Alvarium Fund Managers (UK) Limited

Reference number: 751355

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Authorised, but in an insolvency process

This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.

What the FCA says

ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process

This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).

Identity

Check their details

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Verified phone number

    0121 610 0120

  • Verified address

    Matthew Mawhinney and David Philip Soden, C/O TENEO FINANCIAL ADVISORY LIMITED, The Colmore Building, 20 Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6AT, United Kingdom

Also trades as
  • Alvarium

Company details

From the company's Companies House record.

Concerns on the company record

  • Companies House records this company in administration, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
09921853
Company status
Administration
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 December 2015 (10 years old)
Registered office
C/O TENEO FINANCIAL ADVISORY LIMITED, The Colmore Building 20 Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6AT
Nature of business
  • Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified (SIC 64209)

Activities and protection

What the record covers, and how you are protected

  • In an insolvency process
    Money the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.
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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
  • 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 authorised AIF
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
  • Managing investments

Limits on the record

  • No New Business
    1. The Firm must not, without prior written consent of the FCA: a. where the Firm acts as Alternative Investment Fund Manager (‘AIFM’) or an Authorised Corporate Director (‘ACD’), for or on behalf of any fund, accept any new investors or accept any additional investor capital; b. establish, become the ACD or an AIFM of, or take on the management of any funds; c. conduct any new business in relation to the following regulated activities under the Firm’s Part 4A permission: to advise, deal in investments as agent, manage investments, make arrangements and/or arrange deals in investments, arrange safeguarding and administration of assets, establish, operate or wind up a CIS and/or agree to carry on a regulated activity. d. seek to act as a regulatory Principal nor appoint any Appointed Representatives; and e. appoint or act as an investment manager for, or on behalf of, any AIFM or fund. Effective date 2. The Requirements are to take effect immediately on their acceptance by the Authority and notification of such to the Firm by email. 3. The Requirements will stay in effect unless and until varied or cancelled by the Authority (either on the application of the Firm or of the Authority’s own volition).
  • Asset Requirement
    1. The Firm must not, other than in the ordinary course of business or without the prior written consent of the Authority, in any way dispose of, withdraw, transfer, deal with or diminish the value of any of its own assets (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere). 2. The assets requirement does not apply to monetary payments or the disposal of assets made by the Firm in the ordinary course of business. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Authority considers that the following would be in the ordinary course of business: a. transactions giving effect to instructions initiated by clients of the Firm, other than any clients that are also the Firm’s controllers, members, officers or employees; b. payments of funds to the Firm’s suppliers or other third parties in satisfaction of the Firm’s contractual and/or legal obligations (including but not limited to payments of or on account of professional fees or expenses, including but not limited to legal, compliance and/or other professional fees or expenses of any professionals or consultants appointed by the Firm to advise in connection with its restructuring/wind down or otherwise); c. usual and proper salary payments made by the Firm; and d. the transfer or disposal of any of the Firm’s or its fund’s investment management agreements to any third party, provided that (a) the Firm gives the Authority no less than five working days’ prior written notice of any such transfer or disposal, such notice to include details of the investment management agreements to be transferred or disposed and the details of any counterparty, and (b) the Authority provides its written consent to the Firm for such a disposal. 3. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Authority considers that the following payments would not be regarded as payments made in the ordinary course of business: a. payments of unusual or significant amounts to the Firm’s controllers, members, officers, employees or any connected persons (which shall include any management or performance fees); b. the making of any capital distribution; and c. the making of any gift or loan by the Firm to any party. Effective date 4. The Requirements are to take effect immediately on their acceptance by the Authority and notification of such to the Firm by email. 5. The Requirements will stay in effect unless and until varied or cancelled by the Authority (either on the application of the Firm or of the Authority’s own volition).
  • Reporting requirements
    1, The Firm must, as soon as possible, provide the Authority with its calculations of the following figures: a. the amount incurred over and above the expense cap on the Home Long Income Fund (“The Fund”); and b. the amount of fees that have been overcharged to the Fund. 2. The Firm must, by 12pm Friday every fortnight, provide the Authority with copies of the Firm’s bank accounts. 3. The Firm must, by 12pm Friday every fortnight, provide the Authority with written confirmation that it is adhering to the Requirements in this VREQ. Effective date 4. The Requirements are to take effect immediately on their acceptance by the Authority and notification of such to the Firm by email. 5. The Requirements will stay in effect unless and until varied or cancelled by the Authority (either on the application of the Firm or of the Authority’s own volition).
  • 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

Track record

FCA actions and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action, and no complaints recorded with the Ombudsman.

Previously registered as

The FCA register holds one earlier registered name for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.

  • LJ Administration (UK) Limited

Names it no longer trades under

This firm has retired 6 trading names. If you were contacted under one of these, the name did belong to this firm, but check the current details above before going ahead.

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  • AlTi Tiedemann Global
  • Alvarium
  • Alvarium Investments
  • Alvarium Tiedemann l AlTi
  • LJ Group
  • LJ Partnership

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Alvarium Fund Managers (UK) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Alvarium Fund Managers (UK) Limited (FRN 751355) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It is also in an insolvency process, under the control of insolvency practitioners, so deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.
Is my money safe with Alvarium Fund Managers (UK)?
Alvarium Fund Managers (UK) is under the control of insolvency practitioners, so money it held is returned through the appointed office holders rather than by the firm. That takes time and can fall short. Where money is missing, the FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can still consider a complaint.
Is Alvarium Fund Managers (UK) a scam or clone?
Alvarium Fund Managers (UK) is a genuine FCA-listed firm. However, scammers sometimes clone authorised firms. Always check that the contact details you were given match those on the FCA register before sending money or sharing information.
What is Alvarium Fund Managers (UK)'s Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
Alvarium Fund Managers (UK)'s FRN is 751355. You can verify it on the FCA register.