Administrators appointed at alleged £23m unauthorised investment scheme firm

FCA issued High Court proceedings against Concept Capital Group last year

Jen Frost
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Administrators have been appointed at Concept Capital Group (CCG), a firm that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) last year began High Court proceedings against over an alleged unauthorised investment scheme.

Administrators BTG have been appointed after the High Court placed CCG into administration on 9 March, according to an FCA update. The financial services watchdog announced High Court proceedings against CCG in July 2025, alleging at the time that it had run an unauthorised investment scheme that involved consumer investments of more than £23m. CCG's assets have been frozen since the July court action. The business has been accused of promoting investments in static homes and making claims that these would be let to social housing tenants, who would be placed by local councils. ...

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