Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
SO301408
Last scraped
2 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    114-116 George Street
    Edinburgh
    Edinburgh, City Of
    EH2 4LH
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4407880365824
  • Complaints Contact

    114-116 George Street
    Edinburgh
    Edinburgh, City Of
    EH2 4LH
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4407880365824

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), 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 5 limitations
    • · Limited to investment management activities for venture capital investments and in carrying on these activities to the customer types "professional client" and "eligible counterparty".
    • · Limited to activities connected with corporate finance busines and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments listed other than "stakeholder pension scheme" and "rights to or interests in investments - security" (when the latter is associated with this regulated activity
    • · 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.
    • · Limited to venture capital business and in carrying on this activity to the specified investments "share", "debenture", "warrant", "certificate representing certain security", "unit", "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment), "option (excluding a commodity option and an option on commodity futures)", "rights to or interests in investments - contractually based investment", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment).
    • · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme marketing activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments, "unit" and "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment).
  • 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), 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 6 limitations
    • · Limited to investment management activities for venture capital investments and in carrying on these activities to the customer types "professional client" and "eligible counterparty".
    • · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme operations for venture capital investments and in carrying on such operations to the specified investment types listed other than "stakeholder pension scheme", "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment), "life policy", "funeral plan contract" and "rights to or interest in investment - contractually based investment", (when the latter is associated with these specified investment) and to the customer type "professional client".
    • · Limited to activities connected with corporate finance busines and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments listed other than "stakeholder pension scheme" and "rights to or interests in investments - security" (when the latter is associated with this regulated activity
    • · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme marketing activities for venture capital investments and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments, "unit" and "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment).
    • · 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.
    • · Limited to venture capital business and in carrying on this activity to the specified investments "share", "debenture", "warrant", "certificate representing certain security", "unit", "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment), "option (excluding a commodity option and an option on commodity futures)", "rights to or interests in investments - contractually based investment", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment).
  • 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), 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 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.
  • Runs Investment Funds

  • 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), 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 7 limitations
    • · Limited to investment management activities for corporate finance investments and in carrying on these activities to the customer types "professional client" and "eligible counterparty".
    • · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme operations for venture capital investments and in carrying on such operations to the specified investment types listed other than "stakeholder pension scheme", "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment), "life policy", "funeral plan contract" and "rights to or interest in investment - contractually based investment", (when the latter is associated with these specified investment) and to the customer type "professional client".
    • · Limited to activities connected with corporate finance busines and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments listed other than "stakeholder pension scheme" and "rights to or interests in investments - security" (when the latter is associated with this regulated activity
    • · Limited to transaction-only activities
    • · 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.
    • · Limited to venture capital business and in carrying on this activity to the specified investments "share", "debenture", "warrant", "certificate representing certain security", "unit", "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment), "option (excluding a commodity option and an option on commodity futures)", "rights to or interests in investments - contractually based investment", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment).
    • · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme marketing activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments, "unit" and "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment).
  • Private Investment Funds

  • 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), 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 4 limitations
    • · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme operations for venture capital investments and in carrying on such operations to the specified investment types listed other than "stakeholder pension scheme", "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment), "life policy", "funeral plan contract" and "rights to or interest in investment - contractually based investment", (when the latter is associated with these specified investment) and to the customer type "professional client".
    • · Limited to activities connected with corporate finance busines and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments listed other than "stakeholder pension scheme" and "rights to or interests in investments - security" (when the latter is associated with this regulated activity
    • · 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.
    • · Limited to venture capital business and in carrying on this activity to the specified investments "share", "debenture", "warrant", "certificate representing certain security", "unit", "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment), "option (excluding a commodity option and an option on commodity futures)", "rights to or interests in investments - contractually based investment", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment).

Approved individuals

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

  • Martin Kwiatkowski

    IRN MXK02773

    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (9 Dec 2019 to 26 Apr 2024)
    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (9 Dec 2019 to 31 Dec 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Significant management (9 Dec 2019 to 26 Apr 2024)
  • Martine Kerschenmeyer

    IRN MXK01219

    • CF30 Customer (30 Jul 2009 to 9 May 2011)
  • Maxwell Colin Ledlie

    IRN MCL01020

    • CF28 Systems and controls (1 Nov 2007 to 9 Aug 2010)
    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (1 Oct 2007 to 9 Aug 2010)
    • CF14 Risk Assessment (1 Oct 2007 to 31 Oct 2007)
  • Merrick James McKay

    IRN MJM01173

    • SMF1 Chief Executive (since 15 Nov 2022)
    • SMF27 Partner (since 15 Nov 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 15 Nov 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (9 Dec 2019 to 15 Nov 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (9 Dec 2019 to 15 Nov 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Significant management (9 Dec 2019 to 15 Nov 2022)
    • CF30 Customer (28 Jan 2015 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Michael Gordon Blair

    IRN MXB02258

    • [FCA CF] Significant management (7 Sep 2022 to 31 Jul 2023)
  • Michael John O'Brien

    IRN MJO01049

    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (8 Dec 2023 to 26 Apr 2024)
  • Michael Mark Redman

    IRN MMR01022

    • SMF27 Partner (2 Feb 2021 to 3 Mar 2022)
  • Michael Tumilty

    IRN MXT01680

    • [FCA CF] Significant management (9 Dec 2019 to 30 Jun 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (9 Dec 2019 to 30 Jun 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (9 Dec 2019 to 30 Jun 2022)
  • Michele Ann Henry-Woods

    IRN MXH01023

    • [FCA CF] Significant management (15 Jun 2023 to 26 Apr 2024)
  • Mike Everett

    IRN MXE01130

    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (1 Oct 2007 to 15 Feb 2013)
    • CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (1 Oct 2007 to 1 Mar 2008)

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