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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Guardcap Asset Management Limited

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)London, CRD 297056SEC 801-113537websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 4, 2018 · 12 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 7, 2020
RAUM
$5.9B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
24
10 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
12 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$5.9B as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 30, 2021$7.7B then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Mar 31, 2022
Mar 30, 2021$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 30, 20210 then
Employees (5.A)24 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 30, 202121 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -37% over the last fiscal year-18% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$495MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
4.8%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-37%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$5.4B91%
  • State and municipal entities$262M4.4%
  • Corporations and businesses$252M4.2%
  • Charitable organizations$24.1M0.4%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
12reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.91 institutional_share=0.05 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Andrew Ralph Steven Bates · Director, Chief Investment Officercontrol
        since 02/2003 · owns less than 5%
      • Arieta Koshutova · Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Operating Officercontrol
        since 06/2015 · owns less than 5%
      • George Mavroudis · Directorcontrol
        since 04/2014 · owns less than 5%
      • Michael Andrew Christodoulou · Shareholdercontrol
        since 06/2024 · owns 25% to 50% of Minic Investments Limited
      • Nicholas Christodoulou · Shareholdercontrol
        since 06/2024 · owns 25% to 50% of Minic Investments Limited
      • Diana Stephanie Christodoulou · Shareholdercontrol
        since 06/2024 · owns 25% to 50% of Minic Investments Limited
      • Dimitris-Stavros Chryssafou-Christodoulou · Shareholdercontrol
        since 06/2024 · owns 25% to 50% of Minic Investments Limited
      Entity owners
      • Guardian Capital LP · Shareholder
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Guardian Capital Group Limited · Direct Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Guardian Capital LP
      • Minic Investments Limited · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Guardian Capital Group Limited
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list Guardcap Asset Management Limited as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      4 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • affiliate changedChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
        broker-dealer affiliate (Item 7.A.1): no on the filing of 2025-03-27, yes on the filing of 2026-03-31
        peers: asset managers, $5B to $20B (684)
      • business activity changedChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
        advises private funds (Item 7.B): yes on the filing of 2025-03-27, no on the filing of 2026-03-31
        peers: asset managers, $5B to $20B (684)
      • institutional asset share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
        institutional share of RAUM moved from 28.0% to 9.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-27 and 2026-03-31
        peers: asset managers, $5B to $20B (684)
      • RAUM down 25 %Change between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
        RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $9,433,650,231 to $5,934,476,247 (-37.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-27 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was +13.0% (631 comparable advisers, 1.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: asset managers, $5B to $20B (631) · 1.1% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 19 to 12
        Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 11 to 10
        Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Advisory activities · 3 to 2
        Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 8 to 6
        Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Employees · 27 to 24
        Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $9.4B to $5.9B
        Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $6.7B to $5.4B
        Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • RAUM · $9.4B to $5.9B
        Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Related broker-dealer · false to true
        Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 10 to 11
        Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 7 to 8
        Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
      • Employees · 26 to 27
        Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
      • HQ state · unset to
        Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $12B to $9.4B
        Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $6.7B to $6.7B
        Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
      • RAUM · $12B to $9.4B
        Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
      • Accounts · 25 to 19
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 6 to 7
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Employees · 24 to 26
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $11B to $12B
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $5.0B to $6.7B
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • RAUM · $11B to $12B
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Accounts · 24 to 25
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 12 to 10
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • HNW clients · 0.0 to unset
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Individual clients · 0.0 to unset
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Pension plan clients · 0.0 to unset
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $13B to $11B
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • HNW RAUM · 0.0 to unset
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Individual RAUM · 0.0 to unset
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Pension RAUM · 0.0 to unset
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $6.3B to $5.0B
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • RAUM · $13B to $11B
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Related broker-dealer · true to false
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Accounts · 21 to 24
        Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Advisory employees · 11 to 12
        Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
        Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Employees · 21 to 24
        Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      Signals
      9 dated events
      • Guardcap Asset Management Limited reported RAUM $5.9B, down 37% from $9.4B (2025-03-27 to 2026-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
      • Michael Andrew Christodoulou (Shareholder) appeared on Schedule A of Guardcap Asset Management Limited
        Nov 27, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • Nicholas Christodoulou (Shareholder) appeared on Schedule A of Guardcap Asset Management Limited
        Nov 27, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • Diana Stephanie Christodoulou (Shareholder) appeared on Schedule A of Guardcap Asset Management Limited
        Nov 27, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • Dimitris-Stavros Chryssafou-Christodoulou (Shareholder) appeared on Schedule A of Guardcap Asset Management Limited
        Nov 27, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • Guardcap Asset Management Limited reported RAUM $13.1B, up 69% from $7.7B (2021-03-30 to 2022-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • Guardcap Asset Management Limited reported RAUM $7.7B, up 48% from $5.2B (2020-11-30 to 2021-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
      • Guardcap Asset Management Limited reported RAUM $5.2B, up 862% from $543.9M (2018-08-30 to 2020-11-24)
        Nov 24, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
      • Guardcap Asset Management Limited filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Jun 4, 2018 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/GUARDCAP-ASSET-MANAGEMENT-LIMITEDreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      GUARDCAP.CO.UKreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      44 20 7907 2400reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 31, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026