Oberon Investments Limited

Reference number: 124885

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning 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.

Identity

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Also trades as
  • Oberon Capital
  • Oberon Private Ventures

Company details

From the company's Companies House record.

Company number
02198303
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
25 November 1987 (38 years old)
Registered office
6 Duke Street St. James's, 2nd Floor, London, SW1Y 6BN, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Security and commodity contracts dealing activities (SIC 66120)

Current directors and secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed
Simon Philip Mcgivern Director Jul 1973 9 Jan 2018
Michael John Cuthbert Director Sep 1958 1 Dec 2024
Gemma Claire Godfrey Director Sep 1983 1 Dec 2024
Alexander Robert Hambro (Hon) Director Jan 1962 1 Dec 2024
Mark Scott Ibbotson Director May 1967 1 Dec 2024
Marcia Coelho Manarin Director Jan 1971 14 Jan 2025
Adam Herringer Director Mar 1981 7 Feb 2025
John Geoffrey Beaumont Secretary Not published 1 Dec 2024

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 email addresses (1)
  • support@oberonsys.com
Fake websites (1)
  • oberonsys.com
The FCA warning these came from

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

Activities and protection

What they can do, and how you are protected

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
  • 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.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
  • Managing investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
  • Sending dematerialised instructions

Limits on what they may do

  • Restriction on new wealth management clients, and assets restrictions
    1. The Firm, must not, without the prior written consent of the Authority on board any new wealth management clients. 2. The Firm, must not, without the prior written consent of the Authority, initiate or complete any new acquisitions, mergers, or purchases of businesses or client books. 3. The Firm, must not, without the prior written consent of the Authority, onboard, certify, or engage any new Investment Managers, whether directly or through associated entities. 4. The Firm must not, 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), whether held by the Firm as at the date of the imposition of the Requirements or acquired thereafter. 5. The Firm may continue dealing with or disposing of any of its own assets in the ordinary and proper course of business provided that the dealing or disposal is of a reoccurring nature that has previously been incurred (such as rent, insurance) or any new sum or value of such dealings or disposals, whether as a single transaction or a combination of related transactions, does not exceed £15,000. 6. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (5) above, the following would be in the ordinary and proper course of business: a. Any fees incurred or paid in exchange for legal or professional advisory services provided to the Firm; or b. Any salaries of the Firm’s staff, including to its directors, contractors, or any other employees, where such salaries have been agreed prior to the imposition of the Requirements; c. Any liabilities incurred prior to, but not paid by, today’s date. 7. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (6) above, the following would not be in the ordinary and proper course of business: a. The making of any distribution to the Firm’s shareholders whether by way of capital distribution or dividends; b. Subject to sub-paragraph (6)(b) above, any payment to the Firm’s shareholders, directors, officers, employees, any connected entities, or persons; c. The making of any gift or loan by the Firm to any party; or the entry into any financial reconstruction, sale of any part of the Firm (whether share or asset based) or reorganisation. 8. Sub-paragraphs (4) to (7) constitute an assets requirement within the meaning of section 55P(4)(a) of the Act.
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.

  • Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold)
    The total value of assets under management by the firm must not exceed the relevant threshold as set out in Article 3(2) of AIFMD (as determined under Chapter II, section I of the AIFMD level 2 regulation). In the event that the relevant threshold is breached, the firm must submit an application for authorisation as a Full-scope UK AIFM to the FCA

Complaints: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Track record

FCA actions and complaints

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

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Previously registered as

The FCA register holds 4 earlier registered names for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.

  • Barnard & Co Ltd
  • Maintower Investments Ltd
  • M D Barnard & Co Ltd
  • M D Barnard & Company 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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  • Barnard Marsh & Co
  • Hanson Investment Management
  • M D Barnard
  • M D Barnard & Co
  • Oberon Private Ventures
  • Smythe House

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Oberon Investments Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Oberon Investments Limited (FRN 124885) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities.
Is my money safe with Oberon Investments?
It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Oberon Investments to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Is Oberon Investments a scam or clone?
Oberon Investments 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 Oberon Investments's Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
Oberon Investments's FRN is 124885. You can verify it on the FCA register.