KBW ASSOCIATES LTD
KBW Associates Ltd was placed into liquidation in November 2018. The information on the company’s website stated that it provided its clients with a personal and tailored managed service for trading accounts, as well as providing an advised service.
Closure Of Fund Management Services
This follows a series of other liquidations, which included companies like Beaufort Securities, Full Circle Asset Management (FCAM), Horizon Stockbroking, and Greyfriars. All of these companies offered discretionary fund management (DFM) services.
Claim Compensation
Anyone that put funds into any of KWB’s products, like self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs), options, futures, foreign exchange, equities, or contracts for difference (CFD), and lost money as a result, then you need to act now. You should do this even if it is the case that you’ve already sent a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service to review.
Our expertise lies in reviewing cases like yours and then progressing claims for compensation. We do this on a no-win, no-fee basis. If it ever happens that your case cannot be progressed, we will make you aware of this and close it down for you at no charge.
As part of our investigation, we might find that the product(s) sold to you was only suitable for high-net-worth individuals or sophisticated investors and, so, was missold to you.
You should contact us right away to talk through your case and if we find it to be true that KBW Associates didn’t adhere to the required regulations and rules, then you might be able to claim compensation.
Call us now for a phone or video consultation with one of our legal experts on 0800 041 8358 to find out if you are entitled to compensation, you may even be entitled to additional compensation if you have successfully claimed in the past.
Company background (public record)
The company was incorporated at Companies House on 4 February 2002 under company number 04365801. Its status at Companies House is recorded as dissolved.
Registered office: 1 Radian Court, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 8PJ.
Nature of business (SIC): 64999.
Company timeline (public record)
Key dated events for this firm, drawn from public records. Each entry shows its source.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 04 Feb 2002 | Company incorporated | Companies House |
| 04 Feb 2002 | Betty Maureen Williamson appointed secretary | Companies House |
| 04 Feb 2002 | Keith Williamson appointed director | Companies House |
| 04 Feb 2002 | Duport Secretary Limited appointed corporate-nominee-secretary | Companies House |
| 04 Feb 2002 | Duport Secretary Limited resigned as corporate-nominee-secretary | Companies House |
| 04 Feb 2002 | Duport Director Limited appointed corporate-nominee-director | Companies House |
| 04 Feb 2002 | Duport Director Limited resigned as corporate-nominee-director | Companies House |
| 04 Nov 2004 | Keith Williamson approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 17 Jan 2011 | Jason Daniel McClymont approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 17 Oct 2011 | Daniel Louis Park approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 07 Feb 2012 | Kenneth James Kennison approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 22 Oct 2012 | Richard Graham Edward Holt approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 31 Mar 2015 | Betty Maureen Williamson appointed director | Companies House |
| 01 Apr 2015 | Betty Maureen Williamson resigned as director | Companies House |
| 23 Nov 2015 | Simon Maurice Panther approved by the FCA at the firm | FCA Register |
| 27 Nov 2018 | Company wound up (creditors’ voluntary liquidation) | Companies House |
| 27 Nov 2018 | Insolvency practitioner appointed: Daniel Allen | Companies House |
| 27 Nov 2018 | Insolvency practitioner appointed: Julie Ann Swan | Companies House |
| 18 Jun 2019 | FSCS update: Although FSCS is accepting claims against KBW, claims have not yet been passed to our claims processing teams for assess… | FSCS |
| 19 Aug 2019 | FSCS update: FSCS is continuing its investigation into the practices of KBW Associates to determine whether claims exist in relation … | FSCS |
| 03 Oct 2019 | Declared in default by the FSCS | FSCS |
| 24 Oct 2019 | FSCS update: In November, claims against KBW Associates Ltd will be passed to our claims processing team for assessment | FSCS |
| 13 Nov 2019 | FSCS update: Claims made against KBW Associates Ltd have now all been moved to our claims processing teams for assessment | FSCS |
| 01 Aug 2024 | Insolvency practitioner appointed: Paul M Davis | Companies House |
| 01 Aug 2024 | Insolvency practitioner appointed: Frederick Charles Satow | Companies House |
| 15 Jul 2025 | FCA status recorded as: No longer authorised | FCA Register |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Company dissolved | Companies House |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Company due to be dissolved (creditors’ voluntary liquidation) | Companies House |
Focused on the firm’s early history and the events leading up to and following its failure. 14 routine entries from its active years are omitted.
Who was involved?
The following individuals are listed on public records in connection with the firm. These are matters of public record only and their inclusion does not imply any wrongdoing by any named person.
- Keith Williamson. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CF30 Customer (01/11/2007 to 08/12/2019), CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (04/11/2004 to 08/12/2019), CF10 Compliance Oversight (04/11/2004 to 08/12/2019), CF3 Chief Executive (04/11/2004 to 08/12/2019) at the firm.
- Kenneth James Kennison. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CF30 Customer (07/02/2012 to 02/03/2012) at the firm.
- Kevin Barlow. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CF30 Customer (07/12/2009 to 07/01/2011) at the firm.
- Karl James Williamson. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CF30 Customer (01/11/2007 to 25/03/2008), CF27 Investment Management (04/11/2004 to 31/10/2007) at the firm.
- Darren Laurence Conlon. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CF30 Customer (07/12/2009 to 21/12/2012) at the firm.
- Jonathan Spencer Trott. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CF30 Customer (07/12/2009 to 03/09/2010) at the firm.
- Gareth John Smith. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CF26 Customer Trading (18/10/2005 to 10/12/2006) at the firm.
- James Henry Stewart Balmain. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CF22 Investment Adviser (Trainee) (07/02/2006 to 10/12/2006) at the firm.
- Simon John Rayner. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CF30 Customer (08/10/2010 to 21/12/2012) at the firm.
- Richard Graham Edward Holt. Listed on the FCA Register as having held CF30 Customer (22/10/2012 to 16/10/2015) at the firm.
Review page sources: FCA Register (FRN 401675) · Companies House (04365801) · FSCS. Public records, provided for transparency.
