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Name: astute capital plc
Address: 96-98 Baker Street, Marylebone, London, London
Rating: 1.60

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astute capital plc 1 star review on 12th April 2025

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“I believed that after falling for this company's deception, there was no hope left. But the moment I got in touch with L-O(U) D-O U-I(N) . C O M, they went to work and in a matter of days, returned my money together with the profit. They had the most gracious and informed personnel, and they were always available to answer my queries. I heartily endorse employing their services!”

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Posted 9 months ago

“I have been looking at the Directors - check that Richard Symonds - Adrian Symondson, Timothy Mycock are also directors or past directors of CONVENT ROAD ACT Co No 12313762 and Asset Stone Ltd 13141964 - all of the same registered office address. They are in this together - and a lot of people have been duped.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“This broker is a scam if only I had read about them before going into trade with them. 😡 they keep telling me to deposit more of my funds.. After I read about them and concluded and decided to reach out to Mrs. HARPER after I read so many reviews on how She has helped a lot of victims. Well, I am glad HARPER was able to help me recover my money. You can get in touch with them on their company mail Email: harperjamesplatform g mail com”

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Posted 10 months ago

“This is very simple, look out for the director of Asset Stone Ltd, he is the man behind this.. look closely at the company accounts of Astute Capital Plc and Astute Capital Advisors Limited, as the money got funneled through there, look at the connected party transactions namely the wife of the director or Asset Stone ltd... If we all get together this can be resolved.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“I never believed it was possible to recover lost cryptocurrency until a few days ago I lost $35000 to an online bitcoin investment broker, I was so sad because I invested a lot .. And then my step mom introduced me to this recovery team that helped me recover the full amount and my profits. I was shocked and didn’t even know it was possible. You can reach them. Email: (dorisashley 71 (AT) gmail com WHATSAPP: 1---(404)--721---56--08”

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Posted 11 months ago

“This is a typical situation where people are conned out of money. I am at a point where I assume my money is lost. But I am very interested in pursuing my lost found and i connect with S I M O N C H . C O M they are the one that help me retrieved my money out from the scammers”

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Posted 11 months ago

“Absolute shitstorm. They are run by Jewish ✡️ scam artists. They are unethical in every aspect of working world. Complete false advertising. I even went to every office they had listed on their website, went past security and they don't have set offices or office space. It a case of get the money and run with these guys. Most likely on a luxury boat somewhere. Emails and calls sent to BBC, Police and Detectives.”

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Posted 11 months ago

“losing a staggering $82k in what seemed like a promising investment opportunity turned nightmare. Initially enticed by the allure of significant returns, I soon realized I had been defrauded. With little hope left, I stumbled upon TRIEVALSCOM, a beacon of light in my darkest hour. Their expertise, professionalism, and unwavering commitment to justice were truly remarkable. With their guidance and support, I was able to navigate the complex process of recovering my lost funds. TRIEVALSCOM not only restored my financial security but also restored my faith in humanity. I cannot recommend their services enough to anyone who finds themselves in a similar predicament. Thank you, TRIEVALSCOM, for being my lifeline in a sea of despair."”

