The UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is now open to claims against ESE Capital Ltd.

If you believe you have a potential claim for compensation against ESE, you can now submit a claim using FSCS’s online claim service.

Although FSCS is accepting claims against ESE, they will not be immediately passed to its claims processing teams for assessment. FSCS is currently investigating the firm to determine whether claims meet the qualifying conditions for compensation, and this may take some time.

If you have already submitted a complaint to FOS against ESE, FOS may contact you to request your permission to transfer your file to FSCS. You will still need to make a claim to FSCS, however you do not need to provide FSCS with any evidence which is already in your FOS file, provided your FOS file is transferred to FSCS.

Customers who made investments between 19 November 2015 and 03 December 2019 into the ESE funds noted below, would have done so via Intro Crowd Limited (‘‘Intro Crowd’’).

• Cam Land (Dursley) Ltd
• Castle Donnington Ltd
• Badby Ltd
• Newington (Sittingbourne) Ltd
• Warden Bay Sheppey Ltd (previously named as Newington (Sittingbourne 2 Ltd)
• Fordwich (Well Lane) Ltd
• THE BARONY NP (UK) LTD (now in administration)

During this period, Intro Crowd was an Appointed Representative of Sapia Partners LLP (‘‘Sapia Partners’’). Sapia Partners was the principal firm and is still trading and remains FCA authorised.

This means customers who made investments during the above period, need to make a complaint to Sapia Partners this is because ESE is not responsible for the actions of Intro Crowd Limited. If Sapia rejects your complaint it will provide you with escalation rights to Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).

It’s free to make a claim with FSCS and you don’t need to use a representative or a solicitor. If you claim directly with FSCS, you will receive 100% of any compensation.

ESE Capital Ltd has been regulated since June 2008. ESE acted as an Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM), for a series of unregulated funds that operated in land banking.

ESE was placed into Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation on 1 December 2025 with Adam Price and Lane Bednash of CMB Partners UK Limited appointed as joint liquidators.