2001 to 31 Oct 2007)
    • CF1 Director (1 Dec 2001 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF27 Investment Management (1 Dec 2001 to 31 Oct 2007)
    • CF8 Apportionment and Oversight (1 Dec 2001 to 31 Oct 2007)
  • Wendy Ann Ferguson

    IRN WAF01024

    • SMF1 Chief Executive (since 27 Jun 2025)
    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (18 Jan 2024 to 31 Jan 2025)
    • CF1 Director (29 Oct 2013 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Will Lindsay

    IRN WRL01014

    • 14. Managing investments
    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 28 Mar 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • CF30 Customer (12 Nov 2012 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • William John Thomas

    IRN WJT01018

    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (11 Feb 2002 to 31 Jan 2003)
    • CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (11 Feb 2002 to 31 Jan 2003)

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