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Posted 11 months ago

“I paid 20k into a 3 year fixed term isa. After trying to get my money out after 3 years I was advised that they took a vote and my money was the invested into a stocks and shares isa. Upon checking my balance with James brearley, it showed 0 balance. I did not agree for them to transfer my money and be used in this way. They have robbed me of my inheritance! As they are not FSA regulated the financial ombudsman can't help me get my money back. Surely we all have a case don't we ?”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Bring your defending documents and evidence of payment to E:V I_D E(N) T-L(T) D, a reputable recovery firm that can assist you with any withdrawals you may make from investments. They can assist you if you have already been duped by another trading website, like they did for me when I was able to recover all of my losses and gains in a matter of days. Try them out.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“They have my money and I cannot contact them. They no longer update me to give me any indication what has happened to my investment. This has been going on for over 3 years I now feel I've been scammed”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Like the majority of other reviews here i am in the same boat, invested £7,500 back in 2019 as a fixed return ISA, WHAT A MISTAKE, it seemed that after that date i had no control over my investment whatsoever, i was sent from pit to post with numerous account managers, to name a few; Marco Burgess at Astute capital Leeds. Liam Yarwood of Reyker securities London. Douglas Burns of GPM Invest, corporate director. I have tried to call Douglas on many occasions but as soon as he hears who is calling him the line goes dead, I also ventured into another investment which he encouraged and advised me about with Stripe Homes, the investment was to invest £15,000 for a monthly return of £187.50 which has all been good until i recently checked my account and it hast been going in as regularly has it should have, I’ve called the company on 3 occasions now with the same reply “leave it with us and we will look into it and get back to you”, like others on here I’ve tried contacting astute on many occasions, they don’t take phone calls any more just emails, and your lucky if you get a reply. At the moment i have sent astute an email just requesting the original amount that i invested, and am awaiting a reply. I am also contracted to pay a monthly fee to J. Brearley for I’m not sure what as they are not doing anything for me, and every time i have called them the conversation ends the same, you need to contact Astue, just basically going around in circles. I have just recently retired and was looking forward to putting this money into my pension funds. Thanks for pointing me in the wrong direction Douglas Burns and the others mentioned, not sure how you sleep at night.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“They took my life savings of £118,000 and now try to make me pay a broker a monthly fee for having lost it. I suppose I will have to do for the rest of my life.. I am 83 and I need this money I saved for my end of life care. They say they are looking after it. Ha ha! I refused to pay and the amount added up. There was no way I could pay from my state pension, and after threatening me with court they waived the fee but it is adding up again. They tell me it is in shares but I can't sell them because Astute has the money. These shares don't exist. This was a scam and there is nothing anyone can do”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I am still awaiting the return of my investment which should have been paid in March 2023. This company no longer take phone calls to assist investors. I'm worried that I've lost my money . I'm not an experienced or large investor and think Astute took advantage of this . They have the only funds I have available which appears now I'm not going to get back. I do not know who to go to for help.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“complete scam ,make a claim with fca asap”

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Posted 1 year ago

“My wife and I have a substantial amount of money invested in ISA’s in Astute Capital bonds, which became B shares when the debt-to-asset conversion took place last year. A meeting (from which all but a handful of investors were excluded) has recently changed their designation to A shares. All my recent attempts to contact the company have proved fruitless. They are supposed to be achieving stock market listing but have yet to announce on which bourse. Customer service?”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Astute Capital knowingly and compulsorily withheld and enrolled my matured investment into a high-risk venture to buy shares in its own company, whilst stating in an official publication that the same investment” is ONLY being communicated to, and directed at...FSMA "Exempt Persons". During the course of business, that being the holding of my personal inheritance in what they mis-sold as an ISA bond, Astute Capital sent their "Debt To Equity Overview" document as an invitation (actually, an obligation) to engage in high-risk investment activity. This was communicated to ALL SHAREHOLDERS, sophisticated and retail. In the "Debt To Equity Overview" document, Astute Capital states that (my capitalisation), “The content of this promotion HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY AN AUTHORISED PERSON within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.” And, "This document is exempt from the general restriction (in Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) on the communication of invitations or inducements to engage in investment activity ON THE GROUNDS THAT THIS DOCUMENT IS ONLY BEING COMMUNICATED TO, AND DIRECTED AT, CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE WHO FALL WITHIN THE EXEMPTIONS SET OUT IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (“FPO”) (“Exempt Persons”). This is a blatant lie as again, this was communicated to ALL SHAREHOLDERS, sophisticated and retail. Astute Capital has therefore breached FSMA 2000, Section 21 because of the following: (1) A person (“A”) must not, in the course of business, communicate an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (2) But subsection (1) does not apply if— (a) A is an authorised person The directors are also guilty of fraudulent and/or negligent misrepresentation under the Misrepresentation Act 1967, where a false representation has been made knowingly, or without belief in its truth. Astute Capital is attempting to hold unsophisticated investors, as in; individuals with low net worth who cannot afford to speculate in high-risk ventures, in a compulsorily extended investment period of between three and seven years beyond the original three-year term maturity date that I had contracted with Astute Capital. For me, the maturity date for my ISA was 13th February 2022. This maturity date has already been pushed back by Astute Capital Ltd on two occasions, the first, to 31 December 2022 and then, further, to 31 March 2023; this deadline having just passed. During this time, I was, as all other investors were, obliged to continue paying the monthly management fees to the bond management company, despite Astute Capital issuing a certificate for their company shares back in March 2022. Whilst the transfer value of the bonds on 31st March 2022 amounted to over 125% of my original investment, all of this money has been retained and supposedly converted to shares in and by Astute Capital PLC. My original investment bond is SHOWING a lower amount than I originally invested AND it has cost me in excess of £110 for the additional 13+ months that these bonds are showing as active. So, it has cost me money each month, to lose money in my investment. Given the choice, I would close my account and withdraw my funds but I am not permitted to do this; when I approached the bond management company to withdraw my funds, I was told to refer to Astute Capital who, typical of their poor customer service, did not reply. Some "investment"! In the transfer from bonds to shares, Astute Capital assigned me Ordinary B shares: they also issued Class A shares to other investors, Class A carrying more voting rights than Class B share therefore they are concentrating voting power within those people that were assigned Class A shares. Class B shares are also lower in payment priority than Class A shares: that means if Astute Capital were to go bankrupt and be forced into liquidation, Class A shareholders would be paid out first, then Class B. In early June 2022, when my Senior Relationship Manager (that's a joke) told me that my shares were worth £31,602 ON THAT DAY, I therefore instructed him to cash them in immediately. Since then, I have been led up the garden path by them through deception and lies, all of which I can prove. I have been trying to negotiate a settlement with Astute Capital PLC, based on the %125+ Bond transfer value on 31 March 2022, for months. Their customary non-existent customer service has made this a task of attrition. I submitted a very specific Subject Access Request (SAR) in Dec 2022 to my Senior Relationship Manager. On the day of the SAR deadline, I received an email telling me that Astute Capital had agreed to offer the full and final settlement I had proposed. The settlement offer came with conditions and it was laced with false allegations of disparagement. Long story short, Astute Capital did not comply with my SAR and they are now under investigation from the ICO. Everyone take note: IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE NOT TO COMPLY WITH A SAR: Astute Capital is therefore now officially a criminal organisation. Astute Capital never intended to honour the settlement agreement and they are guilty of the tort of deceit - and a whole lot more besides, including sending my data by unsecured mail, which ‘got lost in the post’ thereby breaching the Data Protection Act 2018. Astute Capital sent a circular on 24 March 2023 in which they wax lyrical about how their business plan has been adversely affected by Brexit, the covid-19 pandemic, the market downturn, delays in existing loan redemptions and on and on and on - and yet, in reality, their bonds were up 125% in March 2022 and they are roping unwitting, unsophisticated investors into a high-risk investment that oblige their retail investors to wait for an additional four to seven years AFTER their contracted ISA maturity date, before they can redeem their shares at a gain; then again, they may lose EVERYTHING, depending on the market performance. In this Circular, holders of Ordinary B Shares are not even given the opportunity to claim for hardship, which amounts to a fraction of the original investment in any case. In the eyes of the law, I am a vulnerable person. I cannot work due to severe psychological (PTSD) and neurological health problems therefore my income is limited to state benefits. The money that I invested was my inheritance from my mum and being denied my inheritance is not only costing me dearly as an emotional loss, it has placed me in financial hardship and lowering my standard of living because I am relying on that money to cover the cost of replacing the roof on my old cottage. So, take heed. Forewarned is forearmed and whatever you do, ONLY invest with/in Astute Capital PLC, if you have money to burn.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I Great Company. Very pleased with their professional service and prompt responses to my enquiry.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Very good service happy to have dealt with them”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Spoke to someone called Zak who is the senior accounts manager, he was very well mannered and pleasant to speak to. I don't have much knowledge about isa's and he made the process very easy for me. He wasn't pushy at all or aggressive whilst speaking to me and that's what I appreciated. I felt like I was his main priority and i would recommend him to everyone (ZAK - Senior Accounts Manager). Thank you Zak!”

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Posted 6 years ago

astute capital plc is rated 1.6 based on 120 reviews